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Anyone used any of the mega lumens head torches from ebay etc?
This sort of thing.
Bright 350000LM T6 LED Headlamp Headlight Head Zoom Torch 18650 Rechargeable UK | eBay
Got plenty of small Petzl things but I want some big light for the garden. I accept quality will be on a par with the bike lights etc of this ilk. The idea of 18650 batteries appeals as I use them for other things.
Just wondering how dodgy they are.
I have no idea. But I'm not entirely sure that I'd want to take a £13 "350000 Lumen" torch powered by Chinese no-name batteries and strap it to my head.
I have no idea. But I’m not entirely sure that I’d want to take a £13 “350000 Lumen” torch powered by Chinese no-name batteries and strap it to my head.
+1
I'm going to buy a Wuben E7 head torch at some point.
I own a Wuben c3 and that is a nicely made torch. I expect the e7 to be just as good.
It's ok plenty of branded items you will happily store next to your body are simply Chinese items with a brand in.
I've got 2 orange versions of that headtorch- had them for about 5 years use them every winter for running in the hills.
I do have branded 18650* for them and I use a similarly branded charger to charge them outside the head torch.
All the Alpkit head torches are Chinese made and perfectly fine. I have a couple of mega lux bike lights that are amazing! that said, I only charge them when I can keep an eye on them, and accept that they will go up in smoke at some point ( heated gilet as well!).
powered by Chinese no-name batteries and strap it to my head.
Interesting, as I originally read the thread title as "Chinese head torture'
Find the one you like on Amazon with decent reviews and then search for it on AliExpress - the one I liked on Amazon was 30 quid - found the exact same one on AliExpress for 14 quid shipped from China.
I’ve got some Ultrafire batteries, been using them for years along with a really excellent Ultrafire LED torch. 🤷♂️
There’s a difference between excellent Chinese engineering and shit Chinese engineering. The link in the OP kinda stinks based on it claiming 350k lumens. <br /><br />
it’s kinda like the difference between excellent British engineering and shit British engineering…. Spot the common denominator here? It’s not the nationality, it’s the quality.
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