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The new rechargeable CORE battery (£30) is designed for the TIKKA2 and ZIPKA2 line of headlamps. It is easily inserted into the headlamp in a few seconds in the place of the standard AAA batteries. The Lithium Ion Polymer technology guarantees a lifetime that is equivalent to 900 regular batteries which saves you money and makes an efficient contribution to limiting toxic waste in the environment. A zipka headlamp, opened out to show where the CORE unit clips into place A standard USB connection allows the CORE battery to be recharged almost anywhere: from a wall plug, a car's cigarette lighter/12V outlet, a solar panel, a portable energy source, a computer, etc. and an LED battery charge indicator shows the precise energy level remaining in the CORE battery at any time. What makes CORE really special, however, is the customisable discharge of the battery using the Petzl OS software that can be downloaded for free from the petzl website. This allows you to tailor the battery l...

Petzl have recently discovered in China illegal copies of the products pictured below The outward appearance of these products is very difficult to distinguish from the genuine article but testing has shown them to fail at much lower forces than stated. These counterfeit products do not meet UIAA or CE safety standards. All Petzl products sold at Out & About  are purchased directly from Petzl's official UK distributor. You can find out more about the specific faults in the counterfeit products and how to avoid purchasing them on the UK website here  and also on the Petzl International website here