We are talking about 2446lm out of 15,35W at maximum brightness.
I think that this module would pe perfect for a headlamp - a lot of light with less heat than regular high-power LEDs.
SInce I have a non-modded SkyRay-King-Clone laying around, I think I will buy one of those. I am confident, that this thing can run pretty much forever without overheating.
Yeah, seems to be 2 different groups indeed.
Lightweight and floody for close up work for long periods and then the people who need distance and power(like car driving lights)
Ledlenser actually has a headlamp which has 2000lm and 2 leds - both zoomies. But the thing kind of seems a bit fragile and massive.
Ferei lights has a combo headlamp with XHP35 HI and XML, if i remember correct - the closest one that i personally like. Never tested it but i am afraid it get s bit warm on higher modes. They also make a lamp HL55 - 2x XML - super compact head . Throwier but still with very usable spill. Separate battery box is 2 cells. Tried it in real life…except the beam color and stupid on/off switch its quite nice. At 500lm-700lm was pretty usable because of great beam.
Both reflector lights…and ramping UI.
Lupine went different direction - pretty beefy head with TIR and several(up tp 7) leds…i guess for the heat reasons. With the TIR you need to push the lamp a lot to get some distance out. I think running mostly around 1200lm to be usable in our line of work. Quite heavy beast and the batterypack design sucks…super un-comfy in pocket or belt. The programmable UI is cool.
Cobra light from Sweden uses the technique of several TIR optics with different angle and fogginess…that makes the head quite large also but beam pattern seems nice. Ultra expensive stuff imo.
All those lights are great for “driving” applications - lot of light in front of you and good spill to widen up the range of vision. I prefere the reflector lights better, the slight hotspot helps a lot in shitty weather.
With separated battery pack, up to 2 cells on the head is not a big issue for me when the thing is nicely balanced. Meaning that good straps and head - pack weight is kind of in balance. The cables should be somesort of flat heavy duty ones…because they indeed tend to break. Specially in very cold places. Cells should be changeable but also USB loading in box should be a option.
For close up work there seems to be better options with all skillhunt, manker etc… Atleast regarding price performance balance. The new Manker with 2 x 14500 could give a interesting platform for lighter but still pretty powerful lights.
I'm in here is my very first prototype helmet lamp
Parts a made from aluminium and 3D printed plastic
!https://photos.app.goo.gl/PSJkJ4JAaixtBPeUA!
XHP70 driven by a led4power LD-3 all parts are made very simple and cheap TIR and GoPro mount and XHP70 came from aliexpress
Max output is ~4500-5000lm
What I would like to change when I got time is:
The lamp should be a bit lighter Output should be more efficient maybe I will change the design to a 2 LED design with lower current/LED and to different TIR lenses one with flood and the other very spotty
I would like to use the Lampe for mountain biking and for that purpose there is not really a good lamp available out there
The recently announced Fireflies PL47 seems right inline with what BLF would come up with if a community headlamp project was started.
Slightly different configuration than typical, and a larger 21700 battery, but a floody quad emitter with high CRI and high output options, and likely either Narsil or Anduril for the UI.
Thought it is a nice design it looks bulky…. so am not sure how comfortable it would feel on the head…. Having come from Bulky Petzl headlamps and similar… I feel the sheer size with the associated weight would be very off putting…. But who knows so lets see what is what when they FINALLY release the specs etc
There’s no such thing as a one size fits all type of headlamp. At the very least, there’s room for two headlamps: light and heavy. Single 18650 headlamps try to find the middle ground, but for me they still skew too heavily to the heavy side, and that’s okay as long as it has decent output. I expect the same thing of this, and I’ll have zero interest in it if it has less than 2000 lumens, and probably won’t buy unless it has significantly more than 3000 lumens even if that’s in a short term turbo mode.
Just look at the numbers.
330Lumen on high
3.5h on high
900mAh battery
that doesn’t add up.
900mAh for 3.5h means, that you only have ~0.9W per hour - and that doesn’t give you 330 Lumen.
Also, 330 Lumen with a super short lens don’t light up 75m
Also the 2nd, 330 Lumens need to be cooled, even with 200Lm/w (which their LED surely doesn’t have)
It’s like many Kickstarters, just a flashy campaign with nice renderings and photos, but the product itself is still not what you pay for.
WOW those specs are just like those REALLY BAD China headlamp that sell for around £1-£5!!! When I see them I always look at what they say and then reduce them to 25% as thats FAR closer to the real specs LOL
Love the 1st pic of the climber!!! headlamp, single tape, one crab and what looks like a 5m 6-7mm static rope…. NOT for the Camera at all!!! Jeez if they want to sell it then at least get it right!!!
IPX4 rating WTF (neds to be at least 6 for that price doesn’t say if will run of a powerbank… Love the Nitecore NU range as they will run of powerbank wich makes them very useful. The main reason I STAY away from Headlamps or fla)shlights with built in battery is once dead you can’t use till charged…. So when Nitecore brought out the Nu range that was a game changer for me due to their ability to run whilst charging… Now have the NU20 and 30 headlamps and love them…
This kickstarter headlamp looks and feels like they are cashing in on Hairy armpit and weirdy beard Numpties who like to use the word BIO or ECO when they talk and have very little knowledge about things out side of La La land……
On a side not does anyone know where to get the defusing stuff sac from?
I resurect this thread to say the feature I really want in a headlamp is automatic stepless dimming from photocell feedback. As far as I know there are no good headlamps with that option. The only one I found with automatic dimming was only 300 lumens on max. No point in dimming that. The rest of the wishlist would be 21700 battery, quad xpl hi.
Put me on the group buy for several. Price irrelevant.
