Foxelli Headlamp!!!

[qbert69]

After you use it for a while, I'd be interested in hearing how durable the on/off switch is. I'd like LED lights a lot except the switch always fails early for me.
Of course that is likely my fault. For troublesome calls, telling the people exactly what is happening can be unproductive. Sometimes when that happens, I turn big, green, and uglier on the way out to the car and things I find that are of questionable durability get broken.

Items of "questionable durability" should not require any intervention to break!....they should only fail from normal use!...LOL!

The switch on the Foxelli is slightly recessed and out of the way so it can't get "accidentally" damaged!

[qbert69]

But surely a good tech should be able to work with his eyes shut?

I had to do that when I was a photo lab technician!...I had to change photo paper roll cartridges inside of a black bag!

Been there, dun that!

[qbert69]

cool ? yes! but a little pricey........... I've bought a couple headlamps at the local chain stores with a pack of AAA bats for $15 or less and got at least a year out of it before I had to buy more batteries.....................

I *HATE* dealing with batteries!!!...especially if they are loose!...imagine if your mobile phone required loose batteries to function!....that would be hell!..thank goodness you can recharge with a USB cable!

I got a bunch of spent batteries floating around in the back of my vehicle that don't have enough power for my headlamp (Coast Headlamp)....I have built a Joule Thief which I can use to power some LEDs:

Joule Thief - Google Search

Simple and Fun Little Project!

These Guys Explain the Joule Thief really well and do some cool stuff too!:

Weekend Projects with Bre Pettis: Make a Joule Thief | Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories



PS--Joule Thief on eBay!:

joule thief | eBay

[Tonerbomb]

How the hell you gonna look cool wearing one of those things?

It must come with a pocket protector and a ruler.........................

[ZOOTECH]

It must come with a pocket protector and a ruler.........................

Hey, that hit a soft spot, but it wasn't a ruler - it was a slide rule.

[Lagonda]

It must come with a pocket protector and a ruler.........................

It will match a comb-over nicely!

[NeoMatrix]

But surely a good tech should be able to work with his eyes shut?

True...
It's amazing how a tad of hair around an area allows you to find your way in the dark....

[NeoMatrix]

It looks very handy, but just a little geeky. =^..^=

But it's got a cool SOS whistle BC.....

It just needs a GPS emergency locator now....

[NeoMatrix]

Hey, that hit a soft spot, but it wasn't a ruler - it was a slide rule.

Wha wha what... Are we missing something juicy on the grapevine here ... Do spill the beans....

[Tonerbomb]

It will match a comb-over nicely!

got nothing to comb over.......................