This USB rechargeable LED head torch is really good! (And no strobe!)

[@BRUXXUS]

I'm happy that you found a new favorite head torch since your last favorite one tried to self destruct.

[@corvegasally]

Clive, thank you so much. My boyfriend is an electrician and we love your videos. He really needs one of these head lamp things, we bought one for $20 and it was total garbage. We are investing in this one right away!

[@scharpmeister]

Clives totally unexpectedly become my favorite content on here lately. Why cant more electronics videos be this not boring?!

[@reggiep75]

I love how some ebay listings are more like a list of manic keywords rather than the item itself - Super bright magick (K added for more power) full power danger torch of doom and happiness to be looked at and worshipped by the fine bearded Big Clive!

[@mememaster147]

I've seen a lot where they'll have dozens of identical listings with a word or random letters on the end of the title to differentiate them. It's a scheme to try and push all the other listing off the first page of the search results.

[@6yjjk]

2:25 You didn't say, "That's where this really shines." Disappointed!

[@hueyiroquois3839]

It sounded like he was about to, but he caught himself.

[@Whigu]

5:12 I have heard that before =(

[@Conservator.]

3:30 am. You got to love the peace & quite at that hour.

[@andymouse]

Oh yes.

[@cholesterol6703]

Quite!

[@Conservator.]

If you do there is a chance that you have adhd or add.

[@RandomNullpointer]

@@Conservator. or Non-24

[@andymouse]

@@cholesterol6703 sssh, be quiet !

[@saltyscorpion2151]

Clive, you were not imagining the dimming of the light. In the sales information, it states that the headlamp will automatically cut the output to 50% after a short time to help preserve the battery. You can bring it back to full power with the switch.

[@eliignatoff6864]

If it dims while you're working, can you refresh it with two waves of the hand as well?

[@johnpossum556]

@@eliignatoff6864 You slap it with a fish and it goes back to full brightness.

[@ferrumignis]

@@johnpossum556 Is the correct type of fish supplied with the head torch?

[@bigalz5563]

@John Possum - most things can be fixed with a fish wack

[@n7565j]

Nice!!! I found a nice little head lamp for my wife at Harbor Freight, it used 3 AAA batteries (boo!!!). I 3D printed a little 2 cell 18650 battery box and installed one of those cheap ebay battery charging boards which do a pretty good job keeping the batteries healthy. (my friend runs a computer repair shop so I have access to plenty of old laptop 18650's :-) It worked so well for her I made one for me! (She runs a dog rescue here in our small town and we have anywhere from 5 - 15 dogs we walk each night so a good headlamp is a must!!!) Thanks Mr Clive, always enjoy your videos :-)

[@mojoblues66]

The advancements in head torch development are astonishing!

[@MACYNET323]

LoL, is just obsolescence

[@LazerLord10]

and there goes $6. The only thing I wish it had was a red mode for stargazing, but I guess I could use a different one for that. This will be a good one to keep in the house. I'd probably avoid keeping it in my car because of the lithium cell not liking being baked in the sun.

[@b3j8]

So much cancelled on TV. But thank heavens still getting Clive's vlog on some gadget! Hang in there Clive!

[@mcomiskey7]

If Clive goes down with the virus, us nighthawks are in trouble.

[@b3j8]

@@mcomiskey7 So true! LOL

[@nowtrytv]

50/50 on buying one did not need to add to my 3 others . Just arrived WOW even better than I thought and I knew what's coming, guess you we even more impressed . Love it Clive. Thanks christoph. Ordering 2 more at least- for bedside lights/ under cupboard lighting

[@randygentry2724]

Clive: Mahalo for the tip on this light. I have about a half dozen "head torches" all are too heavy or not satisfactory for one reason or another. This on looks like it may be the one that will do just what I need for a small, light work light. Even if it dims down to 50% that should still be enough. Aloha from around Makawao town Maui, hawaii

[@matthewweaver1123]

Clive.... you didn't say "let's take it to bits" 😮 I mean.. in essence that is your "gentlemen welcome back to the shop"

[@blakehendrix641]

Wow that looks surprisingly good! I hate lights that aren’t rechargeable but I also hate the tiny crappy batteries rechargeables often include! The only improvement I can think of would be a red light mode and some kind of adjustable zoom!

