Headlight suggestion for my 3 year old son?

[joa]

He has taken interest in my flashlights and find great joy in wearing a headlight.
The one he has is some crappy cheap light with next to nothing lumens.
I have a nitecore headband and an 1850 light of about 800 Lumen (can’t remember the name of it).
any suggestions on a reasonable priced headlamp or headband/light combo?
I think an engeled one is preferable.

[sesgum]

I think the dimmer the better.

[Ormbett]

Maybe the Nitecore T360? It is completely new so I dont know if it is possible to buy it yet.

http://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/t360

[hank]

the dimmer the better

+1. Good use for incandescent rather than LED, with youngsters.
No need to make the kid be a pioneer finding out for sure while the research is still coming in.
http://www.aoa.org/Documents/CRG/Blue%20Light%20and%20Eye%20Damage.pdf says among much else

The eyes of infants and young children are especially sensitive to solar ultraviolet and visible radiation. The cornea and lens of eyes of young children transmit more radiation back to the retina than for older children and adults….
… because of the strong emission peak near 440 nm, the Blue Light Hazard output for the LED source is nearly 200 percent greater (i.e. three times the blue light hazard) than that for the incandescent lamp.

[joa]

@hank

the dimmer the better

+1. Good use for incandescent rather than LED, with youngsters.
No need to make the kid be a pioneer finding out for sure while the research is still coming in.
http://www.aoa.org/Documents/CRG/Blue%20Light%20and%20Eye%20Damage.pdf says among much else

The eyes of infants and young children are especially sensitive to solar ultraviolet and visible radiation. The cornea and lens of eyes of young children transmit more radiation back to the retina than for older children and adults….
… because of the strong emission peak near 440 nm, the Blue Light Hazard output for the LED source is nearly 200 percent greater (i.e. three times the blue light hazard) than that for the incandescent lamp.

Thanks!!! Any suggestion on such light?

[veer (vēer)]

Perhaps Fenix HL-05?
It runs on disposable CR2032 though, but its plenty bright for a kid.

Or just any 3xAA Ebay single mode cheapie with multiple 5mm LED’s, though they are still plenty bright to be dangerous!

An no, I wouldnt put LITHIUM rechargeable batteries on kids head nor give to hold in hands.

[JohnnyMac]

I think for a little kid a AAA powered headlight like an inexpensive coast would be best. I have one with 3*5mm LEDs and it is very light and won't blind anyone yet will provide enough to light for a little tyke.

[hank]

If incandescents are extinct, you can put a sheet of theatrical/photographic filter gel over the cheap blue-white LEDs everyone uses, to block the blue range the opthalmologists are concerned about.
Something like this would be easy to modify, as it has a hinged diffuser cover already in place
http://www.dorcydirect.com/p-487-41-2103-20-lumen-headlight.aspx
or this: http://www.dorcydirect.com/p-627-41-2088-23-lumens-led-headlight.aspx
plus this: https://www.rosco.com/images/filters/roscolux/19.jpg

(I like Dorcy because they’re quick to ship in the US, always have some coupon, usually for at least 20 percent off for web sales, and the web store support is good; you can likely find a comparable seller locally. Tell them what you’re looking for and why)