[Shop-talk] LED Headlamps

[Eric Russell]

Sorry, I can't help but be reminded of the Hazard Fraught 'Moron Lamp'...

https://imgur.com/gallery/JcG3B


On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:06 PM David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com> wrote:

> One other thing: most headsets using regular batteries are unregulated.
> They will continue to put out light way past the point the batteries would
> be dead in another application. It won’t be much light, but it is still on.
> Try it with fresh batteries.  I run into this myself from time to time, and
> I know it happens, because it happens gradually.
>
> On Mar 16, 2021, at 11:57, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>  That is a good point(s). A lot of the descriptions seemed slanted
> towards running in the dark--I don't do that, unless someone's chasing
> me--and doing realistic things in a shop is kind of an afterthought.
> I tried using what appears to be a decent-quality headset--brand
> unknown--but there just wasn't enough illumination when I was in the grease
> pit looking for a socket and extension I'd dropped into the engine bay. I
> had to resort to using a small (2AA) LED flashlight, which was the right
> amount of light but, obviously, wasn't convenient to use when I found the
> socket and needed two hands to retrieve it. Glare isn't a huge issue
> looking into an engine bay; at least, on my mostly stock cars without
> chrome everything.
>
>
> On 3/16/2021 9:19 AM, David Scheidt wrote:
>
>
>
> On Mar 15, 2021, at 23:30, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> <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).
>
>
>
> I have a couple cheap ones I bought at Home Depot, from the Father’s Day
> special stuff at the front oy the store.  They have lasted several years,
> but of course, have never been available since.
>
> My opinion about headlamps in the shop and for home improvement stuff is
> that about 150 lumens is enough, more than that, you blind yourself with
> reflection and glare.  You also want a pretty floody béam spread, because
> it makes it easier t w on stuff you can’t quite see straight on. I also o
> strongly prefer lights that split the battery from the light. They are more
> comfortable, stay on better, and don’t stick out as far, so you don’t hit
> them on stuff.  I also prefer regular batteries, because you can carry
> spares, and don’t need a special charger. (I use NiMh cells, not throwaway
> ones).
>
> This is a different use case than what campers or divers or trail runners
> want, which is something to watch out for.
>
>
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Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
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