Princeton Tec Vizz 550 Headlamp
A waterproof headlamp rated at 550 lumens with a spot beam, a flood beam from two white LEDs, and two red LEDs that help keep night vision. It carries an IPX7 rating, so it can be submerged to one meter, and a digital lockout keeps it from switching on in a pack. Princeton Tec builds its lights at its Pennsauken, New Jersey headquarters.
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- This product: Manufactured in USA
- Princeton Tec tier: Most Products Made in USA
- USA scope: Manufacturing in USA
- Company based in New Jersey
- Founded in 1975
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Princeton Tec
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Meet Princeton Tec.
Princeton Tec designs and builds its headlamps, flashlights and dive lights at its headquarters in Pennsauken, New Jersey, with a plastic injection molding facility and tool shop nearby in Berlin. The company has made lights since 1975.
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