RED HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED FOR SAFETY. WHY BLUE AND NOT RED?
RED has traditionally been used in safety applications. It is however a poor choice when safety requires maximum visual range and often in less than ideal weather. RED light is diffused or scattered much easier in conditions of snow, rain, dust or fog. Blue is a far more penetrating light frequency so it makes far more sense using that as a safety light. This is one of the main reasons many Police departments are now using blue lights on their vehicles. SOME MANUFACTURERS CLAIM THEIR COLLARS WILL RUN FOR UP TO 600 HOURS ON A WATCH BATTERY. AURORALITES ARE CLAIMING BETWEEN 14 AND 35 HOURS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF BATTERY AND SIZE OF COLLAR. WHY SUCH A DIFFERENCE? Battery life depends on area or size of lamp and how long it is ON. There are collars that use a tiny red flashing LED and they work great – providing the dog is standing on your chest. There are collars where the EL (lamp) is the width of a PIN and for a tenth of a second, every other second, it flashes. Of course the battery
