eBay's cheapest pile of crap USB rechargeable LED head torch.

[@RFC3514]

"For SOS press for 1 second, release, press for 1 second, release, press for 1 second, release, press for 2 seconds, release, press for 2 seconds, release, press for 2 seconds, release, repeat."

[@stevelloyd5785]

Much easier to hold your hand over the lens and flip it away too give the required ...---... or spread your fingers like a signal lamp on a ship.

[@RFC3514]

No, really? That didn't even cross my mind. I was being totally serious.

[@stevelloyd5785]

I'm not sure if you were serious, better check the Evil bit security flag.

[@zockex6424]

R/whooosh

[@oljobo]

😂

[@jovangrbic97]

Here's a *solution to separate the battery from the casing sticky tape* : take a length of waxed tooth floss, long enough to hold tightly and pass behind the battery. Then use it like a saw pulling back and forth until you cut through the double sided tape, and the battery falls out/can be easily pulled off. No penetration, sharp objects or damage!

[@jovangrbic97]

John Coops Seeing that I personally own a luxury German model I have no need for such endeavors, more likely to be a victim of fine folks like you. But yes I see it being applicable in such cases too. A handy tool nonetheless!

[@alkatraz706]

@@jovangrbic97 take a joke man lol

[@EnricoConca]

I usually just add a few drops of IPA around the battery to weaken the adhesive.

[@SigEpBlue]

But where's the smoke, flames, and fun in _that_ ??? ;)

[@Dee_Just_Dee]

I can confirm that floss/string work wonderfully for removing double sided tape. That's how I moved my dashcam from my old car to my current one. The dashcam manufacturers even tend to include a foot or so of string in the box for exactly that purpose.

[@RonKapchinsky]

Clive, My wife just walked by and asked what an explosive prevention pie dish was. The lore has dutifully been passed along. Ron, quarantined in New Brunswick, Canada.

[@DryLog420]

Hey Ron, I'm also in isolation in NB. North-East to be exact. Nice to see people so close also watch Big Clive! Cheers

[@RonKapchinsky]

@@DryLog420 Oromocto here, waiting for the Army to decide if we will assist.

[@reseidolon]

Clive! This light is clearly manufactured for people who want general illumination while still walking into things. It's the ultimate in niche marketing. Also because the makers of this fine product know their target niche market so well, they understand that these folks like surprizes. THEREFORE these people will simply LOVE the fact that the instructions bear no resemblance to the actual product.

[@Tommyinoz1971]

Looks suitable for use in Australia as we need to look up for Drop Bears all the time.

[@vector6977]

That sounds typically horrifying as is most wildlife in Australia.

[@RFC3514]

I hear they only drop on tourists, though.

[@vector6977]

Is there a drop bear repellent or does a long pointy stick help?

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

@@vector6977 No. The only reliable deterrent known is to wear a wide brimmed bright pink hat with very colourful and the biggest feathers you can get stuck all over it and to go everywhere saying loudly " I'm a little teapot short and stout, here is my handle here is my spout" and performing the actions as you do it with the only difference being that you have to drop your pants when you have to show your, ahem "spout". Have fun with that, just make sure you've got a friend travelling with you to pay to bail you out for public exposure lol.

[@basshead.]

+Thomas McBurney I like Home and Away.

[@izzieb]

Clive, we need to talk about your head torch addiction. This isn't healthy.

[@soneyliston7902]

Its gone to his head!

[@kenneth6731]

Get an Olight Perun and you're cured.

[@BristolSpotterHD]

Light headed

[@b3j8]

Yeah Clive it's time you saw the light!

[@mtreis86]

It would be bright to quit while ahead.

[@jakublulek3261]

My favourite pile of crap head torch was a model, that we used to sell in our hobby shop. Not only it hadn't any protection for cell itself, but because protection was inside of provided charging lead, you cannot charge it and not destroy it by any other, generic charging lead. It needed 3,7 V charging voltage, and we never had spare leads for customers, that lost theyr provided one. We got rid of them when couple people returned these torches with swolen battery packs...

[@ruthmoreton6975]

Big Clive: Oh, I've just perforated the Lithium Cell. That's not good. Me:

[@beanst0100]

Definitely agree with the bike light heritiage as i've some bike lights in a very similar housing with simpler lenzing, which i got 4 years ago

[@hmartinlb]

The light started out as a counterfeit Lezyne Zectro Drive then somehow mutated into this "thing".

[@fillg]

As soon as you said you'd perforated it, my first thought was "where's the explosion containment pie dish?" Definitely don't want to set the place on fire. I usually take stuff outside before I start messing with those batteries in the foil packaging. So far I've only had to chuck one of them on the ground to finish its fizzing flaming death

[@3dlabs99]

"cheapest pile of crap" ... ok I'll click that -- sounds like a good video :)

[@SaberTail]

That angle's perfect for underground miners who are worried about rocks falling on them.

[@RenThraysk]

Or for mountaineers, climbing a steep slope.

[@maxusboostus]

@@RenThraysk or for short people wanting to examine nasal hairs.

[@heyidiot]

Perfect to warn the rocks above that the miner is now in a perfect position to be kloncked-upon.

[@markiangooley]

If it’s rotated 180 degrees does it point in the same direction?

[@RenThraysk]

Maybe cavers looking for a tasty bat...

[@GregsGrog]

Could it be for cyclists hence the flashing and the red wouldn’t need it for lightning the way more about being seen?

[@arneanka4633]

Probably.

[@bvalentino]

Congratulation for reaching 600k! The gold play button is not far off

[@TheNiteNinja19]

I got a $10 Tractfire LED headlamp. Very generic, with a very bright center spot and a good amount of area illumination, and runs on dual 18650 batteries. The batteries it came with were junk, so I got some real 3,200mAh EBL 18650's, and I can use that thing for a hell of a long time. Its even adjustable vertically. For the price, its a great headlamp, especially since I'm an overnight trucker. Its about 2 years old now. Its even taken a couple hits when I've fallen backwards on ice and the battery pack absorbed most of the impact like a helmet. I had a Bulbhead headlamp before that and it only lasted a few weeks on the job (and it almost looks like the one shown here, with an adjustable one)

[@russellhltn1396]

I'm thinking that bicyclists tend to be more "head down" than most applications. It might be aimed well for them.

[@jamesharmer9293]

One of my sisters lives at the bottom of Ben Nevis. This would be the ideal light for when she decides to walk up the mountain at night. Not so great for coming back down though...

[@tylerlloydboone]

The schmoo was released early. Ave would be proud.

[@johnnyzander7062]

I put on a 5mm rubber strip to change the angle. But another bad thing. If you have glasses, the lamp shines through the clear plastic housing and is reflected down into your glasses. Does not help the night vision ..

[@festivitycat]

"One moment please..." 🥰

[@rysacroft]

@@johncoops6897 I think Surita likes his voice or rather his Scottish accent. I like Surita :) Sorry I downvoted you by accident, I'll try the upvote remedy. Or will I?

[@skyoreece9805]

Hal 9000 one moment please, Dave - you can't do that

[@rarbiart]

it is ideal for people with a concave forehead! Ask Herman Munster!

[@skyoreece9805]

Lol

[@KevinOsborne1987]

I brought the last one you recommended and it is fantastic! Thanks for the tip!!

[@amorphuc]

LOL. Still waiting for mine. I ordered as well.

[@Shaun.Stephens]

@@amorphuc I'm still waiting for mine too. COVID-19 slowing things down I guess.

[@dashcamandy2242]

The packaging itself screamed cheap... Red LED mode might be useful for nighttime map reading (for those of you under 30 years old, we used to have actual printed maps that you actually had to look at so you knew how to get somewhere, essentially a printed copy of Google Maps but with more accuracy) but it's pointless because you can't even get the light to shine in your lap without some serious contortions of the spinal column!

[@knightowl3577]

I have seen outdoor workers wearing something like this in China (not recently don't panic). They are more about being visible rather aiding the wearer's visibility. The boss can see you are where you should be and not having a crafty smoke. Most adults smoke in China and lots of kids do too.

[@bigclivedotcom]

I was just looking at China's smoking statistics today. They're surprising.

