Petzl
NAO RL
Reactive lighting for running: up to 1500 lm, 145 g
The NAO RL is Petzl's running headlamp with REACTIVE LIGHTING, up to 1500 lumens, 900 lumens on MAX POWER in STANDARD LIGHTING and a 3200 mAh removable battery in a rear pack, charged by USB-C: a wide or mixed beam, a rear red light, a lock, at 145 g.
Key specifications
- Overall score
- 4.6 out of 10,Mid-rangeHow we score
- Light output, brightest setting
- 900 lm
- Beam distance
- 140 m
- Burn time, brightest setting
- 2 h
- Power
- Removable rechargeable battery
- Weight
- 145 g
- Dust and water rating
- IPX4
Full specification
Light
- Light output, brightest setting
- 900 lm
- Boost mode
- No
- Beam distance
- 140 m
- Light output, lowest setting
- 10 lm
- Figures to ANSI/PLATO FL 1
- Yes
Burn time
- Burn time, brightest setting
- 2 h
- Burn time, lowest setting
- 80 h
Power and charging
- Power
- Removable rechargeable battery
- USB-C charging
- Yes
Features
- Red light
- No
- Automatic brightness
- Yes
- Lock
- Yes
Weight and protection
- Weight
- 145 g
- Dust and water rating
- IPX4
Variants
1 variant
E105AA00Black- RRP
- £160
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Cotswold Outdoor, Petzl Nao RL 1500L (opens in a new tab)checked
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Covers: Status, Variants, Light output, brightest setting, Boost mode, Beam distance, Light output, lowest setting, Figures to ANSI/PLATO FL 1, Burn time, brightest setting, Burn time, lowest setting, Power, USB-C charging, Red light, Automatic brightness, Lock, Weight, Dust and water rating, Tagline.