Black Diamond Ion Headlamp, Matte Black
February 16, 2018 - Comment
Extremely compact and powerful, the Black Diamond Ion headlamp packs 80 lumens of power into a tiny package for just-in-case lighting and ultralight missions. The touch-control housing lets you switch from full power to dimmed, strobe or red night vision lighting at the swipe of a finger.
Product Features
- One Double Power LED and one Single Power red LED emit up to 80 lumens on max setting
- Modern touch-control housing runs on two AAA batteries (Lithium, alkaline, or rechargeable)
- Settings include full strength in proximity and distance modes, dimming, strobe, red night vision and lock mode
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For the price, it’s a bargain and gets the job done. Length:: 1:06 Mins For the price of $11, it’s a steal.The batteries alone for AAA Lithium are $1.20-1.50 a piece.I got this for my kids, ages 3-6, and the controls are not the easiest to learn and use. I uploaded a video on how to control the functions if you need help.If you are wearing gloves, have very dry hands, or wet/moist hands, the touch switch doesn’t work or respond well to touch.These will be used for car camping, walking at night…
Not a bad little light Really nice little headlamp. I think everyone would agree that the battery access lid should be better designed. I just took a really sharp knife/razor blade and shaved down the lid catch just a little bit. It is much easier to open now and does not come open accidentally and it doesn’t feel like you are going to break it. If you are using lightweight gloves, it works ok. If you are using heavyweight gloves, I imagine it could be a problem. But, almost anything that requires dexterity would be…
Reasonable price but turning it on/off is very finicky. The button free touch sensor to turn the unit on and off and adjust brightness is a nice concept but it is very finicky. It doesn’t matter if your fingers are clean, dirty, hot, cold, or wet, this unit usually takes about 5 tries to get it to respond the way you are intending. Once you get it turned on it is actually very bright for it’s size with good battery life. According to the manual it is water resistant. I have worn it for brief periods in the rain with no issues but the battery door…