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    Lost my H51w!

    Well, I actually FOUND mine today. . . ..
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    Anyone upgraded the LEDs in the Sten Light Headlamp ???

    I'll be very interested to see if you can make a very significant upgrade to the Sten. When I first started caving, this lamp was the holy grail but I could not afford it at the time. By the time I could afford it, I chose to buy another lamp which was about 4 times brighter, of equal or even...
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    Little Monkey - Rude Nora

    I bought the first Little Monkey headlamp and was incredibly impressed. Then Bif redesigned it to have two LED's and called it the Hurricane. Once he was finished with production, he had enough spare parts left over that he was able to upgrade my original Monkey into a Hurricane, and that was Aa...
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    New HL from Petzl: Pixa series

    As a fellow caver, my niche for it is to throw it in the bottom of my caving pack and know that it will work when/if i ever need it as a backup. And when/if I ever need it, i will be confident that it will survive whatever nasty cave I might happen to be in at the time. Like you, I love the EO1...
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    Compact headlamp suggestions for the blind/visually impaired???

    My wife works in blind rehab at the VA hospital. From time to time, she has clients who could benefit from a headlamp. Here are her requirements: 1) compact/lightweight: Anything is probably fine as long as it does not have a separate battery pack 2) Does not have to be the brightest, but 50...
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    Remote battery work headlamp.

    I know you specifically stated that you want a remote battery pack, but perhaps some of that idea is based on the poor performance of your older lamp and you might be very surprised to find that today's LED technology makes it possible to get the performance you want in a much smaller package...
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    build quality of current gen headlamps

    It's not the brightest headlamp by any means, but the new Petzl Pixa series is really designed to be seriously rugged.
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    New HL from Petzl: Pixa series

    freshly charged eneloops
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    New HL from Petzl: Pixa series

    I did an informal runtime/waterproofing test. Set it on the middle setting and tossed it in my 2.5 foot deep fish tank for 6 hours. After that, the battery compartment was bone dry. The lamp continued to run for another 3 hours before dropping to the reserve power mode. Although we all wish for...
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    New HL from Petzl: Pixa series

    Considering that they do not have these LED's running full blast, the lack of heat sink is probably not that big of a deal except to someone who wants to mod it
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    Sailor Single-handing to Hawaii with Zebra H501s

    I love my zebralights, but having had two of them replaced under warranty, I'd say that in the case of zebralights. . . . . Three is one and two is none! Tell your buddy to buy another! LOL
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    New HL from Petzl: Pixa series

    Today I received my Petzl Pixa 3 from Karst Sports. I purchased it to be a very rugged backup for caving and it definitely appears that it will serve this purpose very well. It is a chunky piece of rubberized plastic, a little bigger than I expected, and feels very solid. It really looks like...
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    electrician headlamp

    For your purposes, the zebralights mentioned above would be great. Another new option is the Petzl Pixa. There are 3 models, but the Pixa 1 should do the trick and only costs $30. It is also rated to work in hazardous conditions (explosive atmospheres, etc) which might be a plus for you. I just...
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    Biking Headlamp Repurposed for Caving

    As a fellow caver, I'd highly recommend getting a light designed for caving rather than bicycling. I had a Little Monkey which was recently upgraded to a Hurricane. The Hurricane is fantastic with its combination of flood and spot beam. If you can wait a little while, the same guy that makes...
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    Biking Headlamp Repurposed for Caving

    As a fellow caver, I'd highly recommend getting a light designed for caving rather than bicycling. I had a Little Monkey which was recently upgraded to a Hurricane. The Hurricane is fantastic with its combination of flood and spot beam. If you can wait a little while, the same guy that makes...
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