I bought one of the ebay 5w Focus Cree LED Head Lamp Torch Light Zoom Zoomable (#280677851392)
Unfortunately, this turned out NOT to be a Cree and the power is more like 0.5W than 5.0W :-( The overall construction is not too shabby for a cheap light but I was expecting at least 3W of light. I measured the current draw and it is 0.140A. The plastic lens has wrong geometry and lot of light is cut off giving staurn rings. When fully focused, the die does not look like a Cree. It is not serviceable. I feel like I wasted my money.
I have 1AA Zoom To Flood (Sipic??) equivalent which has been absolutely great and wanted something like that in a headlamp So took a gamble on this one but lost.
Have you seen this headlamp? is a flood to throw and the strap can fit any AA flashlight. Includes a nylon bag for carrying and is accepts AA/14500 and has modes
I have ordered 2 of these from DX (where they cost more), and both friends who have recieved the headlamp absolutely love it. it destroys all of my other friends headlamps while on camping trips. Brightness is awesome, in flood and throw mode. Plus there is dimming on it so you can choose any brightness you like. I want one for myself. It throws like a much bigger flashlight. If you can handle a battery pack on the back, it is very much worth the money.
I bought one a year ago for my brother from DX and one recently from KD for a friend of him. He use it in the regular fishing trips with a bunch of friends...put to shame all bigger ones and plus is very elegant instead those cutted heads .
I wish I had asked this question before wasting my money on the other light. It bothers me to get a fake light even if it is cheap. Can I find a proper review of the recommended KD light somewhere? I want to know the current draw and the flood beam pattern.
Are you sure it is not faulty? I have a very similar one purchased from Ledshoppe. It is very bright. I use it for fishing trips, walks and keep it in the car between times for general use. I’ve had it for over a year now and it’s going strong. อัพเดทข่าวสารวงการเกมคาสิโน เว็บพนันบอลออนไลน์ ที่ดีที่สุด - LedShoppe.com (Cheaper on ebay)
I have the three AAA (copy of Led lenser H6) and it is not too bad, I modified it to be XP-G instead, and now is floodier with less throw wich is what I was looking for.
And I have bought recently the AA/14500 with the camouflage strip but in the buyincoins shop in ebay, it was $9.44 (a bit cheaper than in DX but without pouch).
I find the AA/14500 to be easier to improve due to it has quite more material to dissipate the heat than the AAA, and one AA or a 14500 has a bit more of capacity than 3*AAA.
Could you link to that please? and what emitter does it have/ is it possible to upgrade to?
I'd love an XM L headlamp, think the floody beam would be great and being in the UK night temperatures aren't a concern here so cooling wouldn't be too much of a challenge. But I'm still learning...