[@grahamrutherford8800]

After watching this, I was so impressed that I ordered one on eBay, on opening the delivery bag I read the blurb's on either side of the retail box: "With headlamp, you can't miss any woderfull world hidden in the dark." and even better "Press the switch, both you and your world light up." Uncontrolled laughter! Do you write their promo ads, Big Clive? Works every bit as good as expected.

[@sddddess]

Love your videos! I’ve been watching them most nights before I goto sleep. Something oddly soothing about electronic circuits at 1am. Thanks a lot.

[@jkobain]

And here we're beholding a rare case of a Clivegasm, folks. Nice video, by the way.

[@CafeElectric]

I forced myself to finish watching the review before ordering a few of them. I've been wanting a decent rechargeable headlamp so waiting took much self control! :-)

[@fillg]

After watching this video I went and ordered one of these and it finally came today. I'm impressed with it so far and I love how small and lightweight it is. My previous one that is falling apart now had a totally unnecessary focusable beam and then on the back of the strap was the battery pack with 2 18650 cells. It was really big and heavy and bulky.

[@Newokie59]

I got mine today. (ordered 2 of them!) One minor difference. Only hi and med. SOS & IR work great. This is a very bright headlamp. Great recommendation Clive. Thank you brother!

[@Newokie59]

@Gin Daddy Charge port cover is black, buttons are grey.

[@Newokie59]

@Gin Daddy I have not. I don't remember reading in the eBay ad anything about a red light. I'll go back and check!

[@andyhill242]

Good to see some of these cheap items are real treasures!

[@csodea]

Thanks for the great review. I bought a couple based on your recommendation and I’ve got to agree, they’re really good. Surprisingly so given the price.

[@alexpmK3]

Thanks Clive , i bought 5 of the last one You did, and yes, flashing is irritating. But mega useful, so much so, i got a couple for friends.. Passing on 3 sets of thanks.. This light looks ideal too !! Many Thanks Clive..

[@adriaan7627]

Thank you, thank you: Ordered 4 of them even before watching the entire video because of your enthusiasm. Still between 5 and 6 dollars and has free shipping. It will take a few months to arrive. That's a shame, but worth the wait (I hope ;-) Need it for work, so I have to improvise in the meantime.

[@BrazzaB1]

The Big Clive effect - Didn't need head torch. Clive likes a head torch - I go and buy head torch!

[@Mietas2]

I got one as well, you know, just in case ;)

[@BrazzaB1]

@@Mietas2 It would be rude not to.....

[@clivebrooker1]

Yep, ditto. BC reviews also appear to affect the price...

[@bobsage4963]

11:33 channelling the spirit of Bob Ross? 😉

[@mgunter]

5 pound light that's better than a 20 pound light at stores.

[@1800Supreme]

I have been trying to tell this to every work/Mechanic I know. They still buy the $30 to $40 dim Crap lap that they need to keep buying batteries for ???? why

[@tarstarkusz]

Other than that 2 pound battery against your forehead! Count me out.

[@newone9747]

That is a good battery. Its standard in drones. So its used to motor loads, so a light load, no pun intended, could run forever. Well close too it. Thanks Clive. Simple boy from Ohio here.

[@bigclivedotcom]

It's common size, but the drone version will be optimised for high current.

[@Waldbrand]

I recieved one to review, expectations were very low due to the price, but i really like it.

[@neville3151]

Thanks for providing the listing. I trust your judgement and one can never have too many toys.

