Have you seen any headlamps that use the new surface mount LEDs? Like the ones used in this worklight: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/2/prweb10271063.htm
George On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 1:51 AM, David <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >
