OT - strap on headlamp hack

Or, for a lot less effort and a little more money:

David

I have a couple of those. They're ok but they don't swivel and for close work they are aimed too high. Art

I had the same problem with the LED lighting in the Lowes cap I got for Christmas a few years ago. Worked good for stuff at arms length or farther but up close was WAY to high. I mentioned this to a couple of friends who "know people" at Lowes. What did they do? New versions now have two LEDs under the rim pointed so they work close in. Makes it MUCH easier to tie hooks on at night... Last week I mentioned that it would be nice if they also had a couple in the back that flashed red. Currently I just clip a light on the back so I'm more visible while walking at night...

Triple A batteries don't last any where near as long. And, it takes three AAA cells. The light doesn't adjust up and down. And the circuit doesn't have the Joule Thief that the Nite Ize does.

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Or, for a lot less effort and a little more money:

David

They eat smaller batteries, used in sets of 3.

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I have a couple of those. They're ok but they don't swivel and for close work they are aimed too high. Art

I love the Gordons, but I always wished they'd put in an LED kit.

I love my NiteIze minimag 2AA conversion, too.

Cool. I may do that to one of my Gordons, too. Hmm, I wonder if I could mod one of the 9-LED heads from the freebie flashlights... (Rats! They're 3AAA, or 4.5v vs 3v.)

Yes, thank you. I see lots of V E R Y pricy LED headlamps around, but I don't need 3W worth of LED for most of my headlamp work. (Replacing kitchen faucets and tracing wiring doesn't have much of a mega-lumen requirement.)

I have one of the Winchesters which looks just like that and they truly suck. Bad switches (intermittent), not enough swivel, etc.

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I love the Gordons, but I always wished they'd put in an LED kit.

CY: Now's your chance!

I love my NiteIze minimag 2AA conversion, too.

CY: The Nite Ize doesn't focuss a spot for distance, but makes up for that in dependable light, and not blowing bulb at bad moments.

Cool. I may do that to one of my Gordons, too. Hmm, I wonder if I could mod one of the 9-LED heads from the freebie flashlights... (Rats! They're 3AAA, or 4.5v vs 3v.)

CY: Might work on three AA cells, if you had a current limiting resistor.

Yes, thank you. I see lots of V E R Y pricy LED headlamps around, but I don't need 3W worth of LED for most of my headlamp work. (Replacing kitchen faucets and tracing wiring doesn't have much of a mega-lumen requirement.)

CY: Sometimes, too much light is just as bad.

I have one of the Winchesters which looks just like that and they truly suck. Bad switches (intermittent), not enough swivel, etc.

CY: Oops, not good.