It has an excellent battery life for long trips. Verdict: Easy to use and without the multitude of functions that can make some headlamps over-complicated. Value: The quality and power of the light produced, and the battery life, are exceptional, but it has limited functions and seems costly for what you get. There is no battery charge indicator on the charging device or the headlamp to tell you how much charge the battery has. The light has a constant current and blinks rapidly in warning before the battery is completely drained. The light can’t be dimmed and it always turns on at the lowest setting – not a major issue when there are only two light modes to choose from. It requires twisting the lamp lens, but it is stiff and if your technique isn’t right, it won’t budge. The focus feature, which narrows the beam, is difficult to use. But that light doesn’t spread wide and it’s mainly directed straight ahead so it doesn’t provide much peripheral lighting. It’s like looking at a hi-res image with no blurring or fuzziness at the edges. In floodlight mode and walking through the bush, with trees all around, you can see how the light creates a perfect circle of light ahead of you. Why We Chose The Black Diamond Spot 325: IPX8 waterproofing, variable dimming modes, slimmed down. It can be submerged 1 meter underwater for 30 minutes.
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It is our testers favorite Black Diamond headlamp, winner of our Editors' Choice award, and a headlamp we would readily recommend to. Care to Shout Your Thoughts on Black Diamond Headlamp Battery Black Diamond Storm Headlamp Manual Pdf Black Diamond Astro Headlamp User Manual How To Operate Black Diamond Headlamp Two ex. In use: The light is outstanding – sharp and bright. The Black Diamond Storm is a robust and full-featured headlamp that offers a bright and wide beam, a fully waterproof enclosure, and excellent optics for both close proximity flood and long-distance spot lighting. The headband can be adjusted on the go, but is not a smooth process and can be fiddly. It has a recharge time of 2hr07min.Ĭomfort: This is a front heavy headlamp that requires precise positioning on the forehead to avoid it jiggling up and down as you move. Recharging is done via USB, but, inconveniently, the battery must be removed from the lamp to do this. The lamp takes a single rechargeable lithium-ion or standard AA battery and has an excellent burn time on high of 4hr, though in my testing I found it to last up to 4.5hr (burn time on low is 35hr). The lamp can be detached from the headband – necessary to access the battery compartment – and comes with a belt clip.
Minuses: Front heavy, beam focus difficult to use.įeatures: With just two light functions – high and low – this is a simple lamp with the on/off button cycling between the two modes. Plusses: Sharp and powerful light, rechargeable, battery life.
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