Patent ID: 6984900

Claim:
An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, an energy consuming load being primarily a light generating element and a power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load, and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load, said power source, load and power switch being disposed in a housing, said system comprising: (a) a microchip disposed in said housing and having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal that indicates when said load has been activated or deactivated and, when in use with said exhaustible power source and said load, said first input does not form a serial link between the power source and the load; and (b) a flashing find-in-the-dark location indicator and a flashing light emitting power source level indicator disposed in said housing and controlled by said microchip to be active when the load is not energized and said electronic system is only powered by said exhaustible power source and not connected to another power source.