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Amazing what can be done in the twenty third century with an air filter. 
Onoff
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Amazing what can be done in the twenty third century with an air filter.
Popular with Geordies for forge work.
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Gotta say I wouldn't want another petzyl even if they were giving them away.
Mine ate triple As.
It's multi mode, so you have to toggle thought modes to turn it off; the instuctions mentioned quick or slow presses, nope made no difference.
Once the batteries are not in tip top shape the leds don't go out completely.
So it was another pile of steaming that had to have the remove the batteries after using.
The wide knicker elastic band was pretty poor, think I used it for a few months and all the elasticness had gone.
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One of those (aprox) £15 ones with the pair of 18650 cells in the back, and the three spots on the front.
These ones -
Theyre all over the place, so maybe buy from a different retailer than Amazon. Again, normally about £15 also.
I have a couple. They last well. The weak point is where the wire solders onto the BMS pcb in the rear.
The batteries that it comes with will probably be poor. Mine are full of cells from scrap laptop power packs.
I used to wear one for hours at a time, and just swap out the cells when they ran out, and carry on working. Theyre light enough, good and bright, and resonably comfortable, and pretty durable. And all of around £15 from a load of different places.
These ones -
Theyre all over the place, so maybe buy from a different retailer than Amazon. Again, normally about £15 also.
I have a couple. They last well. The weak point is where the wire solders onto the BMS pcb in the rear.
The batteries that it comes with will probably be poor. Mine are full of cells from scrap laptop power packs.
I used to wear one for hours at a time, and just swap out the cells when they ran out, and carry on working. Theyre light enough, good and bright, and resonably comfortable, and pretty durable. And all of around £15 from a load of different places.
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I have had several Petzels over the years, the last one the plastic cracked, looked on the web & there were several complaints about this, emailed Petzel & fair enough they replaced it. Then the batteries drained as you say over a period of a week or so, so when you wanted it, it didn’t work. The older ones were waterproof with an o ring seal, the newer offering unsealed, a step back in my opinion, so I bought a Black Diamond & so far seems far better made & fully waterproof, time will tell!
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I have had one of these for several years,
Though I do not use it often, usually motorcycle touring/camping etc.
It works well, battery last forever, mini usb charging.
I have done a search , but they do not seem to be available anymore.
Nightsearcher HT340R.
Though I do not use it often, usually motorcycle touring/camping etc.
It works well, battery last forever, mini usb charging.
I have done a search , but they do not seem to be available anymore.
Nightsearcher HT340R.
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I swear by Unilite although I’ll admit to not having a head torch. They certainly do them though, for example:
www.sgs-engineering.com
I’m tempted myself, although with my propensity for bashing my head on things I’d probably break it!
Unilite CRI-H200R LED Detailing Head Torch
The CRI-H200R is an innovative LED Detailing Head Torch with a powerful 200 lumen output with a high CRI of 96+, as well as 3 different colour temperatures of 2500k / 4500k / 6500k.
www.sgs-engineering.com
I’m tempted myself, although with my propensity for bashing my head on things I’d probably break it!
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I think I use my headtorches a couple of times every day during the "dark 6 months". Usually for quite brief periods, for really wouldn't be without them. I think it may be one of those cases where different people would have very different requirements, so three AAA cells might suit some, but others might really need a Li battery.
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Another vote for Unilite. I have one of their Li-Ion rechargeable head torches (USB-C cable) - 3 light intensity levels and it's great. No more running out of batteries, or breaking poorly-designed battery holding mechanisms, it jut goes ages between recharges and is as sturdy as you like. I'd never go back to a battery head torch now. Full power is almost always too bright, the only time I've used it is when searching for my cat in the dark.
https://unilite.co.uk/product/hl-4r/
https://unilite.co.uk/product/hl-4r/
At that price I really am tempted!
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I can't fault it...
I just discounted led lensers...lol. Some people are paid too much....For £80 I would be terrified of using it......
Looks the business though
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It says "pivoting head", can you get it without as I've already got one of those...
Is the lipo battery replaceable?
mangocrazy
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Don't know about that. Contacting the manufacturer would be the obvious step. Li-Ion batteris do tend to outlast NiCad and NiMh by quite a margin though. With the pace of change in LED/Li-Ion technology by the time you need to replace it, it will be half the price and twice the power.
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Ledlenser H7R core on special at motor parts direct.
