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New 2009 Sport catalog

The new 2009 sport catalog is here! Products, technical advice, but also field reports, all you want to know about Petzl, verticality and lighting within 150 pages.
Available in pdf format, you can download it in the Catalog section.

23/03/2009 - Product news Read more

Lithium battery information

Limitations on use of AA/LR6 and AAA/LR03 Lithium batteries with headlamps. This information does not apply to the e+Lite which was designed to work with CR2032 Lithium batteries. Lithium batteries are lighter and give longer burn times at low temperature than traditional Alkaline batteries. Due to recent advances in the performance characteristics of Lithium batteries (especially their higher output during discharge), they can cause the lamp to overheat and possibly damage the LEDs.

17/03/2009 - Product news Read more

Ice screws and threads, resistance tests

Ice anchor workshop Petzl partnered with the "Ice Climbing Ecrins" event to organize a workshop to test the pull-out strength of ice screws and ice threads. Petzl built a mini test center on a frozen creek in the Fournel valley. The pull-out strength was tested using an equalized belay anchor attached to a jack and a chain. Ice screws, ice threads and ice axes were attached to the system and pull tested. The pull-out strength was measured using a dynamometer.

12/02/2009 - Product news Read more

MYO headlamps and AA/LR6 rechargeable batteries

Due to advances in the performance characteristics of AA/LR6 rechargeable batteries (especially their higher output during discharge), they can in certain cases of intensive use, cause quality and safety problems with MYO-series headlamps. When the headlamp is used with AA/LR6 rechargeable batteries, if a short-circuit appears in the cable connecting the battery case to the lamp, the cable can spark, melt, or catch fire. This poses a burn hazard to the user.

16/09/2008 - Product news Read more