Petzl
ACTIK CORE
Multisport hybrid with the CORE battery, 625 lm, 88 g
The ACTIK CORE is Petzl's multisport headlamp supplied with the CORE rechargeable battery: 625 lumens to ANSI/PLATO FL 1 with a mixed beam reaching 115 m, red lighting and a lock at 88 g, charged by USB-C and still able to run on three AAA batteries.
Key specifications
- Overall score
- 4.6 out of 10,Mid-rangeHow we score
- Light output, brightest setting
- 625 lm
- Beam distance
- 115 m
- Burn time, brightest setting
- 2 h
- Power
- Rechargeable or AAA batteries
- Weight
- 88 g
- Dust and water rating
- IPX4
Full specification
Light
- Light output, brightest setting
- 625 lm
- Boost mode
- No
- Beam distance
- 115 m
- Light output, lowest setting
- 7 lm
- Figures to ANSI/PLATO FL 1
- Yes
Burn time
- Burn time, brightest setting
- 2 h
- Burn time, lowest setting
- 100 h
Power and charging
- Power
- Rechargeable or AAA batteries
- USB-C charging
- Yes
Features
- Red light
- Yes
- Automatic brightness
- No
- Lock
- Yes
Weight and protection
- Weight
- 88 g
- Dust and water rating
- IPX4
Variants
4 variants
E065AB00Black- RRP
- £77
E065AB01BlueE065AB02Red- RRP
- £77
E065AB03Green
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