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Reviewer's
Impressions:
For a children's headlamp, this unit displays surprisingly
good qualities. It is focusable, watertight, and durable.
Light output is about equivalent to that of a MiniMag flashlight
and the beam quality is rather poor. It could stand some improvement
from Fellowes
WriteRight film.
This headlamp has been the subject of several "mods"
to convert
it to a Luxeon Star LED, and it works well in that capacity.
The battery compartment is a little tricky to get closed.
To open, lift a tab on the side of the battery compartment.
Getting the tab back in place when closing can be a bit tough
if it isn't lined up just right.
The switch can also be hard to press, requiring quite a bit
of pressure. The switch is on one end of the battery compartment
and is pressed in for on/off operation. I found the best technique
for one handed operation required grasping the headlamp with
the bezel against the palm of your hand and your thumb on
the switch and middle finger on the other end of the battery
compartment. Press on and off with the thumb.
Overall, though, the headlamp was very usable and would be
fine for adults or childern. I would not be afraid at all
to take this headlamp camping as a 'setting up' and 'around
the campsite' headlamp regardless of the weather conditions.
+ + + Pluses: Watertight, focusable, adjustable, moderately
durable, spare bulb
- - - Minuses: Light output moderate, poor beam quality
(can be improved), battery compartment closing can be difficult,
switch requires a lot of pressure to operate.
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