Streamlight 61052 Septor LED Headlamp with Strap
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Streamlight 61052 Septor LED Headlamp with Strap
Customer Review: Better than anticipated
Summary: 5 Stars
I once owned a headlamp which was in the class of a toy, not enough light and a junky switch...I tossed it. This Streamlight is far more expensive but it does everything I want. There are three light intensities and the switch is of good quality. My first project for it was changing the ballast in a ceiling fluorescent, a good test. Try doing that while holding a normal flashlight (just kidding). The Septor 61052 met the challenge and I now have a working fluorescent.Customer Review: Bright, fits nicely, but light diminishes quickly
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a nice unit, with a claimed 40 lumens of output on the highest setting, 20 lumens on mid, and about 8 lumens on low. Upon initial use, I found the high setting to be massively powerful that could easily blind my eyes if looked into directly. However, this high output was short lived -- lasting less than an hour. The unit has declining light power output as the batteries die, this will sneak up on you in a very ugly way if you need to use the light in the field and don't have immediate access to swap the batteries.
It's pretty clear why output isn't so long -- with only 3 AAA batteries powering the unit, it's too small. I would've liked to have seen 2 AA, or even better, 3 AA batteries powering the unit. This would allow for more MAHAs output; AAA's are quite puny in output compared to an AA. In fact, you can get 3x the output from one AA over an AAA.
The unit does fit comfortably as it has the middle band, preventing the whole thing from running down your forehead. I bought this to do night gardening and yard work, so I'm actively moving about. The previous headband light I had from Energizer didn't have the middle band, so was always slipping down.
The light beam is very wide compared to my energizer headband. Although this may seem good, sometimes it's a little too wide for my tastes. This is as the low setting becomes much too dispersed and weak to do any detailed work, so I have to put the unit on mid or high setting. This of course compromises battery life as discussed earlier. It would've been really nice if some kind of focal adjustment knob was incorporated into the unit.
So overall, this isn't too bad of a headband light but a little disappointing. Make certain you have a set of rechargeable AAA's available. Something like Sanyo Eneloops would be good, as they have decent energy reserves and can sit idle for a long time without discharge.
Customer Review: Bright, light, fit well. Well done!
Summary: 5 Stars
Agree with the other reviewer, everything is excellent about it, except one point: the tilt mechanism is rather flimsy. Then again, it's not meant to last for a life time I suppose. The price just dropped right after I received mine in the mail today! Such is my luck :) Great for what it is. By the way, I had two similar lights from Costco and Wal-Mart, this light is about 10 times brighter with the same weight and far better fit on the head. The price is not that different. Good deal. I use it when cleaning my camera sensor and stuff. Very helpful.Customer Review: Brightness lights
Summary: 5 Stars
It so cool. I love it I use it all the time whatsovver I go in the dark,attic basemant anywhere you need it. It so brighter than other lights . It have 7 LEDS with 3 buttons low , med and High. I still buying more but still want more longer battery life.
Thanks to Steamlight.
Jeffrey V. NY
Customer Review: Dad's a plumber
Summary: 5 Stars
Dad loves it! Especially since he is a plumber and he goes under houses alot, he finds it very handy to have around.