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Sorry, I can't help but be reminded of the Hazard Fraught 'Moron Lamp'...
https://imgur.com/gallery/JcG3B
On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:06 PM David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com> wrote:
> One other thing: most headsets using regular batteries are unregulated.
> They will continue to put out light way past the point the batteries woul=
d
> be dead in another application. It won=E2=80=99t be much light, but it is=
still on.
> Try it with fresh batteries. I run into this myself from time to time, a=
nd
> I know it happens, because it happens gradually.
>
> On Mar 16, 2021, at 11:57, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF That is a good point(s). A lot of the descriptions seemed slant=
ed
> towards running in the dark--I don't do that, unless someone's chasing
> me--and doing realistic things in a shop is kind of an afterthought.
> I tried using what appears to be a decent-quality headset--brand
> unknown--but there just wasn't enough illumination when I was in the grea=
se
> pit looking for a socket and extension I'd dropped into the engine bay. I
> had to resort to using a small (2AA) LED flashlight, which was the right
> amount of light but, obviously, wasn't convenient to use when I found the
> socket and needed two hands to retrieve it. Glare isn't a huge issue
> looking into an engine bay; at least, on my mostly stock cars without
> chrome everything.
>
>
> On 3/16/2021 9:19 AM, David Scheidt wrote:
>
>
>
> On Mar 15, 2021, at 23:30, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
> <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF Listers,
>
> After realizing that holding a small flashlight with my teeth was probabl=
y
> a bad idea (and painful), I decided I needed a *good* headband
> flashlight. I have a couple cheap ones, but they never seem to put out
> enough light for working on cars in a dark shop or in the grease pit. I s=
ee
> people using them on the tube, and they seem to work, but the two I
> have--both powered by a couple AAAs--aren't even as powerful as the cheap
> flashlights Harbor Freight gives away (which work a couple times then qui=
t).
>
>
>
> I have a couple cheap ones I bought at Home Depot, from the Father=E2=80=
=99s Day
> special stuff at the front oy the store. They have lasted several years,
> but of course, have never been available since.
>
> My opinion about headlamps in the shop and for home improvement stuff is
> that about 150 lumens is enough, more than that, you blind yourself with
> reflection and glare. You also want a pretty floody b=C3=A9am spread, be=
cause
> it makes it easier t w on stuff you can=E2=80=99t quite see straight on. =
I also o
> strongly prefer lights that split the battery from the light. They are mo=
re
> comfortable, stay on better, and don=E2=80=99t stick out as far, so you d=
on=E2=80=99t hit
> them on stuff. I also prefer regular batteries, because you can carry
> spares, and don=E2=80=99t need a special charger. (I use NiMh cells, not =
throwaway
> ones).
>
> This is a different use case than what campers or divers or trail runners
> want, which is something to watch out for.
>
>
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Eric Russell
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Sorry, I can't help but be reminded of the Hazard Frau=
ght 'Moron Lamp'...=C2=A0<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://img=
ur.com/gallery/JcG3B">https://imgur.com/gallery/JcG3B</a>=C2=A0<br></div><d=
iv><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:06 PM David Scheidt <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:dmscheidt@gmail.com">dmscheidt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">One other thing: most headsets using regular batteries are unregulate=
d. They will continue to put out light way past the point the batteries wou=
ld be dead in another application. It won=E2=80=99t be much light, but it i=
s still on. Try it with fresh batteries.=C2=A0 I run into this myself from =
time to time, and I know it happens, because it happens gradually.=C2=A0</d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Mar 16, 2021, at 11:57=
, Bob Spidell <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank"=
>bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
=20
=20
=20
=20
That is a good point(s). A lot of the descriptions seemed slanted
towards running in the dark--I don't do that, unless someone's
chasing me--and doing realistic things in a shop is kind of an
afterthought.<br>
I tried using what appears to be a decent-quality headset--brand
unknown--but there just wasn't enough illumination when I was in th=
e
grease pit looking for a socket and extension I'd dropped into the
engine bay. I had to resort to using a small (2AA) LED flashlight,
which was the right amount of light but, obviously, wasn't
convenient to use when I found the socket and needed two hands to
retrieve it. Glare isn't a huge issue looking into an engine bay; a=
t
least, on my mostly stock cars without chrome everything.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>On 3/16/2021 9:19 AM, David Scheidt
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Mar 15, 2021, at 23:30, Bob Spidell
<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank"><bsp=
idell@comcast.net></a> wrote:<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
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Listers,<br>
<br>
After realizing that holding a small flashlight with my teeth
was probably a bad idea (and painful), I decided I needed a <i>go=
od</i>
headband flashlight. I have a couple cheap ones, but they
never seem to put out enough light for working on cars in a
dark shop or in the grease pit. I see people using them on the
tube, and they seem to work, but the two I have--both powered
by a couple AAAs--aren't even as powerful as the cheap
flashlights Harbor Freight gives away (which work a couple
times then quit).</div>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
<div>I have a couple cheap ones I bought at Home Depot, from the
Father=E2=80=99s Day special stuff at the front oy the store.=C2=A0=
They have
lasted several years, but of course, have never been available
since.=C2=A0</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>My opinion about headlamps in the shop and for home
improvement stuff is that about 150 lumens is enough, more than
that, you blind yourself with reflection and glare.=C2=A0 You also
want a pretty floody b=C3=A9am spread, because it makes it easier t=
w
on stuff you can=E2=80=99t quite see straight on. I also o strongly
prefer lights that split the battery from the light. They are
more comfortable, stay on better, and don=E2=80=99t stick out as fa=
r, so
you don=E2=80=99t hit them on stuff.=C2=A0 I also prefer regular ba=
tteries,
because you can carry spares, and don=E2=80=99t need a special char=
ger.
(I use NiMh cells, not throwaway ones). =C2=A0=C2=A0</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>This is a different use case than what campers or divers or
trail runners want, which is something to watch out for. =C2=A0</di=
v>
</blockquote>
<br>
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