dilettante
Newly Enlightened
OK, I used to use my Petzl Zoom for backpacking, but frankly I haven't used it at all for that since I got my Tikka. As a result, I now have a 4.5 volt (3AA or 1 MN1203) test bed.
I've read the Petzl Zoom is the most common headlamp in the world, so I was amazed to find so few search results here.
Please share your ideas for modifying this headlamp. Here are my own ideas:
1. Drop in a $34.95 LEDCorp Pro Series LED Bulb. That has a PR base. The Zoom has a screw base, but based on some experimentation with a PR bulb, I think I can easily modify the Zoom to make the LEDCorp bulb fit. This would be easiest.
2. Adapt Lambda's "Beamer" 3D Cell Luxeon-Maglite mod for the Zoom. This would entail ripping out the existing bulb-holder/switch and replacing it with a heatsink and a button to position the LS correctly in the Zoom.
3. Include regulation and possibly pulse technology to balance intensity and burn time.
I've read the Petzl Zoom is the most common headlamp in the world, so I was amazed to find so few search results here.
Please share your ideas for modifying this headlamp. Here are my own ideas:
1. Drop in a $34.95 LEDCorp Pro Series LED Bulb. That has a PR base. The Zoom has a screw base, but based on some experimentation with a PR bulb, I think I can easily modify the Zoom to make the LEDCorp bulb fit. This would be easiest.
2. Adapt Lambda's "Beamer" 3D Cell Luxeon-Maglite mod for the Zoom. This would entail ripping out the existing bulb-holder/switch and replacing it with a heatsink and a button to position the LS correctly in the Zoom.
3. Include regulation and possibly pulse technology to balance intensity and burn time.
