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Old 12-08-12, 08:44 AM   #6
NeilBlanchard
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I love my headlamp - it is the best new tool I got in the past year. Mine has the hinge in it like Xringer mentions - if you are working close you use the 1st or 2nd click to angle the light down so it is shining where you need it. The two white LED's are fairly wide spread, so if you don't need really bright light, then use these. The center bright LED is fairly focused (and throws a long beam at night - 100+ feet) and it is instantly intuitive to just shift your head a little to see.

The alkaline batteries that came with it do last a *very* long time - I think the specs say 50 hours on bright and well over 200 hour on low. But once those deplete I now use Sanyo 'eneloop' rechargable NiMH batteries - these are by far the best rechargables that I have found. They hold their charge much longer before you us them, and they are slightly higher voltage so they work in everything I need them for (my mouse, my laser measuring tool, headlamp, and remote controls).
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