[@phils4634]

The red light would be very good for night vision preservation. With the addition of a small foam pad that little light may well be remarkably useful! Going to buy one.

[@williama29]

things always get taken apart here that's why I like your channel I love teardowns on things

[@TrinomCZ]

"Where's the explosion containment pie dish?" I'm dead from laughing :-D

[@jfan4reva]

Yes, nicely engineered, except the engineers stopped too soon. But it's nice that it was discounted before coming to Clive's bench of electronic autopsy. Also nice to see that the silly-ass SOS mode is falling out of style. (No one knows morse code, and if you really need to send S.O.S., just use your hand to block the light beam.)

[@jamesboots437]

Perfect for night fishing to watch rod tips Clive👍

[@DerCrawlerVomUrAnus]

Clive, I just wanted to say "thank you" for a juicy 17 minutes long video which is actually both interesting and entertaining and unlike so many channels on KZbin which desperately try to reach the 10 mins mark, you managed to do it without padding for time like a fucking imbecile. Looking forward to your next lockdown-stream!

[@pierreuntel1970]

yeah... that perforated cell will die in around a few days, it's supposed to be vacuumed in there. I've once poked a 2000mAh cell in a power bank, I though seal it back with tape would save it but oxygen has gotten in and destroyed the anode/cathode inside it, the cell becomes spongy and loose inside

[@bigclivedotcom]

I managed the test. But I'll be discharging it to zero and then recycling it.

[@IncertusetNescio]

Can confirm. Had an old laptop battery that puffed up, naively poked a vent hole in it to shrink it, it died within a few days tops. Luckily it was old to begin with but my meddling didn't help it.

[@timderks5960]

I got a headlamp from AliExpress recently, about 7USD, but it's an 18650 based one, including a carrying case. I was actually pretty impressed by it, it has both a COB for a wide light, and a spot light. It also angles like the one you showed in this video. Pretty nice light for what it is.

[@fxm5715]

As a long-time Big Clive watcher, this video seems to have been ever so slightly sped up. I've noticed KZbin speeding up certain videos lately, particularly old 80 music videos. I this some trick to get more videos views per hour on YT's part?

[@bigclivedotcom]

There are settings for adjusting playback speed. Could you have inadvertently set it higher?

[@fxm5715]

@@bigclivedotcom Oh, sure, I use those all the time, but it seems a bit more subtle than that, though, like 1.05x. Maybe it's just too many days alone warping my perception of time. :)

[@Yliannyx]

It might have passed the big head test, but certainly didn’t pass the big Clive test!

[@grantrennie]

Thanks for another great video clive, sorry the postal mail is not safe to use just now, when it all goes back to safety there will be mail coming for you. 👍

[@bigclivedotcom]

No more boiled sweets though, they dissolve in the paper bags.

[@pdrg]

Could red mode and "FISH" mean the specialist need is fishing?

[@shitboxoffroad]

I was thinking underwater night time fishing but idk

[@rogedoge204]

This light is quite good on the back of a mountain bike, car drivers love the flashing red and white mode I've noticed

[@rogedoge204]

Thank you for the like. I love your KZbin channel, it's really entertaining.

[@gd.ritter]

Question. Why can't the output pin of the microcontroller just pull the gate high or low without needing a resistor?

[@DanielM111]

This looks really neat for putting magnetic or doublesided tape on its back to stick it to stuff. Well, except for that afwul three mode switch.

[@JayHarrisonGoogle]

This might be good for say a firefighter or road workers with the strobing white and red light, for viability of the person to others (say mounted on the rear of a helmet). 🚨 Nice tear down! 👍

[@chunkychuck]

I like how "Turbo" is 20 lumens and "Economy" is 40 lumens. That is, if the instructions had anything to do with it at all.

[@TheModernVictorian]

Clive this is all your fore-head and not the fault of the head-torch.. Too much slant I reckon.

[@bigclivedotcom]

To work properly you'd need a very strange forehead.

[@peterjackhandy]

I have a beany with led light built in - Got it from Toolstation - and that suffers from the same lack of swivel ability. I was just about to comment that I bunged a thickish piece of sticky-backed felt on the top back...

