Cyansky HS5R Headlamp Review

[TimMc]

Cyansky kindly provided the HS5R for review.

Here is my review:

Cyansky HS5R Headlamp Review

It is exciting to see the smooth beam of a powerful Luminus SFT40 emitter throw with a fresnel lens. I have a mini lighthouse on my head!

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[kreisl]

Is that you in the profile pic?
anywho very extensive detailed classic review, beautifully done!
Does the light have reverse polarity protection?

For the best quality review one would want to see several similar lights in the same diagrams (runtime graphs) including the most popular, best-selling, or best performing models like Fenis Armitac Zebralite and maybe also Olite. They have set the standard and Cyansky is just copying, at a lower price.

Personally i wouldn't like the USB charging port (i prefer magnetic charging ports), and that alone would be reason enough for me to pass on this model. Fair enough.

 

[TimMc]

Is that you in the profile pic?

Yeah. I don't have a foam head to stick the headlamp on so I just took some photos of it on my head.

Does the light have reverse polarity protection?

Yes. I swapped the battery around and it didn't break. It also mentions it in the manual. There are springs at both sides of the battery.

My favourite is a ZebraLight H600Fc Mk IV, followed by Skilhunt H04 RC Mini and ArmyTek Wizard C2 Pro Nichia. I haven't reviewed them yet. 🤔