It is has been a long time since I mentioned anything about new LED headlamps.
The lamp I am about to describe was found yesterday at AutoZone for a cost of $ 14.99 plus tax. http://contentinfo.autozone.com/znetcs/product-info/en/US/lbm/31077/image/4/ It has a large lens diameter by today's LED standards, at over 2 inches in diameter. I have seen similar headlamps on Chinese web-sites for many years, but never seen one sold here in the U.S. in a retail store. It has 53 five millimeter white LED's. It switches from 10, to 27 to 53 LED's. The 10 setting is typical of your really cheap LED headlamps. The 27 was far brighter, and the 53 appeared to be only slightly brighter than the 27. It has a flashing mode, that seemed brighter. The plastic materials of this headlamp are really cheaply built. But the circuit board looks pretty cool. But the headlamp is lightweight. This headlamp is not water resistant. But maybe with a dab of silicone sealant, it can be upgraded to be water-resistant, but never water-proof, unless you sealed it permanently for just one use. It uses 3 AA size batteries, that are included. I would like to take this to a machine shop and reverse engineer it, to make more durable headlamp. Hopefully, it will survive a couple of trips to Kiwi Sink. The switch seems sturdy enough for that purpose. Ref: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Police-Security-53-LED-headlamp/_/N-25dr?itemIdentifier=554758_0_0_ The brand name is Police Security. David Locklear P.S. There are quite a few new LED headlamps out there if anybody wants to post something about them. There is one sold at Northern Tool Company for $ 45 that I have been wanting to try.