[@marcogarofalo6343]

A piece of foam just at the top would solve the issue. The stuff you use for drafts on doors and windows. Sticky backed too. It would push the top forward and change the angle of the torch. This method technically makes it adjustable.

[@kw0s]

Hmmm, I bought about 10 “cheap” head lights on eBay using 2 x 18650 batteries for around $4 - 6 each. The $6 one comes with batteries. They all have tilt adjustment and head band. Some are not zoomable (I prefer zoom). They are very bright and cheap, if I shall lose of break one, I will not cry over it. Very happy with them. No issue with any of them except one, the plastic cover on the switch broke or disappeared and it is a bit hard to press to turn it on. Oh, I am a night owl.

[@phydeux]

Curious why you printed that on such yellow paper. Is your printer so neglected that your paper has yellowed?

[@bigclivedotcom]

White paper flares out on camera.

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

I like the last head torch you had in the video about a week ago or less!

[@chuckp3986]

CLIVE!!! always have your explosion containment pie dish handy!!!

[@AiOinc1]

Worth it for the battery, COB, and lens, I think. That's a pretty okay LED and a damn good lens.

[@paullelys161]

I was thinking the lens would make a nice set of reading glasses.😀

[@Tim_3100]

Clive back to puncturing battery cells 😂 but I have aslo seen sellers wildly increase prices after you buy an item it's just crazy

[@userPrehistoricman]

The S4 diode is probably to drop the voltage since they most likely used a 3.3V chip. 4.2 - 0.7 = 3.5 which is within the limits of most 3.3V parts (3.6V).

[@OikeaMaade]

Google "SHL-1855 headlamp". It's the best headlamp I have ever owned, using two 18650 it has great battery life, the lamp is pivoting and bright as heck and it doesn't mind rain or snow. And the best thing is that I think it cost me about 5€ without batteries with shipping, as I don't care for cheap useless rechargeable batteries. I've been using it whole winter while taking the dog out and I think I've charged the batteries (NCR18650B) twice. The best thing about it is that when the batteries ran out of juice in middle of the forest on "high" once, the "low" setting lasted for whole 20 minutes, enough to get out from the forest without resorting to crappy cellphone lamp and stumbling around in the dark. One bad thing I can say about the headlamp is that after four months of use it wouldn't turn on again, and after a short inspection it turned out there was a cold solder on the battery compartment which was easy enough to fix. Oh and the beam could be wider if you like that sort of thing, I like it tight and focused as it's been pretty dark and muddy winter here in Finland so it does not bother me.

[@englishrupe01]

"Dammit.....we forgot the hinge!"

[@ZaPpaul]

I bought one of these. It made me a little light-headed.

[@duanecolumbus7228]

eBay is the used "junk shop" of on line shopping

[@bigclivedotcom]

In the video I just recorded I described eBay as China's dumpster.

[@Mrflash222006]

It’s a cheap bicycle light hence the red and the flashing modes

[@waltermcphee3787]

And red does not destroy the night vision for astronomers etc.

[@softy8088]

I think this was originally designed as a bicycle light. Hence the option for red. I have a pair of bike lights that look very similar to this.

[@JBlanke]

I wonder if this is a repurposed bicycle light. The modes and lack of angle adjustment indicate that it’s probably designed to attach to a bicycles handlebars, perhaps with a different back that has some sort of bracket.

[@BertieJasokie]

Hey Clive, I too am obsessed with buying and taking apart cheap Chinese stuff but got tired of it quite quickly. I bought some similarly priced electronics on Decathlon as its usually better quality sans some features while being a similar price, can you check some of the cheaper ones out. They're all made in china after all.

[@jayer898]

Hey Clive why dont you use some isoprop alcohole to remove stuff thats stuck down?

[@lolman2425]

There are very cheap scales ob Ebay. Maybe that's something to take apart in the future? I bought one that can show differences as little as 1mg up to 20g for 8.60€ including shipping.

[@mikemondano3624]

We won't ask what you're weighing with those. But be aware that the charge is greater if the packages are preweighed.

[@lolman2425]

@@mikemondano3624 I'm gonna answer anyway. Have to weigh out 10-30mg of a Phenethylamine whenever I desire to do so. Even the ones that are good for 200g with a resolution of 10mg are impressively cheap and good though.