[@redlock4004]

I ordered two right after your video release and they just arrived, May 26 :) You are right,, these are very nice for the cost.

[@bigclivedotcom]

It appears there are two types. One with different modes that doesn't gradually dim down.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Howdy Clive! If you like to wear baseball-style caps, get one with the rear size adjustment made of a cloth band and a small buckle, or the Velcro tabs. Remove the elastic headband from the lamp and affix it to the back of your cap with the adjustment strap. Now you have your head-mounted lamp with you all the time. Flip your cap around 180 degrees and switch it on. I discovered this when out fishing on the ocean, going from daylight to night time. It works great. Thank you my friend!

[@fixman88]

Now THAT is a neat idea....

[@Dennan]

i love your headtorch videos, they have to be small, but still pack alot of technology, makes for very intressting designs.

[@tomhood8897]

Thanks, Clive! Just ordered three.

[@ianmism]

I`ll buy one of those my self . I like the sensor that turns it on & of . Great for soldering & what not . ......Love your videos ...Keep up the good work ...

[@georgeprout42]

Clive: 3:22 Shield your eyes Me: Warning was a little late, but my safety squint kicked in

[@RFC3514]

Also, you're watching this on a screen, so the brightness is kind of limited to what "white" (ex., KZbin's comment background) looks like on that screen. :)

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

@@RFC3514 You mean we can safely watch welding videos on Yootoob? No Hway!

[@han5vk]

Ah, a fellow nephew of Uncle Bumblefuck :D

[@ElectronsNeeded]

fantastic a head touch that does not flash been after one for ages and that inferred function is great i often find my self running out of hands at work :)

[@dsloop3907]

When you say "Headtorch" I see Richard Pryor with his hair aflame.

[@pauldzim]

It was Michael Jackson with the flaming hair, I think for Richard Pryor it was his whole body

[@JACKATTACKED]

I'm on it like Clive on a Dark n stormy 😁👍 Thanks Clive 👍👌😀

[@JACKATTACKED]

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153591486021

[@hdmalpas]

You are right Clive very good torch, took a while to get here but well worth it.

[@jonathanfitchett8021]

"Just a happy little accident" An engineer's favorite phrase! 😉 Bigclive is the new Bob Ross methinks

[@vinkumar1949]

I am happy that I found good teacher. U r explaining good sir.

[@ArranAsh]

Had one to my left, as I saw this video. It's my go-to as it's so good

[@MrKoakai]

Haha. At first I thought I had gotten a message at 0:52. I guess that cat s61 is still getting some use as a personal phone. 😁

[@thomasherzog86]

startled me aswell. ☺️ even closed my youtube app to look for the notification.

[@coffeecoffee5914]

Me too, probably a unhealthy air alert caused by Whiskey breath. I get those sometimes 😉

[@mcomiskey7]

My phone is on silent but I still had to rewind to check I hadn't got one.

[@guntherV73]

just ordered 2 - Clive Approved , I just can't say no that that...

[@bigalz5563]

guntherV73 What what?! 😉

[@GrafRucola]

Same, and another one that was 3 quid and looked like 18650 with cob and things

[@fixman88]

@@jaaxxone I just got the one I ordered today (5/7/2020) and I had ordered it a month ago (but I figured getting it would take a while if ever because virus) and it has only two brightness settings as well.

[@SteveSummers]

What a nice head lamp for the money. Thanks Clive

[@bigclivedotcom]

Perfect for those of us who live in areas without street lights and occasional power loss.

[@Francois_Dupont]

no strobe?! SOLD DING DING DING, i am ordering 3!

[@benbaselet2026]

Bought one! It's only my third. Or fourth. But definitely I don't have a lot of these. yet.

