It was Ironic that this thread started up as the day before I got a salel notice from my Amazon Prime account. It gives me the opportunity to play David Lockyear and do a lamp report. I've got several LED head lamps, suitable for utility lights, setting up camp etc. I found that Amazon had a sale on headlamps. One was a CREE 1600 lumen lamp. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0098IJC7C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.
I took delivery on Friday and I must say they are phenomenal for the price. There aren't many caves that 1600 Lumen wouldn't be adequate for and those certainly wouldn't be in Texas. The complete package include batteries, charger and headlamp. I saw ads for the same lamp for a much higher price that didn't include the battery and charger. If the batteries don't last long, they are pretty inexpensive: http://www.amazon.com/Niceshop%C2%AE-18650-3000mah-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B00INVHQEG/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1407038865&sr=1-4&keywords=Power+Source%3A+2+x+3.7V+3000mAh+rechargeable+batteries The battery life rating for the highest brightness isn't that great but I'm in the process of testing how long they last with this light. Even the low light level is pretty impressive, supposedly 100 lumens. Butch Fralia 3412 Walton Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76133-2230 [email protected] (Home) 817 346-2039 (Cell) 817 229-7693 From: Texascavers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Loving via Texascavers Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 8:26 AM To: Peter Jones; Cavers Texas Subject: Re: [Texascavers] [SWR] CREE lights And I still use a carbide lamp though not often. It can be used to cook a can of beans. But then the new world of cavers eat that dry stuff that you just add water to and shake. No caver stews I am sure, though we ate a lot of that and so did the Mexican dogs at Golendrinas after the basketball game between cavers and kids. Final score Kids 40 Cavers Zero. On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Peter Jones via Texascavers <[email protected]> wrote: Not with headlamps, only as regular house incandescent/CFL lamp replacements. We like them because they are cheap ($4 at Home Depot for the 60 W version) and are dimmable to a certain extent. They seem well made and with luck will last longer as lamps than I will as a human being. With power output that you mention on the headlamps, we call them formation burners. You could topple Goliath with one sweep of that beam light!!! Peter On Jul 30, 2014, at 1:20 PM, Bill Bentley wrote: Greetings, Anyone have any experiences with CREE headlights? Good? Bad? other wise... It says 3000 Lumens, It cause pain when I try to look in the beam... And leaves a streak like you have looked at a welding light ... temporary though... It is bright and I have tested it on two 2800 mAh 3.7 v batteries for 48 hours and there is still usable light although not as bright as it was... Bill <cree1.jpg><cree2.jpg>_______________________________________________ SWR mailing list [email protected] http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr _______________________________________________ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com [email protected] | Archives: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cavetex http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers -- Charlie Loving
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