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Suaoki Rotary Rechargeable Headlamp
Price: £6.00 winning bid
Manufacturer: Suaoki
Model: SB-7309
Power: 1W 2835 LED diode
Run By: Internal Rechargeable lithium battery 290mAh
Max Brightness: 50 lumens
Lowest Brightness: 20 lumens
Burn Time: 4 hours (high) 7 hours (low)
Colour Temperature: 6000-6500K
Weight: 62g
Charge Time: 2-3 hours
Focus Type: Fixed
Modes: 3. High, low and flashing
Len's: Diffused, Spot and Red filter
Rating: IP46
Vendor: Seller via ebay
Description:Rotary LED Headlamp USB Flashlight Waterproof Rechargable Hunting Ligh
Shipped From: UK
What's in the box?: Headlamp, USB charging cable and instructions.
First Impressions
Suaoki have been making a name for themselves in the rechargeable gadgets industry lately.
Some of the best Solar chargers, battery banks and car jump starters are made by Suaoki so an innovative rechargeable headlamp popping up on ebay was not to be missed!
The Headlamp arrived in a nice looking retail box. Inside was the lamp, the charging cable and a handy information booklet.
For £6 I think this item is really well presented.
The headlamp itself it very lightweight in the hand, weighing only 62g this device can easily be carried in a bag or in your pocket without you noticing it's there.
The Orange coloured barrel separates from the headband and mount meaning you could use the headlamp as a hand torch and ditch the band. Alternatively separating the band allows you to chuck it in the washer if it gets a little dirty. I like this feature.
Everything electronic is contained within the barrel and both the power button and USB port are protected by a thick rubber bung.
Diffused Red Filter Lens
Standard Spot - No filter
Diffused white
USB Port with Rubber bung
Operating the lamp is simple. Rotate the left end and the lamp moves up and down and rotate the right end and the lens moves into one of the three featured positions.
1) Diffused white light
2) Straight white spot beam
3) Red diffused light
A simple to operate headlamp for people of all ages
Pressing the power switch on the side and you are presented with three modes to choose from.
1) Low
2) High
3) Flash
This is all run-of-the-mill stuff really. The flashing mode is unnecessary I would have thought.
Overall then Im heartily Impressed so far. The simplicity and usual design has won me over.
Time to see how good this thing is doing its one and only job - producing light!
Testing
High Power Spot
On its highest setting the merger 50 lumens output is actually quite surprising. The beam is a green-white colour which projects a fair distance when using on spot beam.
White Diffused
This lens widens the beam and softens the strength. It works really well and can be used as a subtle reading light.
Red Diffused
Well it's not really red. It's more of a subtle pastel orange. It's quite unusual and really nice. I like this lens the best.
Overall performance of this lamp is good for the power it gives out. For most situations this lamp would be fine. Very useable.
Rating: ✅✅✅✅✅ 5 out of 5
This little Suaoki is terrific value for money.
Rechargeable, lightweight and innovative in design it's both good-looking and functional. For those requiring a cheap, reliable headlamp you can't really go wrong with one of these.