[@jkenny1]

Just bought 3, gotta get in before the seller realizes there's a popular KZbin video generating tons of sales and jacks up the price ;)

[@Fainthen]

I personally think headtorches that uses a 18650 lithium ion cells are slightly better, but you may not want to take that apart, the generic ones that clasohlson sells, for some reason they dont seem to sell it in UK. The item number for it is 36-6346. What I personally like about it is the fact that it can use and charge any of the random 18650 cells that you've got around, be it from old laptops or old power banks etc. Seems like they sell it everywhere but in UK for whatever reason, probably some local regulations or something along the line.

[@KOTYAR0]

Just received this headlight. Thank you, it's pretty nifty!

[@wegmandan]

You are definitely a late night owl. Keep on keeping on.

[@alistair8750]

Clive your channel is the one i watch while building my 3d printer and printing stuff. keep up the good work

[@real_arbuckle]

You can never have enough cheap LED lighting.

[@WalterFrancis]

Got mine in the mail, a bit bright, no low mode, but it seems rather good! My previous was a Petzel which was pretty dim, but good enough for the dark, but this will be quite handy!

[@sunnycampers4249]

One of these arrived today Clive (brilliant and amazing value - thank you), have yourself a couple of cups of coffee on us. Cheers

[@alkatraz706]

I bought a couple of these and I use it while I'm tattooing..super useful and hygienic because of the ir sensor

[@JonathanCorwin]

Well after 3 months, mine just turned up! I'd forgotten I'd ordered it

[@muzikman2008]

My old head torch is rubbish, and ate batteries. ordered this BC approved one cheers 😁🔦 the futures bright!

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

Completely hands free... ...to turn it on just wave your... ... hand😂

[@Kineth1]

I find myself thinking you could also look down at your shoulder to activate it.

[@restcure]

How nice - @0:52, we find that this particular seller's name came with its own music!

[@LenKusov]

Main issue I see with this head torch for camping is, it's only decent in warm weather. A little bit below freezing and that lithium cell is probably gonna leave you in the dark, when I'm fall or winter camping I have to have my phone and powerbank in my sleeping bag to make sure they don't get too cold and die. It's also a relatively low wattage LED so if it's on over a beanie or a helmet it's probably gonna get cold enough for the cell to fail while it's turned on and in use, unlike brighter ones that make enough heat to keep themselves warm. That's one of several reasons all my favorite lights run on NiMH AAs or AAAs, along with being able to change them when they go flat without needing a charger.

[@grantrennie]

Hello Clive 👋 have a good week and stay well

[@crimsonhalo13]

Headlamp fish? So when I'm wearing one and the apocalypse happens, I can say goodbye and thanks for all the fish?

[@techman2471]

Just don't forget your towel!

[@benkingston8210]

42

[@Brettjnash]

Don't Panic

[@johnpossum556]

Rather you can put it on a fish and know it will still happily be used.

[@0dium.]

6 for 5 … 1 pound each ...

[@Mietas2]

Great news everybody! I bought this light on 17th of march and it arrived yesterday 27th of may! It works great, just as described. I just wished the light beam would be a bit wider because it's very focused.

[@CypherAod]

My "Clive Special" Headtorch arrived yesterday, very impressed. Mine only has two modes though!

[@fixman88]

Same with mine.

[@MrNursi]

Yup, cheers Clive, one head torch on the way to me

[@diedampfbrasse98]

using this for a year now for fishing and repairs, very pleased ... alltho I dimmed it down with a piece of kapton tape, the white light was too much for night time fishing. two minor issues: a) off by button forces to cycle through brightness, would have been better to let it remember a chosen brightness even when not using the no-touch mode. b) charging on a PC USBport triggers constantly the Plug&Play routine, without finding anything of course, very annoying for someone used to charge all his USB devices on the Desktop Hub.

[@davidpenson1615]

@ BigClive, i ordered one too but it only has two brightness settings. my board has revision 3 stamped on the back but is identical other than the silk screan. Can you show us how to modify it to a 620nm RED. I need a headtorch for flying when i land my eyes have adjusted but need to read the after landing checklist, and it would be so much easier to wave my hand instead of trying to hold a torch, checklist and operate switches etc.. from what i gather the RED 3535 cree uses 2.65v not the measured 3v so i guess thats what the resistors for, unless the driver adjusts voltage to fix the current at 1A.

