[Shop-talk] LED Headlamps

[Bob Spidell]

Thanks, Ian. It says 'hard hat light,' do you (have to) wear it with one?

On 3/16/2021 8:22 AM, Ian McFetridge wrote:
> I've had a version of this one since 2017; it's bright enough for me 
> to run trails in complete darkness.  It has its own 
> rechargeable battery pack and is very bright (there's a higher priced 
> model that is 5000 lumens).
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Headlamp-Headlamps-Rechargeable-Waterproof-Flashlight/dp/B07WDNCNTH/ref=sr_1_6?crid=KUVLHQFINQPE&dchild=1&keywords=grde+headlamp&qid=1615907906&sprefix=grde+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-6 
> <https://www.amazon.com/Headlamp-Headlamps-Rechargeable-Waterproof-Flashlight/dp/B07WDNCNTH/ref=sr_1_6?crid=KUVLHQFINQPE&dchild=1&keywords=grde+headlamp&qid=1615907906&sprefix=grde+%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-6>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 12:30 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net 
> <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>     Listers,
>
>     After realizing that holding a small flashlight with my teeth was
>     probably a bad idea (and painful), I decided I needed a /good/
>     headband flashlight. I have a couple cheap ones, but they never
>     seem to put out enough light for working on cars in a dark shop or
>     in the grease pit. I see people using them on the tube, and they
>     seem to work, but the two I have--both powered by a couple
>     AAAs--aren't even as powerful as the cheap flashlights Harbor
>     Freight gives away (which work a couple times then quit). After
>     checking the Brazilian river/rainforest and a few review sites it
>     seems they are all over the map, from $10/ea to over $100! The
>     lumen ratings seem a bit suspicious too, with some Duracell brand
>     Costco has on sale for a 3-pack rated at 550ea, and at least some
>     claiming over 1,100 (for a few seconds bursts, anyway). Can anyone
>     recommend one that actually lasts enough to find the bolt that
>     fell down between the block and wheel well, and stays in place on
>     your head?
>
>     TIA,
>     Bob
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