[Shop-talk] LED Headlamps

[Bob Spidell]

Listers,

After realizing that holding a small flashlight with my teeth was 
probably a bad idea (and painful), I decided I needed a /good/ headband 
flashlight. I have a couple cheap ones, but they never seem to put out 
enough light for working on cars in a dark shop or in the grease pit. I 
see people using them on the tube, and they seem to work, but the two I 
have--both powered by a couple AAAs--aren't even as powerful as the 
cheap flashlights Harbor Freight gives away (which work a couple times 
then quit). After checking the Brazilian river/rainforest and a few 
review sites it seems they are all over the map, from $10/ea to over 
$100! The lumen ratings seem a bit suspicious too, with some Duracell 
brand Costco has on sale for a 3-pack rated at 550ea, and at least some 
claiming over 1,100 (for a few seconds bursts, anyway). Can anyone 
recommend one that actually lasts enough to find the bolt that fell down 
between the block and wheel well, and stays in place on your head?

TIA,
Bob
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