[@aurthorthing7403]

Try using it without the reflector. I found one very similar to this that works really well after I pulled the spotlight bits out of it.

[@James-oo1yq]

This must be the head-Light they use to hunt Bats in caves for Dinner 🤔

[@BGraves]

Racism detected.

[@stevelloyd5785]

Supply and demand. It came from that part of the world, use whatever you can for the purpose at hand. Not really a racist concept.

[@James-oo1yq]

Brian Graves It's not racist at all. It's a lighthearted joke in a time we could all do with a laugh. The Torch point up...good for cave roofs were Bats "Hang" out 👍🏻

[@BGraves]

@@James-oo1yq No, its racism.

[@James-oo1yq]

Brian Graves 😂 okay..you can pretend to be offended.

[@Cornz38]

Great for dealing with wasps in a loft as wasps cant see red so you're somewhat safer. Go with the white light and you'll end up with them attacking you.

[@SagePatrynXX]

Can't help but think of one of the Next Generation movies of Star Trek and think of Riker holding a square flashlight that fits in the palm of his hand and well the above is a tiny version of that. Maybe more use as a hand torch. ???

[@soneyliston7902]

Last night boredom finally beat me, so about 8pm i sat outside in the garden and started to sing if ya hate Man Utd clap ya hands and every fucker in country joined in. 😂😂💛💙💛💙

[@BrucesWorldofStuff]

Question, Just where was the "Exploding Containment Pie Pan" BTW ??? It's should be on call at all times! After ALL, This is Big Clive after all... :-D LLAP

[@bigclivedotcom]

It had a volatile lithium device in it.

[@Arcelux]

" Where is the pen? ... pen-is " that was a chuckle :)

[@paranoiia8]

What if it's REAR head lamp... For bike... With that red light you can put it in back of head and it's nice rear break lights...

[@heyidiot]

Back in the day, adding the word "fish" to the end of any communication was code for, "You took the bait." Maybe this is like an left-handed guitar. Perhaps it is designed to be used only by folks cursed with a fivehead.

[@skyoreece9805]

Why not wear it upside down so its lower?

[@Mini-z1994]

Id say this is better as a light too put on your bike, like on the back of it with the strap with the red blinking mode & maybe one on the handlebars.

[@MarkTillotson]

I presume the LED module is common cathode, hence the need for pFETs - thinking about it perhaps its a vehicle tail/reverse bulb, hence common cathode makes sense.

[@AlphaMachina]

So, I've got a bit of this dark grey EVA packaging foam (very dense stuff, but still flexible) that comes with high end enterprise level HDD packaging, I would just cut a little wedge out of it and glue it to the back of the light to angle it downward. Easy fix on an otherwise decently priced lamp. I think I might buy one and do this, cause it looks rather good otherwise. I think this would be good for attaching to the molle straps on the shoulder straps of a day pack.

[@rpbajb]

It's an aircraft anti-collision light, for folks who live near airports.

[@stephenbelcher]

And I’ve Got:” The Comic Strip Presents “ iAm Lugg So Of Mill”( Robbie Coltrane):” Woukk on d You Like To See How The Magic Staff Works Peter( To Aidrian Eddmonson As Peter The Innocent?” “ Yes , That Sounds Noce”🤪😂✍️

[@Aenima308]

I’ve always been curious as to why old tube TVs are so dangerous to take apart even if they aren’t plugged in, that would be a cool video

[@bigclivedotcom]

It's mainly because the glass cathode ray tube is part of a high voltage capacitor that can deliver a significant shock.

[@DumahBrazorf]

It's like is not meant you to see around but others to see and avoid reaping you. They probably had a surplus of bicycle lamps.

[@agurdel]

Regarding the LED COB: Could this module be meant for lights with an adjustable color temperature? Cold white LEDs for most of the light and the reds for optional "warmth".

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

Hey big Clive, Maybe, if you felt like it was worth it, make a necklace where it points down in front of you at the table? I don't know if the things worth it? just a thought. *EDITED. just finished watching video. If you tear the lithium battery just a little, could you sell it with aluminum foil tape or any kind of tape?

