FlashTorch

PaulStamatiou.com published a review of the AE Xenide 20W HID (High Intensity Discharge) flashlight. 'Crafted from lightweight and sturdy aluminum, the Xenide weighs only 1.9 pounds but pumps out ~1200 Lumens of light from its metal halide (xenon + halide = xenide) HID bulb. As with all HID lights, current from the power source (a 2600mAh rechargeable li-ion battery) runs through a ballast to boost the output, similar to a power inverter in a car which lets you plugin 120V devices. The only difference being that HID bulbs take several thousand volts to crank over. As such, the entire unit is engineered to be well sealed as you don’t want thousands of volts short-circuiting and burning up or potentially shocking you. The Xenide is also water proof to about 2 meters for a short while.'