So where is the Zebralight?

[DevL]

So where is the Zebra light? They said they would announce final specs in May and now it is June. I want my 1xAA Cree headlamp with aluminum housing and waterproofed construction. Where are the specs and prototype pics? I am a big vaporware hater. Show me something.


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[gunga]

I'm also VERY interested in this light as it seems pretty cool and fits what I want.
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I am however, very hesitant after getting burned in the Rexlight fiasco and the crazy long wait during the jetbeam C-LE GBs.
:thumbsdow


I will have to wait this one out anad see if it exists and if it works. Has anyone else heard of Zebralight? Have they produced anything else that anyone know about? A bit scary if it's just a spring up company like Rexlight...

 

[ZebraLight]

We have just finished the testing and ready to release our first product, the H50 headlamp. Here are some information/specs:
- Diameter 18.3 mm, length 66 mm, cylindrical shape
- T6061 aluminum, HA III
- Waterproof
- The light goes out near one end of the case, sideway
- The LED is mounted close to the outer surface of the case for flood type beam
- Dome shaped LEXAN polycarbonate lens, hardened
- The out of LED light output measured are 2.6, 13, 65 lumens (with a non product version inductor). We will measure the out of headlamp light output once our first batch comes out.
- Twist switch, with low, med, high, low, … light levels
- If the light is turned off for more than 5.6 seconds, the light level resets to low
- The headlamp is mounted using a silicon bracket, filled with GID powder, to the headband
- The H50 package comes with another GID silicon bracket with a neck lanyard attached
- We dropped the 14500 support with the H50 model because we had hard time trying to squeeze the complicated circuit into the 66 mm tube (note that an AA battery takes up 50 mm), while still maintaining adequate heat sinking capability.

We will post the photos in a few days.

George
Zebra Lighting

 

[Daniel_sk]

Zebralight - that sounds good to me! Thanks for the update. Any estimate on the pricing?
I am looking forward to the pictures.

 

[crislight01]

cool post the runtimes also, can it run with nimh?

 

[jar3ds]

We have just finished the testing and ready to release our first product, the H50 headlamp. Here are some information/specs:
- Diameter 18.3 mm, length 66 mm, cylindrical shape
- T6061 aluminum, HA III
- Waterproof
- The light goes out near one end of the case, sideway
- The LED is mounted close to the outer surface of the case for flood type beam
- Dome shaped LEXAN polycarbonate lens, hardened
- The out of LED light output measured are 2.6, 13, 65 lumens (with a non product version inductor). We will measure the out of headlamp light output once our first batch comes out.
- Twist switch, with low, med, high, low, … light levels
- If the light is turned off for more than 5.6 seconds, the light level resets to low
- The headlamp is mounted using a silicon bracket, filled with GID powder, to the headband
- The H50 package comes with another GID silicon bracket with a neck lanyard attached
- We dropped the 14500 support with the H50 model because we had hard time trying to squeeze the complicated circuit into the 66 mm tube (note that an AA battery takes up 50 mm), while still maintaining adequate heat sinking capability.

We will post the photos in a few days.

George
Zebra Lighting

:twothumbs, thats what i'm talking about! I'm such a pessimist are heart.. been disappointed with so many projects... so i was a bit worried this project would just be a puff of smoke... but over the last couple of weeks that itch that is headlamps came lurching back into my mind ...

Bring on the ZebraLight! George I would recommend sending some of the first H50's to chevrofreak... he does really good runtime tests that most trust... and he likes headlamps so i'm sure he wouldn't mind checking out the first ones

George, any dates on when there will be a headlamp with lithium ion 14500 support (Buck/Boost), burst output function, and dual RED light/white light option lighting! Headlamps I think should have some sort of way of projecting red..... red lighting is so helpful...

can't wait to see pics! of the H50! :naughty:

 

[boosterboy]

How about a headlamp with a Red Cree LED.

 

[Lux Luthor]

Sounds very promising. Can't wait for pics!

I too would like to see eventual 14500 support, even at the expense of a dimmer high mode.

 

[iced_theater]

I'm interested, hopefully it's not too expensive.

 

[crislight01]

 

[shakeylegs]

My wallet hurts

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

I want the H60: a CR123 version.

 

[adirondackdestroyer]

Still waiting.....

 

[ZebraLight]

We are busy preparing for the production, including CNC machining, anodizing, lens, etc. We will release pictures of a pre-production unit next week. The anodizing finish will not be black but in somewhat green-gray color, and will be HARD. Price will be in mid to up 30s.

In our product road map, there will be a CR123/RCR123 powered H30 model, and a CR2 powered H20 model.

The red led or filter support will be in the Hx1 series.


George
Zebra Lighting

 

[adirondackdestroyer]

We are busy preparing for the production, including CNC machining, anodizing, lens, etc. We will release pictures of a pre-production unit next week. The anodizing finish will not be black but in somewhat green-gray color, and will be HARD. Price will be in mid to up 30s.

In our product road map, there will be a CR123/RCR123 powered H30 model, and a CR2 powered H20 model.

The red led or filter support will be in the Hx1 series.


George
Zebra Lighting

AWESOME! This headlamp sounds so promising, and the H30 model sounds even better! Just some advice... I'm not sure how well the H20 would sell. Mostly because a CR2 cell is hardly any smaller (or lighter) than a CR123 cell, and it has only half the capacity.
If you are going to be making more headlamps in the future I would love a 2AA model that is fully regulated at all levels. This headlamp with two Energizer Lithiums would be incredible!
The only thing better than that would be a 17670 version or even better an 18650 cell headlamp, but that is getting rather picky. :nana:

 

[ZebraLight]

AWESOME! This headlamp sounds so promising, and the H30 model sounds even better! Just some advice... I'm not sure how well the H20 would sell. Mostly because a CR2 cell is hardly any smaller (or lighter) than a CR123 cell, and it has only half the capacity.
If you are going to be making more headlamps in the future I would love a 2AA model that is fully regulated at all levels. This headlamp with two Energizer Lithiums would be incredible!
The only thing better than that would be a 17670 version or even better an 18650 cell headlamp, but that is getting rather picky. :nana:

Thanks for your advice. We don't have any plans for 2AA or 18650 headlamps on our current road map. However we would reconsider it if there are enought interests in these form factors.

 

[ZebraLight]

AWESOME! This headlamp sounds so promising, and the H30 model sounds even better! Just some advice... I'm not sure how well the H20 would sell. Mostly because a CR2 cell is hardly any smaller (or lighter) than a CR123 cell, and it has only half the capacity.
If you are going to be making more headlamps in the future I would love a 2AA model that is fully regulated at all levels. This headlamp with two Energizer Lithiums would be incredible!
The only thing better than that would be a 17670 version or even better an 18650 cell headlamp, but that is getting rather picky. :nana:

BTW, the H50 is regulated at all three levels, even at the low of 2.6 bulb lumens. Our recent runtime tests show that at low level, the pre-production H50 can run about 85 hours, or about three and half days, with a Sanyo 2700 NiMH.

 

[gunga]

George, that sounds very good.

I look forward to FINALLY getting a decent 1 AA headlamp.

Will you be selling direct or throuigh a dealer?

 

[ZebraLight]

Will you be selling direct or throuigh a dealer?

We'd prefer sell direct from Shanghai, with a US based address for returns. However, we havn't tried the Chinese postal sytem for that purpose yet.

 

[GaryF]