[@mbak7801]

You could sew a couple of loops on the front of your jacket. Or put it on backpack webbing.

[@Micko350]

Yes I was thinking High Density Foam Wedge!

[@bdf2718]

Use siiicone rubber on the back to build in an angle so it points down a little.

[@penfold7800]

It might work as a cycle light. In fact, that may well be what it was originally designed for.

[@NigelLeech]

As the light was unboxed I thought the settings/run time grid looked familiar, it's the same font/graphics as my Niterider front bike light packaging. Ironic they used that as the torch looks like it's actually based on one of the many rip offs of Lezyne Zecto drive lights.

[@ferrumignis]

23BL = NP2301BVR. A fairly generic 2 Amp PMOS transistor from a Chinese manufacturer.

[@shakurdang]

I have a similar one that I use when I'm running outdoors in dark. It's more to help with visibility (hence the flashing mode) than to see where you're going. Could this be made for the same purpose I wonder?

[@fillg]

You could be onto something here. Get 2 of them and put them on the same strap. One on front set to white mode and one on the back in red or white/red strobe mode.

[@johncrowerdoe5527]

@@fillg With two lights you get two straps making it fit around your waist, which might also fix the direction issue.

[@johncrowerdoe5527]

In my country people traveling on roller scates, scateboard etc. are subject to the same lighting rules as bicycles. However I doubt these units meet the modern requirements for intensity, red color etc. [Edit: spelling]

[@twicebittenthasme5545]

@@johncrowerdoe5527 Probably have to do a whole lot more running to make a twenty inch "waistband" fit.

[@johncrowerdoe5527]

@@twicebittenthasme5545 Not as hard as fitting a 10 inch headband around your scull. Remember the waistband would be two headbands.

[@horrovac]

Clive, those actually are bike lights. It seemed familiar right away, and after a while I realised that it's a knock-off of the Lezyne clip-on "Zecto drive" lights, the case looks exactly the same, they just put a COB LED array in and a lens to make it somewhat more directional. You can get loads of more or less exact copies of that line of light from China. I guess someone thought they can get more value out of their bike light knock-off production by adapting it to a wider use base. That's not uncommon, when browsing aliexpress you often find the same product in a number of different guises and applications. So it truly is a pile of crap, as it is a knock-off of a product that is shitty to begin with (Lezyne bike stuff sucks, don't buy it), and it is pressed into service in an application that is not suitable for.

[@novcon]

Hey Clive, first off. I love your videos, you always keep me laughing. I want ask if you have ever tested the KSGER T12 STM32 Soldering Stations. I would love to hear your Opinions on that station. Now, go have a Dark and Stormy.

[@JeniLove808]

Oh my gosh I love your channel !

[@Francois_Dupont]

clive has become the Google AI for circuit schematic. he can look at a PCB for 5sec and draw the full circuit in his head.

[@matthewbeddow3278]

Thanks, Clive. Weird that they never considered the angle of the beam when the rest of the design is not too bad, maybe no one tried it before they went into production?

[@wayahedia9989]

the designers were a lot shorter. :)

[@wroberts1707]

I only came today for the drawings ;) and potential explosions

[@NathanielSimpson1481]

I have a pair of bike lights with a very similar casing so my guess is that this is adapted from that style (they are ok cheap lights I now use as backups)

[@scottgibson7534]

The listing is for a fish light, if you have ever night fished then this is a godsend.

[@shaneintegra]

Should do a breakdown of Nitecore's NU32. Not sure if you can get in trouble for that though

[@michblitz]

Is is a bike light with a re design to be head torch. I have the version before it and it was a bicycle light. I would say someone saw profit to add a head band

[@roflchopter11]

Where do you guys look for the alphanumeric codes on chips? I have some SMD mosfets I got from digikey, but don't remember the part number (and don't have access to the order history). The markings don't seem to show up anywhere online

[@lordpitnolen2196]

I have seen something similar being worn by a cyclist. Could that be it's real intention? Does the documentation mention intended use?

[@veraxis9961]

Surprisingly acceptable electrical design, but probably never tested by even a single human being before they mass produced 10,000 of them.