Spelunking Special
Manufacturer: Boruit
Model: RJ-3000
Power: 3x Cree XM-L T6 diodes. (1x XM-L + 2x XM-L format) *
Run By: either 1x or 2x 18650 lithium battery (parallel circuitry)
Rechargeable?: Yes onboard charging facility
Focus Type: All heads are fixed focus
Modes: 4 (1x XM-L, 2x flanking XM-L, all 3 XM-L, Strobe)
Vendor: Seller via ebay
Shipped From: 🇬🇧 UK
Description: 4000 lumen 3x XM-L T6 powerful headlamp
What's in the box?: RJ-3000, Car charger, wall plug charger and 2x 4200mAh* Ultrafire 18650 lithium batteries
The Lies...
I thought it best to get the truth out in the open before I did the review. It could taint the results a little shall we say.
First of all the bare faced lies about what this lamp is packing in the power department. No the RJ-3000 does NOT have 3 XM-L T6 diodes on board. In fact it has 1x main XM-L and 2 flanking XP-E diodes. So the overinflated lie about it throwing out 4000 lumens of brightness is made to look even more foolish now the two lesser chips have been uncovered!
And I don't think it's Boruit who are putting out this bunkum it's all the dodgy little ebay sellers who all sing from the same song book it would appear. The bloody cheek of it!
Oh and the last little lie is the batteries....clearly not rated at 4200mAh in reality more like 350mAh. Any battery claiming to have a holding charge of over 3000mAh is a load of crap as at present these high power 18650s don't exist. Investing in some real 18650's would be beneficial in the long run.
I'm not surprised by any of this bytheway. I'm used to the bull now and fully informed that Chinese lumens and Chinese current ratings are totally different from everyone elses! lol
The UK trading standards agency would close you down over here if you tried to pull some of that crap. ha ha
Features:
👍 Rechargeable using the supplied car charger or wall plug
👍 Rear red tail light on the battery box
👍 Ability to run on 1 or 2 batteries due to the circuitry
First Impressions
Despite all the bullshit I really like this headlamp. I had wanted one of these for a while but could never seem to get it at a price I was comfortable with. These Boruits seem to be flying off the shelves for around £15 if you went with a UK seller and about £12 if you chose the Oriental path. I didn't want to pay over a tenner for an unknown branded (to me) Chinese lighthouse of unknown reliability. Time passed and last week I decided to opt to buy a clone copy of this Boruit 3000 which was identicle except for having no Boruit branding. (This happens with rip-off LED LENSER H7's) so I was a little unsure as to the quality of this clone would be like. I only paid £8 for it in the end so if it was crap then it would not be a big loss.
A couple of days pass and it arrives at my door.
Inside the inadequate packaging was the genuine Boruit afterall. Hence this review. I'm not sure if the guys at the warehouse sent me the wrong one or Boruit make them all regardless of branding? Who knows?
Construction of the headlamp seems to be an all platic affair with perhaps the exception of the aluminium LED heat sink tucked inside the head. It doesn't feel cheap in any way despite the materials it's OK,
The main XM-L T6 diode is mounted in the larger of the three heads. With a deep reflector this main lamp should offer a good spot beam when testing.
The side flanking XP-E LED's are set in small diameter heads with a diffused/shallow depth on each reflector . Possibly to offer a wider angle softer beam?
The modes
Mode 1: Allegedly 1000 lumens
Mode 2: Allegedly 2000 lumens brightness
Mode 3: Allegedly 4000 lumens on max power! hardly! lol
You have to laugh when you see some of the ridiculous light output figures on some of these torches! 4000 lumens indeed! More like 1000 lumens on fresh batteries would be my guess. But that's pretty bright none-the-less.
The testing of this headlamp should be interesting especially when I'm considering bringing in the LED LENSER H7.2 for comparison contest. I know exactly what the lenser throws out so there is nowhere to hide for the Boruit.
Running this thing off 1 battery is pretty cool
Parallel Circuitry
One nice feature of this lamp is the ability to run it from one or two cells. Removing one of the batteries causes no loss of power it just shortens the run time. Handy if you only have one spare 18650 in your bag. A great feature
Testing:
First of all a little annoyance.....there is no way of dimming any of the 4 mode options so it's max brightness or none at all. I'm not sure I like that. All my other headlamps have been dimmable so why not this one? Dimming the lamp is a key feature for me. Hmm 😣
It makes testing a little easier.
This headlamp is not subtle in its approach to illumination. It's big and it's very bright!
In comparison with the lenser H7.2 which is 250 lumens Max, the Boruit is definitely twice as bright which was a surprise.
After using this headlamp in a number of situations it's seems like the Boruit is best suited to lighting up large areas and not for close work. The concentrated brightness when viewing an object up close is way over the top. It's difficult to make anything out due to massive reflections.
A simple Dimmer switch or lower power setting would sort that problem out but boruit weren't thinking about that when they designed it.
If you only need to use this as a super bright caving lamp then you've nothing to worry about.
First of all a little annoyance.....there is no way of dimming any of the 4 mode options so it's max brightness or none at all. I'm not sure I like that. All my other headlamps have been dimmable so why not this one? Dimming the lamp is a key feature for me. Hmm 😣
It makes testing a little easier.
Mode 1: Main beam
Mode 2: 2x XP-E
Mode 3: The full monty..everything on
This headlamp is not subtle in its approach to illumination. It's big and it's very bright!
In comparison with the lenser H7.2 which is 250 lumens Max, the Boruit is definitely twice as bright which was a surprise.
After using this headlamp in a number of situations it's seems like the Boruit is best suited to lighting up large areas and not for close work. The concentrated brightness when viewing an object up close is way over the top. It's difficult to make anything out due to massive reflections.
A simple Dimmer switch or lower power setting would sort that problem out but boruit weren't thinking about that when they designed it.
If you only need to use this as a super bright caving lamp then you've nothing to worry about.
Rating: ✅✅✅✅ 4 out of 5
In terms of getting the most bang for your buck then the boruit 3000 is up there with the best. It's the brightest headlamp to adorn my head so far, there's no complaints when it comes to brightness. The missing lower power setting is annoying though. Do you need max power all the time?
The Boruit 3000 is like an American muscle car. Its big, powerful and rough round the edges. Personally, I would rather opt for something with less power and a smoother engine! 😋😋