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headlamps again; Petzl zoom
Topic Started: Dec 9 2013, 11:01 PM (659 Views)
bristolspark
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After the failure of my Fenix headlamp I've become fed up with these sealed type lamps that cannot be repaired, the Fenix was excellent lamp untill the switch failed, also previous to this the same thing happened to my lenser H7. I thought I'd try something more basic, anyway I came across these on ebay.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330887618021?ssP...984.m1438.l2648
Although the torch only use a standard bulb you can take them apart and the switching mechanism is simple but excellent, you screw the lamp bezel in and out to switch it on and off and to zoom. I've found a lot of the new headlamps have small switches which are not always easy to locate. I've also found these on ebay which should make the lamp more powerful.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251394188091?var...984.m1438.l2649


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congerman
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fair play sparky,i had a petzl zoom years ago a bit dated now though, never had ant trouble with mine very reliable little lamps,remember fitting a halogen bulb thought it was the dogs b**ocks trouble was it only lasted about 30 minutes & those 4.5 duracell batterys wern't cheap ;)
only when the last tree has been cut down,the last river has been poisoned,and the last fish has been caught, then man will find he cannot eat money.

conger or sole please,either way,i don't mind
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Limpet
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Sparky, i'm not sure that it's big enough :blink:
I assume the big battery pack in the back will counterbalance your head, to stop you falling over!
Do let us know how you get on though - as the switch on my torch is not always working and as you say the torch becomes U S once any component is gone.

What battery are you getting?
Tries Hard!
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JOCK
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Hi Sparky i used the zoom for years i had converted mine to 6 volt
halogen with rechargeable batteries but you need to upgrade the lens to metal
as the standard one will melt, you could also get an insert with converted the batteries
to 3 AAA and do away with that 4.5 volt square type hope this helps.
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bristolspark
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The torch is really light on your head, no problem there Limpet, as for the battery the standard one is a special 4.5v 3LR12 but the supplier of the torch provides a conversion box that takes 3 AA batteries thrown in with the torch. Hey Jock and Congerman the lamp I've ordered to replace the standard bulb is 120 lumen 1Watt cree led which uses a lot less power than a halogen so it should be interesting to see how it performs, what I do like is the bulb is easy to replace.
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bristolspark
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http://www.thetorchsite.co.uk/TTS-1_Watt_C...l_LED_Bulb.html
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JOCK
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Like the look of the replacement bulb should be a winner there sparky
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bristolspark
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Thought I'd put up the before and after, pleased with the new cree bulb. :)

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Sparky I've got an old petal zoom head lamp which I had in the day still got it somewhere
If you want it for spares your more than wellcome to it
Give us a shout next time your down hear and I'll meet up with you.
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bristolspark
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Cheers Stav.
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stavbcfc
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Sparky you got thinking headlamps!!
I bought a lenser h14r about year n half ago used it a couple times then it didn't work so decided to buy a proper light a petzl ultra in which is a quality light, got fed up with low standard crapy lights.
Was out fishing with si in the week n he said he read about the good after sales of the lenser and I should send it back
Well sent it Thursdays evening and today Saturday I've just received a brand new head lamp fecking wow what quality service is that I'm absolutely gob smacked
Si I don't like to say it but you right again get In there!!!! ;)
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bristolspark
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The trouble with a lot of these headlamps is the internal electronics, there not up to the rough weather, seems like there not totally water proof.
The zoom is pretty waterproof and also the switching is done by simple contacts that are open and shut by screwing the lamp bezel in and out, this is a lot better than fiddling around trying to find small switches when you have cold hands or gloves on, also no electronics to go wrong. Only thing I need to find out know is how long the batteries will last, I recon about 7 hours.
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