• The GLO-JO® helmet band includes an Electroluminescence (EL) Lamp or light strip as our “active” illumination source. IMAGE

• The Electro-Luminescent lamp used in this device offers a system which is:
- Lightweight and durable
- Waterproof
- Flexible
- Vibration and impact resistant
- Reliable, as EL light sources generally do not catastrophically or abruptly fail
- Has extremely low power consumption, as it consumes 75-90% less power than other comparative light sources
- Highly efficient and bright, as typically 80% of energy is converted to visible light
- Low in thermal output, operating at a low temperature (other wise known as a cold light source); having little to no heat signature
- a soft even light which is non-glaring
- Highly visible and can be seen from long distances in darkness, smoke and fog
- Non-hazardous; the materials used in the lamp construction are landfill friendly
- Long in useful service life
- Virtually maintenance free

• Our device is successful because of the spectral output of our EL lamp. Our EL lamp has been purposely tuned to be optimally visible to the human eye in darkness. Human vision generally covers the wavelength spectrum from about 400 to 700 nanometers in wavelength. The human eye contains photoreceptors in the retina of two general types, namely rod photoreceptors and cone photoreceptors. The cones are located primarily in the center of the retina, while the rods are located in a ring-like pattern around the cones. Each photoreceptor, i.e., rod or cone, responds to, or is spectrally sensitive to incoming light of a particular wavelength to generate impulses that are eventually supplied to a person's brain, whereby it is eventually interpreted as a color or image. IMAGE

Rod photoreceptors respond to wavelengths in the range of about 400 to about 650 nanometers with the peak spectral sensitivity being 507 nanometers. Our EL lamp operates in a wavelength range having a peak output around 507 nanometers. The resulting aqua blue green illuminated color generated by the GLO-JO® Helmet Band compliments this optimal sensitivity of the human eye in dark conditions. IMAGE

• Our two (2) electro-luminescent lamp patterns, such as our dash pattern and arrow pattern lamps, both help to conserve power and assist observers with an orientation of its users. Our efficiency dash pattern lamp, which is commonly positioned to the back of a user’s helmet; offers observers a general awareness of another’s position. The application of an arrow pattern lamp design further permits an observers ability to distinguish the direction in which the wearer is facing or moving. IMAGE

• The EL illumination technology used in the GLO-JO® helmet band was borrowed from the US Military. This technology was used during the Gulf War to set up Landing Zones (LZ’s) in the dessert for Military Aircraft. The success of this illumination technology was noted in a US Air-force Study. This study indicated that pilots were able to clearly see there Landing Zone 5 miles away in a zero-visibility sand storm. (The EL markers used to set up the LZ’s in this study were approximately 8.5 inch x 11 inch lamps.)

• When operating at an optimal level of brightness in a non-occluded environment, the GLO-JO® helmet band can easily be seen at night up to 3 Miles away.

• When operating your GLO-JO® in a “Conservative Blink Mode”, fully charged batteries will maintain optimal brightness for about 48 hours. After this period, a continued diminishment in brightness will occur, with a total depletion of battery power anywhere from 88 to 96 hours.

• For shorter term operations requiring maximum brightness due to more extreme low visibility conditions, it is advised to activate your GLO-JO® device in a “Constant Mode”. This mode offers 12 hours of optimal brightness with fully charged batteries and will diminish in brightness thereafter. A total depletion of battery power will occur anywhere from 30 to 36 hours.

• It is recommended that after usage beyond optimal brightness periods mentioned above, a user should replace batteries with a set of fully charged ones. If one does not track battery usage; precautionary maintenance should allow for replenishment of batteries in our device at least once every 2 months.