[Shop-talk] LED Headlamps

[Jeff Scarbrough]

I've used this Coast headlamp for years.  Bought several for work and found
them very useful, so I bought several for home.  I only had one failure,
which may have been my fault.

https://www.amazon.com/HL5-Utility-Headlamp-Adjustment-Compatibility/dp/B007ED3JWM


On Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 04:09 Richard Beels <rbeels at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> I've had many headlamps over the past decade or so.  My current setup
> is Coast.  I've had the one Brian posted about - at least I think I
> have because Coast doesn't mark the product number on them
> anywhere.  And believe me, I looked when I wanted another one a few weeks
> ago.
>
> Anyway, get these instead:
> https://coastportland.com/products/fl84-2-pack  It's a pair of the
> new version of that headlamp for $35.  "COAST20" is their near
> continuous 20% code.  I got them last week and they're great.  The
> button is an improvement over the old style -  more defined
> click.  The twist knob switches from spot to flood easily and without
> a 'hot spot'.  The only downside for me is that you have to click
> through all 3 settings to get to off.  Most lights will lock the
> level after a few seconds so that the next press goes directly to
> off.  I wrote a "W" and an "R" on the buttons in Sharpie and after
> glancing at them a few (hundred! ) times, I now know the buttons by
> heart.  :)   It uses 3 AAA batteries instead of a rechargeable, yeah,
> normal batteries, boo having to open the lid and swap in cells.  3
> spare batteries are cheaper than an extra headlamp to keep on hand
> when it starts to dim so I live with it.   The headband isn't
> siliconized, so if you put it on a hardhat, you'll need to use clips,
> which they include.  Now that I've bought another pair, they'll
> probably do siliconized headbands for Christmas this year.   Anyway,
> great little lights.  Can't go wrong.
>
>
>
> At 03/16/2021 at 00:29, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Bob Spidell's
> keyboard and said:
> >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
>
>
> Cheers!
>
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