Hello,
I’m now in the market for an 18650 - powered headlamp under $30. Powered by one or two batteries (I prefer one).
I also prefer a mechanical clicky over an e-switch due to parasitic drain but since almost all headlamps are e-switch, I may not have a choice on this so e-switch is ok.
I see some on Amazon but quality is questionable. There are many high quality handheld flashlights under $30 but don’t know about headlamps.
^These just came out not long back. There was a coupon just a week back floating around here to get one at $25 through Amazon. I did that, but they only allow you 1 (ONE) with the coupon. Mine came in yesterday and the UI is ok - you press and hold to change levels which isn’t intuitive. Nifty little headlamp which is USB rechargeable. The charger port is covered by a cap you unscrew opposite the on/off button which will keep pocket lint out of it and keep it dry. I’ll most likely unscrew the cap so the battery isn’t making contact and leave it in my car with the 5 flashlights I have in there for emergencies. Came with a battery, wrap said Sofirn 2800 mah.
I’m happy, wish they’d let me by a few more for that kind of $.
For what purpose? Waterproofness? Color temperature , rendering? Reflector or TIR? When i buying cheap flashlight most important thing is it "dismantlable - moddable". Wowtac A2 with rechargeable battery for 20$ looks really good. And looks like it's moddable. Read more https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=lt&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.fonarevka.ru%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D40372%26highlight%3Dwowtac
I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions!
Still looking into the matter. Never heard of some of these lights!
The Nitecore’s are too expensive for me but they do look nice.
I’m wondering about the threads on some of them - the D10 and D25. They look a bit shallow but maybe I’m mistaken. Anyway, thank you all!
I just purchased the YLP Panda 2M with coupon based on reviews and the lowest parasitic drain I’ve ever heard of (two reviews measured 0.04 μA and 0.5 μA for the CRI version). This is lower than Zebralight. Wow.
I may purchase one more headlamp, a different one as a backup.
Does anyone know the parasitic drain for the Wowtac A2?