Princeton Tec SCOUT -- On Ebay???

[Wits' End]

Well when I saw it at 5 AM Central there were 29 on buy-it-now. I didn't get one because I'm still looking for an LED/Incan headlamp. I can't believe no one else has them yet, or at least it hasn't been posted to my knowledge.
Princeton Tec SCOUT New HEADLAMP JUST RELEASD

 

[paulr]

It says it just came out, and I just looked on the PT web site and it hasn't shown up there. Typing "princeton tec scout" into Google finds a few stores who claim to have it.

It looks like kind of a silly light. It says in one place that it's powered by 4 lithium coin cells and further down that it's powered by 2 cells. It also says it weighs 2 ounces. Since the Aurora weighs 2.7 ounces and uses three AAA's and has three LED's instead of two, the Scout gives up 1/3 of its output and sticks you with much higher battery expense to save just 0.7 ounces.

I wish someone would make a headlamp powered by a single AA or AAA cell and a boost converter like the Arc AAA or CMG Ultra. Maybe I'll try modding one of those cheap ebay headlamps by putting in a Micropuck or something like that.

Update: the other store descriptions all say 4 coin cells. I didn't notice any specifying what size cells though. If four CR2032's, total energy capacity is a little higher than one alkaline AAA, but costs maybe 10x as much...

 

[FalconFX]

What scared me away are the coin cells. When it's all said and done, I'd personally still prefer AA/AAAs...

 

[Chris T]

EMS has them in stock. I agree that the battery choice is poor. I also like AA/AAA instead.


Chris

 

[funk]

Having seen the Scout, I can tell you that it is much smaller than the Aurora. The battery choice is always an issue around here - in the same breath, 123's are not too expensive?

It uses 4 coin cell's - 2032s.

I think that it is a slick little light, and I like the idea of the built in clip.

AAA's are a bit more diverse, but beyond the weight difference, I really like the much smaller size.

 

[Blikbok]

I'm still waiting for Santa to give me a PT Aurora which runs off 2xAA or 1X123a. There is a severe lack of lightweight 2xAA headlamps. Maybe if I'm a good boy, he'll make it fully regulated....

That said, we'll probably be onto LS headlamps shortly.

 

[keithhr]

global mart has it.
http://www.globalmart.com/page/s/sct_bl.htm

 

[paulr]

Hmm, I see Battery Station is selling CR2032 coin cells for 25 cents each in quantity 100. That makes the Scout a little more economical:

http://www.batterystation.com/specials.htm

 

[Darkaway]

I bought one yesterday at the REI in Arcadia, California. I need it like I need hemorrhoids, but since it is new and different I bought one anyway.

It has an interesting battery arrangement: two sets of two 2032 lithium cells each drive one LED. You can remove one set of cells and run only one LED but I don't see the point in that. I thought they would be wired in a series/parallel configuration but I was wrong.

The brightness/color of each LED is about the same as the Aurora, as are the five modes (3 brightness levels plus two blinking modes).

The case halves are held together with a single phillips screw, requiring of course a screwdriver to change the cells. This is a minus in my book.

The packaging says waterproof, but there is no rubber seal between the case halves. It's plastic on plastic.