[@seanmangan2769]

Thanks, just ordered one. I love your videos - Informative and fun!

[@Viking_X]

tnx Clive for the tip. i found it on Aliexpress for 6,5 usd with shipping and i alse really like it :)

[@Viking_X]

and mine came in 2 weeks :)

[@peterjensen6844]

Reminds me of the nice rechargable Nitecore headlamp I picked up. Doesn't have the infrared mode but does have a beacon mode which is basically a really brief strobe.

[@bigclivedotcom]

Probably more useful than a 50/50 strobe for battery life in an emergency.

[@Spartacusse]

Got myself one of these, it doesn't even have the "low" which I never use anyways, one less button press to turn it off is a plus! Just opened mine up, it doesn't have that middle bracket, the cell is fatter and has 1200mAh printed, the foam is on the other side, between the cell and board. Only 3 complaints about this little light, 1) the headband feels "plasticky" on the forehead (I swapped for the headband of that other model that you also featured that shorted while not in use, it may be dangerous but the headband sure is nicer, feels more like cotton), that little usb cap prevents normal cellphone charger plugs from going in all the way, I had to find a usb cable with a much longer plug (mine didn't come with it's own cable), and finally the infra-red detects objects way too far, when I bring something in for a closer look or bend down close to the object the light goes out.

[@hyrenaj2888]

The emitter also looks like a legitimate CREE emitter, so decent quality and efficiency

[@boboften9952]

Set up a couple of thousand of these at night. Burglary sensitive motion detection. Great in the forest at night when your friends are trying to prank you. BINGO. THEY ARE SEEN.

[@shaunsautorepairs5410]

Looks good... Ive got a few head torches that do the job but im not 100% happy with any of them so ive just brought one of these on your recomendation....Ill update this in three weeks when it arrives from china.

[@pexy1237]

Hey Clive! I was in a search for a headlamp and I liked your taredown video and decided to buy this one. Did you try fitting a bigger battery in it? If so whitch one did you use? Thanks and keep up the good work!

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

I got a similar passive infrared under cabinet light from China that is exceptionally good quite liked that headlamp but no SOS. Under $10 ion lithium battery included with little charging cable. With a red and green charging light that seems to work and it lasts forever. It's the freakin future man!

[@Pingwin-MC]

Are you going to review any off road lights or basically car work lights? I'd love to see some tear downs and measurements because there's a huge info gap on cheap and reliable Chinese off road lights.

[@JayHarrisonGoogle]

Great video, Great PHOTO BLOW UP of the circuit board. You sold me. I bought one! 😆👍

[@daveseddon5227]

I don't know where you were taught how to tell the time but it's actually 22:00 here in Canterbury, Kent! Interesting video as per normal - I'm going to order one (or two) of those torches. Thanks for the info.

[@georgeprout42]

That's odd, it's 22:10 in Reading 🤣

[@daveseddon5227]

@@georgeprout42 It must be a glitch in the Matrix. 🕙🙃

[@GeorgeJFW]

I hate the hand waving feature, I ended up having to build up the manual button with bathroom silicon so I could differentiate the switches.

[@seasonsunite]

I permanently glued this headtorch to my bike helmet. Also soldered a KZ Bluetooth headphones adapter parallel with the gigantic lipo battery of this headtorch. Goodbye charging my helmet BT every two days. These KZ adapters are great but they are only like 60mA

[@innleadair]

Bought two last week, to add to the one I bought ages ago that's still going strong, despite much use in the workplace, most days. (The angle adjustment ratchet is starting to wear) All three have the gasket and the larger battery. Sold branded as Core Lighting in the UK. The PCB is slightly different layout to Clives, but functions are the same. Main LED is on it's own wee aluminium board to act as a heatsink? Would love to find a way to just have on and off, instead of the three brightneses.... The infra red function is very useful, but seems to drain the battery quite a bit faster than just turning it on and off.

