Nitecore UTL19 multitool flashlight, Digi Mart USA News: Nitecore has launched the UTL19, the first model in its new Utility Tool & Light series, which moves the company’s slim flashlight range into multitool territory. According to the publisher’s review, the 5-ounce (142 g) light is designed to replace a separate folding knife for some everyday tasks.
The UTL19 includes a slide-out box-slicing razor blade that stows in a slot beside the lens. The blade deploys via a slider switch and locks closed, and can be set in three positions.
The reviewer says it can be used for slicing thick tape, opening packages, cutting rope and stripping wire, and that the lamps illuminate the blade during dark-condition tasks.
For lighting, the primary LED delivers up to 1,800 lumens of neutral white light in standard high floodlight mode, with an estimated runtime of 1 hour 15 minutes. Lower modes of 400, 80 and 1 lumens offer longer runtimes, with the source citing two hours at 400 lumens and 270 hours at 1 lumen.
The M515S LED array also includes three spotlight modes from 80 to 800 lumens, with a maximum throw of 722 feet (220 m) and peak intensity of 12,100 candela in high spotlight mode.
The UTL19 also includes a UV light, which the publisher says can be used to locate pet stains, detect plumbing leaks and cure UV-sensitive glues, and a green laser that can serve as a pointer. Both have three brightness settings.
Glass-breaking tips made of silicon nitride ceramic are fitted to the lamp bezel. The review notes that the pocket clip and glow-in-the-dark side bars are not counted as additional tools.
The light is powered by a 1,500 mAh battery that charges via USB-C in roughly 1 hour 15 minutes. It measures 5.1 inches (1.3 cm) long and 1.5 inches (3.9 cm) wide, and the publisher reports an IP67 water and dust rating and impact resistance to 1 meter (3.2 feet).
The UTL19 launched this week at US$129.95. The information comes from a single publisher article that has not been independently verified.
