Neiko 40432 Sensor+ Adv XP-C Super Bright 100 Lumens Cree LED Reviews

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I just received it yesterday. Overall, I'm impressed. It has a lot of good features for the price (NOTE: I got it cheaper from another website).

The Good:

The ability to dim the light down to what you need should help save the battery

The hands-free IR feature to turn the light off/on is a nice touch

The weight seems to be fine at least it doesn't bother me at all when wearing

The Bad:

The battery life at the highest setting, according to the website description is 8 hours. The package rates it at 4 hours.

The "gear" mechanism that allows the light to shine up or down seems cheap. I would expect it to break if it was used very often.

When initially turning on the IR off/on feature, it comes on then right back off the first time. After that, it seems to work fine.

Other Thoughts:

This lamp appears to be made in China and sold under different names. There's a cheaper version of this lamp available w/o the IR feature search Amazon for "eGear Focus Control 100".

I was debating between this lamp and the Coast Lenser 7497. Now that I know it will only last 4 hours at the high setting, I would get the Coast lamp if I could do it over (it has a 15 hour life at 170 lumens).

I posted pictures of the packaging. The actual model of this lamp is phm0m3a011. Search google with this part number to get all the details on this lamp.

Update (10.25.2011):

I've really enjoyed using this headlamp. I find that I use the hands-free IR feature EVERY time I use it. I've also used the zooming feature quite a bit it's been great for lighting up the entire area in front of my walking path. For the price and features, it's been a great buy.

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I has used lots of headlamps for many years. I started to fashion headlamps when components were comparatively clunky, provided marginal light and went through big batteries quickly. I did technical mountain rescue work for many years, and it just didn't work to use a hand held light when you were operating in the dark on rope. Anyway, I have experience with headlamps for lame stuff like walking the dog and camping and also for high altitude rock and ice. This little light is not one for extreme use but it will be going to my hunt camp the elk season (11,000 ft).

It can be used in a few modes, some that save batteries while giving enough light to keep from tripping down the trail, and another for lots of light. It has red LED's for not wrecking your night vision while trying to sneak up on game in the dark. And the really cool thing is the motion activation. You can pick one mode, that starts at the bright setting and it dims if you hold the button. So you can customize the light you need from 100 lumens on down. Once you let up on the button you have picked the brightness, but then the really cool motion activation is set too. So from then on you don't have to fool with the little buttons. If you wave you hand past the headlamp it will turn off, and again with a wave, turn on. Because I travel in the mountains without light as much as possible, I can then have light in an instant, even with heavy gloves on, by a wave of my hand. So when I need to check out what just made that large and growly noise, I have fast light, hopefully faster than the bear can close the gap.

The light can be pointed at your toes or further out in front of you as needed, and gets a lot of mileage of the batteries. LED's are so much better than the crap we used to have. Do remember, that if you use lithium batteries they go full tilt until empty and then go dark without warning. You should have a second small light to be able to put in new batteries. These lights are small and changing batteries can be a chore. You can also adjust the beam easily, and the headband seems adequate, and it weighs next to nothing. This thing will not blind anyone but it put out enough light to do most anything you'll need to do.

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The Cree Sensor is a good value at $28 bucks. You can pay more and get more, but this is good enough for most purposes. The battery life is an issue, but if you're on a long night hike or ride, take extra batteries-problem solved.

The dimmable main LED is plenty bright for biking down an in-town trail, but probably not good for rock strewn technical riding.

It's also handy for household chores, and I've even used it as a reading light. The dimmable switch is very handy for that reason. This is not a high-end light, but rather a value light with a lot of features for the money.

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For camping, hiking and general around-the-house use, this has to be the best headlamp out there.

The zoom feature is very useful; the wide angle delivers a perfectly, even uniform field light, and the angle is gradually adjustable up to "telephoto" -perfect for reading a book in the tent. The light intensity is also adjustable -not in steps, but a continuous gradation. Just hold the button down and it dims gradually. Release when you have the intensity you want. The telephoto beam is not quite so uniform as the wide angle -a little reflector unevenness, but I don't find this too disturbing.

The Infrared hand-wave ON-OFF feature only works with the white LED. The red LEDs are button operated: On, Off and blinking. They blink the SOS signal: 3 fast 3 slow 3 fast. If you're blinking for help, might as well use the universal distress signal. The red LEDs are actually very bright and cannot be dimmed.

100 lumens is fine enough for my purposes -around the campsite. If you're trying to light up the opposite canyon wall in an S&R mission, this is not the light. But this lamp is compact and lightweight, perfect for hiking, biking trips. It is somewhat bulkier and better constructed than my old superlight 4 LED Petzl, which always had problems with the very shallow battery enclosure. The thin plastic on that one cracked and is now useless.

My only complaint: the top buttons that operate the light sequence and Infrared feature are flush with the body and have very little texture -very difficult to feel and locate. They should have been either raised, more recessed, or molded with more tactile texture. But I'm getting to finding them now.

The headband is the Achilles heel of most headlamps I've owned -in no time they stretch out and even with the minimum adjustment, they would soon only fit the head of the Elephant Man. The fix is to rubber band a loop in the back to take up the slack. I wish they would make a stronger, more durable elastic for these headbands.

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Pros: High quality Cree LED

Motion detecting Off-On Great feature

Beam focus great for differing conditions

Variable Intensity useful for matching brightness to the job

Several White and red modes

Small, comfortable package

Cons: Questionable longevity under "Hard use"

Tilt indexing weak design