[@superdau]

I only got 3 or 4 head lamps already. Just bought another one. I can do surround lighting now! I guess you sold at least 100 of these lamps. Checking the ebay listings of the main sellers they sold one or two every few days. But about 50x that just on this day.

[@darrennolan3332]

I ordered one straight away and..........I'm still waiting for it to arrive. Sometime in may apparently.

[@celeron55]

I think a modern head torch should have a wide beam so that you don't need to move your head around to see something. A very narrow beam like this is a royal pain when working under a vehicle for example. If you're bicycling or something, then a narrow beam is good so that you can see far ahead.

[@ADR69]

Can you do an Olight head lamp review?

[@Rosscoff2000]

In my experience infra red usually shows up as a pale blue-green colour on video cameras, just as yours did.

[@vinceherried497]

Just got mine. Thanks I love it.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

An impressive light. Although I find the Poundland one reviewed recently really good I like the IR switching abilities and recharging facility of this one. Great value for money. 👍💯😎

[@weeleelim7456]

I am in London and we have our local Poundland. Could you give me some details please as it's a year ago it might be a different model. I rather get one that is recommended as there are do many around. I love Clive recommended one but out of stock.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

@@weeleelim7456 - Poundland stocks the L.E.D. Cob type at the moment. High/Low/Strobe. Not the model demonstrated here though. Keep trying as they are always changing their stock. 👍

[@weeleelim7456]

Thank you Roger Hargreaves for your reply. With Covid nos going up rapidly dont fancy going out to shop.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

@@weeleelim7456 No worries Man, yea, stay safe. 👍

[@linswad]

Just got an ad for a Flash X5 torch/weapon of destruction and a second for a knife/shovel/weapon of destruction while waiting for this clip to start

[@sziltner]

Now if the SOS mode would go away. High, medium, low and nothing else! 👍🏻 😉

[@rich1051414]

At least on this one, you have to go out of your way to turn it on. No strobing when trying to get back around to high. The strobing is on a lot of head torches because they are using chips meant for emergency hand torches. An SOS mode on a head torch does make sense though. I could see a lot of situations where you need a head torch and having that could save your life.

[@ElectronsNeeded]

could be worse could have emergency disco mode ;)

[@jonanderson5137]

Instead of strobe, firefly mode would be welcome.

[@ketas]

0:52 what did it it notify?

[@darkknight145]

Mine arrived today (29th May) ordered 16th March. As others have found there is only 2 brightness settings, still contains 800mah battery, interesting they seem to be taking a long time to arrive, I've ordered other stuff from china a couple of days later which arrived a couple of weeks ago.

[@gazzaka]

Reminded me of that xmas card I got from Stella & Ray !

[@dyewitness]

Directly ordered one

[@ethanpoole3443]

Actually, it is an improper SOS mode. Proper SOS is more like a runon version of the letters SOS with no inter-letter spacing as the letters are simply a procode mnemonic for memory purposes. So while this flashes the distinct letters SOS as . . . - - - . . . ; a proper SOS would be . . . - - - . . . (Note the shortened period between the third dit and the first (fourth) dah, and the long gap between the third (sixth) dah and the immediately following dit). So if you see three distinct short flashes followed by three distinct long flashes with an extra space period between those two groups then they goofed as it should initial look like four consecutive flashes, the fourth (long) flash having only a short preceding space before the long spaces occur after each of the three long flashes (and the reverse for the final S).

[@Bammyja]

I'm thinking of fitting 2 or 3 around my boat especially in the toilet, a lot brighter than the 12v lights I have now and handsfree!

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Poundland sell a square LED light with a large switch on it , I use them on my boat.