LED Sensor Headlight
Rechargeable
HIGH
LOW
STROBE
ON / OFF
Featuring the latest LED COB (Chip On Board) technology this headlight provides a super bright, wide angle beam that offers three output options of High, Low or Strobe.
An optional sensor operated mode can be activated by holding the switch down for three seconds. This mode allows the light to be switched on or off by moving your hand directly in front of the light. A useful feature for gloved or dirty hands.
Mode | High | Low |
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Brightness | 150 lumens | 50 lumens |
Run time | 4 hours | 12 hours |
Beam distance | 20 Metres | 8 Metres |
Light source | COB LED | |
Weight | 157g approx. | |
Battery | 3.7V 2200mAh rechargeable | |
Charge time | 5 hours | |
Supplied with | USB Charger & USB Lead |
Another well-designed torch from Lighthouse.
The product description omits a couple of key features:
● The battery is a standard 18650 Li-Ion replaceable battery; spare batteries (Lighthouse) can easily provide extra run time.
● When the lamp has been On in any output mode for more than a few seconds, just one press of the switch turns it Off. A nice touch!
Sensor Operation: a clever idea that works well, but it only operates in High mode and is cancelled by pressing the switch. A LED to the left of the COB glows red when sensor operation is active. If you really must have an SOS function then activate sensor mode and send SOS manually: SOS in morse code … --- … - 6 quick S waves of the hand in front of the torch, pause, 6 slow waves O, pause, 6 quick S, longer pause - repeat sequence until rescued! ;)
The torch can be recharged at any time no matter how much charge remains. It’s important to read the two-page guide in the pack on Li-Ion rechargeable batteries.
Beam: It’s a fixed wide-angle floodlight spread over about 160° horizontally, and 110° vertically, with pretty much full illumination over better than around 120° H x 90° V. The COB array and no focussing ensures a complete lack of bright spots or rings. The other evening, I sat it on the kitchen table pointing at the white ceiling (4 x 3m) - High gives enough light to cook, eat and read.
This was bought to replace a cheap 3 x AAA COB headlamp (~ 100/35 lumens) that has several shortcomings as a work-lamp for arms-length work: Low power isn’t quite bright enough even on new batteries, but High is too bright; in either mode it eats batteries – a couple of sets for a day’s work.
Comparing the two torches, the L/HEHEAD150R on Low is almost as bright as the ‘cheapo’ on High, plenty of light for working at arm’s length (decorating, working on vehicles) with a claimed 12 hours duration. I don’t do 12-hour days, so I’m unlikely to be able to check that! I've used it for several days redecorating a dark passageway, just need to put it on charge at the end of the day. It’s supplied partly charged, and must be fully charging before first use.
CAUTIONS:
1. The L/HEHEAD150R on High is blindingly bright at short range (10m) – keep out of the hands of children; an accidental glance at it will leave a black spot in your vision for several minutes.
2. Using a USB mains adaptor with an output of more than 1A to charge this torch is likely to overheat the battery and could cause a fire or explosion. As the standard maximum output from a PC’s USB port is 500mA (0.5A), a full charge would take around 10 hours.
I was given this head torch for Christmas in 2019, to help me when taking my horses in on dark winter nights and poo picking in the dark. It is very handy and light is incredibly bright. And love the fact that it can be charged.
However it stopped working the other day so I bought a new battery but this is not the problem. It will charge and the green light is on but can get the LED on.
Can you replace the COB LED?
Apart from this I have and will continue recommending this handy piece of kit
I’m an ageing sparky who has tried lots of different head torches over the years, from ridiculously expensive ones to cheap CEF specials . All were AAA batteries that constantly ran out. All of the above were no where close to this one. The wide beam is perfect for tight spaces and it will light up lofts with ease. Even walking around sites when it’s dark is not a problem for distance or complete sight with the wide beam. I have 3 to cover my self with hopefully 1 or 2 charged . 10 / 10
IP RATINGSThe IP (Ingress Protection) code indicates how well a device is protected against water and dust. This is defined by the international standard EN 60529. |
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First Digit Solids (intrusion protection) |
Second Digit Water (moisture protection) |
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0 | (or X - see section below): No special protection. Not rated (or no rating supplied) for protection against ingress of this type. | 0 | (or X - see section below): No protection. |
1 | Protection from a large part of the body such as a hand (but no protection from deliberate access); from solid objects greater than 50mm in diameter. | 1 | Protection against vertically falling droplets, such as condensation. ensuring that no damage or interrupted functioning of components will be incurred when an item is upright. |
2 | Protection against fingers or other object not greater than 80mm in length and 12mm in diameter (accidental finger contact). | 2 | Protection against water droplets deflected up to 15° from vertical |
3 | Protection from entry by tools, wires etc, with a diameter of 2.5 mm or more. | 3 | Protected against spray up to 60° from vertical. |
4 | Protection against solid objects larger than 1mm (wires, nails, screws, larger insects and other potentially invasive small objects such as tools/small etc). | 4 | Protected against water splashes from all directions. Tested for a minimum of 10 minutes with an oscillating spray (limited ingress permitted with no harmful effects). |
5 | Partial protection against dust that may harm equipment. | 5 | Protection against low-pressure jets (6.3 mm) of directed water from any angle (limited ingress permitted with no harmful effects). |
6 | Totally dust tight. Full protection against dust and other particulates, including a vacuum seal, tested against continuous airflow. | 6 | Protection against direct high pressure jets. |
7 | Protection against full immersion for up to 30 minutes at depths between 15 cm and 1 metre (limited ingress permitted with no harmful effects). | ||
8 | Protection against extended immersion under higher pressure (i.e. greater depths). Precise parameters of this test will be set and advertised by the manufacturer and may include additional factors such as temperature fluctuations and flow rates, depending on equipment type. | ||
9K | Protection against high-pressure, high-temperature jet sprays, wash-downs or steam-cleaning procedures - this rating is most often seen in specific road vehicle applications (standard ISO 20653:2013 Road Vehicles - Degrees of protection). |
IK RATINGSIK ratings are defined as IK and a number from 00 to 10, this indicates the degree of protection provided by the electrical enclosures against external mechanical impacts. |
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What are the different IK ratings? | |
IK00 | There is no Protection |
IK01 | Protected against 0.14 joules of impact (this is the equivalent to the impact of a 0.25kg mass dropped from 56mm above) |
IK02 | Protected against 0.2 joules of impact (this is the equivalent to the impact of a 0.25kg mass dropped from 80mm above) |
IK03 | Protected against 0.35 joules of impact (this is the equivalent to the impact of a 0.2kg mass dropped from 140mm above) |
IK04 | Protected against 0.5 joules of impact (the equivalent to the impact of a 0.25kg mass dropped from 200mm above the impacted surface) |
IK05 | Protected against 0.7 joules of impact (the equivalent to the impact of a 0.25kg mass dropped from 280mm above the impacted surface) |
IK06 | Protected against 1 joules of impact (the equivalent to the impact of a 0.25kg mass dropped from 400mm above the impacted surface) |
IK07 | Protected against 2 joules of impact (the equivalent to the impact of a 0.5kg mass dropped from 400mm above the impacted surface) |
IK08 | Protected against 5 joules of impact (the equivalent to the impact of a 1.7kg mass dropped from 300mm above the impacted surface) |
IK09 | Protected against 10 joules of impact (the equivalent to the impact of a 5kg mass dropped from 200mm above the impacted surface) |
IK10 | Protected against 20 joules of impact (the equivalent to the impact of a 5kg mass dropped from 400mm above the impacted surface) |