Why don’t you just go with a headlamp that uses Ni-MH or primary AA/AAA cells instead of Li-ion? Wouldn’t that alleviate the fear of explosion? Of course, there would probably be a trade-off with brightness.
202BigMike, how many lumens do you need? What will the headlamp be used for? What about waterproof rating? Thanks!
The person that I’m looking for the headlamp , will use it to do electronic work mostly inside and some outside.
He needs a pretty fair amount of lumens because he works in some dark places at times and the cells should have
more power , thus the Li-ions. In his thoughts that’s the reason for a belt mounted battery pack/holder versus a
head mounted holder.
I can second that about those RJ-02 used as client headlamps for some time when caving(still do) all survived water mud etc… About 300lm brightness and with a good battery cell would run 12 hours plus at around the Mid brightness setting which is a round 120lm(uses ramping so is an approx) Best of all they cast less the £10(aliexpress) with battery and has USB charging (I sealed the charging port and use a nitecore charger for the batteries)
1st choice is Wowtac A2. 1000+ lumens. Comes with a nice cell with built in charging circuit.
2nd choice is Boruit EHL0628. Built in charging. 1000lm, probably about 750 true OTFL.
I agree with Lightbringer that a headlamp like the BORUIT RJ-02 would be a good starting point. Perhaps make it lighter and more comfortable to wear. I prefer the T-shape as opposed to an L-shape in a headlamp for close-in work. Unless you use a TIR lense, an L-shaped headlamp has parallax (shading on one side) at reading distance. Thanks for asking.
Yep. I keep mine hanging on my doorknob so I always know where it is when I need it. Even if I don’t stick it on my head, I palm it and use it as a regular light, as long as the headband doesn’t dangle in front of the LED. :laughing:
They pretty damn good and muggle proof too…the amount of times the ones I have have been under a water fall(on a clients helmet) is far too many to count and yet they still keep going on….They are far better that brands such as Black Diamond, petzl etc.
I’d love a right-angle light with interchangeable 18650 and 18350 tubes, easily replaceable TIR optic so users can choose the beam that suits them, and a UI based on Andúril or Narsil. An option for a reflector and Manker E03 style diffuser would be a bonus.
I’d be happy to pay $20 for that without a cell, but if you can do a package with a USB-rechargeable cell that would be great.
If that was built lightweight like Skilhunt H03(or lighter), I would absolutely love a light like that. Actually I would pay $40 for it even if it had a simple linear driver, not-great-but-ok led and no lightened switch. I would pay a little extra for either buck+LH351D or boost+xhp35 because efficacy is very important for my headlamp uses.
That’s because low weight, great ui, 18700+18350 combo simply doesn’t exist on the market. Modding allows that, but for ~$40 and with extra effort.
I would typically use Folomov 18700 battery-powerbank or Aspire 18350 with it.
Mine is the previous version, but essentially the same. I also frosted the lens in order to give it a wider beam for working on stuff around the house, rather than distance.
The person that I’m looking for the headlamp , will use it to do electronic work mostly inside and some outside.
