is the strobe powerful
927288
Yes, the strobe is quite powerful. In a dark or semi-dark room, the strobe is absolutely blinding. My wife and at least four or five of my friends all concur.
927289
Yes it is.It strobs about 4 or 5 times a second not as bright as a party type strobe light but close. In a dark room it definitely has a disorienting effect.Buy it you will like it.
927290
Absolutely, first thing I did was try it on myself and my brother-in-law. It's very disorienting if you're on the receiving end! If you're behind the light, you can still see well enough to be effective.
620138
Any 6-12DC power connection activates the strobe light. But check the specs, the circuitry may not be protected for outdoor installation. You would know best about connection hardware in your application.
1344299
When the light is activated without the alarm, the light does not provide light like a flashlight. It does provide a sufficient amount to do small tasks such as finding your house key in the dark. When the alarm is activated, the strobe is a similar amount of light as above but not a beacon! On a pitch black night, it is very visible. I live on a small island and I faithfully wear the alarm as I bike at night. I believe that it is a valuable tool that may prevent me from becoming a victim of criminal activity. The sound this small unit provides is loud enough and attracts a lot of attention. It is difficult to put all of your confidence in such a small device for protection but I can tell you that I feel a lot more secure carrying this alarm than not. The battery (9 volt) lasts a long time and I check it frequently to make sure it will work when I need it. I personally would prefer that it did not have a strobe light because the device itself becomes easier to see when it is activated. This may allow someone to throw it or put the cord back in to stop the alarm. I think their first thought, however it to get the heck out of there!! I have never been sorry that I bought the alarm and in fact, buy them as gifts for many of my friends.
2052332
No Shauna, it's not all THAT bright. It's bright enough, but not so much so that it will hurt your eyes. Of course I'd only use the strobe feature for a highway warning or something like that. But the normal light settings are just like having a two-brightness lightbulb. I bought my two mainly for home usage when our electricity goes out; but they'd be handy for camping or keeping one in your car as well.
1470651
If you want to use it as a strobe, it isn't, but with little CFLs like these you'd hardly notice. It's those big, like 200-400 watt equivalent CFLS that take a while to warm up the stuff inside.
299851
I would say yes, I use the strobe to intonate my guitars it seems to be more sensitive to precision tuning.
1843058
Yep. I have put much bigger strobe and softbox on it. It is really very sturdy. Got one for the studio and liked it so much we bought another. It is very bulky but strong.
955915
No -- it does not have a strobing feature -- but it is bright enough to blind you!
1476593
No, there is no strobe function - this is a simple, small, powerful flashlight - just on or off.
1735574
You can not disable the strobe, but it is only activated when pressing the smaller button when the light is off. The main button defaults in the highest power, and once turned on, you can cycle through high, medium, low and back to high beam. I use the light in it's high and low beam only, and have no issues. I love the light and want to buy a second.
2148386
Well if it helps.. I bought these... i dont have a strobe but this are heavy duty.. I climb in one of them and they can handle my 65kg..
1555652
Yes, the strobe is very bright. It needs to be placed in an open area to really grab your attention.
332853
I believe it is ! this has to be the brightest light I have ever seen for a bicycle, they say boost mode is equal to a car headlight. It really is blinding to the eyes if pointed at your face, I use boost for night time use and strobe for day time use because strobe catches a motorists eye much better. This is much brighter and more compact than my nice Mag light, you can easily use this as a regular flashlight around the home.
2241214
Yes, it strobes (flashes) at a predetermined rate. The object of this of course is to temporarily cause a confusion or distraction to the sight of a potential attacker. For its size this is a fairly bright and sturdy little tactical light.
69473
read the product description dude!! -do you only see stuff thru you fon and cant scroll, or what?? //rant off. YES, it has strobe, I can verify by having one in my hand...but I also could have read about the product. FWIW, the strobe isnt real fast, but still disorenting if thats what you are after
1234756
Yes, the attachment for the umbrella is at the base where the stand bracket attaches to the strobe. You may lose some light do not having a the reflector.
1350326
Hello, Yes, it is very easy to operate. One button for everything. You hold down the button to turn the unit on then tap again to toggle the modes. While on, hold the button down for 3 seconds then the strobe will activate.