David McKee
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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Whitmire,SC
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Bright Eyes LED head
Friday night Ray Conrad brought one of his new LED heads to the Legal Defense Hunt. The head has 5 LED bulbs and is rated at 1200 lumens. We shined it in several trees, including a huge pine, and the light is bright and crisp. It is a good white light with little reflection coming back to you as with a standard incandescent bulb.
Saturday night Laird Thompson and I tested it in the woods. It is a good walking light eliminating the shadowing you get from most incandescent bulbs. It wasn't spread out 160 degrees as most of the other LED heads I have seen.
At the first tree we compared 21v LED to 21v incandescent. The LED would shine thru the incandescent. It was able to draw down to a good tight spot. Something I hadn't seen on other LED heads.
At the next tree we compared the 21v LED to a 28v incandescent. The results were the same, the LED would shine thru the incandescent. The LED head heat output was comparable to most incandescent bulbs on high.
The LED head plugs straight into a regular beltlight,(or boxlight), without any problems. You turn your rheostat wide open on your light and use the switch on the head to adjust. I prefer to be able to adjust my head on my side, but Ray said he could go into my light and fix it so I can.
The head is machined from aircraft aluminum and looks good. It is a smaller diameter than a 5100 head and weighs a little more, maybe a few ounces, but its not enough to tell.
The price is $195.00. This may seem a little expensive, but once you compare this head to some of the others I have seen I think you will be as impressed as we were. It is quality craftsmanship from start to finish. I don't think you will go wrong investing in one of these heads.
Ray said he would be making them available for sale at the Winter Classic. They are worth checking out..
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