View Full Version : Head Lamp test proves unacceptable.
Wise Old Owl
09-20-2010, 12:03
http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=237083301858&id=03791f5737efbac3c0db14ed764edb03&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.netpcdirect.co.uk%2fuser%2fpr oducts%2flarge%2f598561.jpgFYI There will always be a person who will pick stuff up, (like me) on the cheap. This China made product that claims is water resistant produced less light than other well known units and should be avoided as the batteries are more expensive than the unit. I am modifying this to accept rechargable AAA's to compensate.
Mountain Wildman
09-20-2010, 12:23
The good thing about cheap stuff is your not out big bucks if it fails to please.
Good idea not to throw good batteries after a bad headlamp.
Have fun jigging with it. That's always a fun thing to do.
You will get your money's worth with that alone. :)
If they happen to be CR123 batteries, which are usually pretty expensive, I've used these in my Steripen and they hold up just fine.
http://www.cr123batteries.com/?gclid=CKXcx4XBkqACFRDxDAody3DMdw
Wise Old Owl
09-20-2010, 20:54
uhh never thought of that. But I am not ready for prime time-steripens yet.
at 92 cents each the CR123A dosen't seem too expensive.
Panzer
at 92 cents each the CR123A doesn't seem too expensive.
Panzer
SGT Rock
09-21-2010, 07:09
If they happen to be CR123 batteries, which are usually pretty expensive, I've used these in my Steripen and they hold up just fine.
http://www.cr123batteries.com/?gclid=CKXcx4XBkqACFRDxDAody3DMdw
Those look good. I need to get some of those.
I just switched my flashlight, MP3, and Camera batteries to Enloops and love them so far.
http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=237083301858&id=03791f5737efbac3c0db14ed764edb03&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.netpcdirect.co.uk%2fuser%2fpr oducts%2flarge%2f598561.jpgFYI There will always be a person who will pick stuff up, (like me) on the cheap. This China made product that claims is water resistant produced less light than other well known units and should be avoided as the batteries are more expensive than the unit. I am modifying this to accept rechargable AAA's to compensate.
I buy these from a dollar each to two each and usually resell them for three, they are very cheaply made.......
Wise Old Owl
11-22-2010, 23:07
Well here is my fix I went to Radio Shack and got a AAA holder that has a cover, and soldered the wires onto the CR batteries tabs, stuck the batteries in and used electrical tape to hold it together, increasing the brightness and adding hours, should be around 30 hours so..
$3 for the head lamp
$3 for the battery holder.
Here is the result
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg275/MarkSwarbrick/LEDLIGHT.jpg