New Poundland head torch is actually really neat.
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- When I saw this I thought it was going to be the usual construction for these things, but it's got a new and novel twist that makes it thinner and lighter than others.
Note that it just provides a wash of light. It's not aimable.
With a set of good alkaline cells (4.5v) the initial current will be:-
High 600mA, low 150mA, flashing 300mA
With a set of nickel metal hydride batteries (3.6V) the current will be:-
High 300mA, low 75mA, flashing 150mA
I'd recommend nickel metal hydride rechargeable cells.
Cheap 300mAh cells will give a run time of 4 hours on the low setting per charge.
Better cells will give a run time of around 10 hours on the low setting per charge.
Light intensity will tail off instead of just going out suddenly as with some lithium powered lights. That avoids being left in the dark unexpectedly.
This would be excellent as a backup light.
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3:34 - End of torture when bigClive notices the 3rd screw.
Yeah, I felt that torture when I watched the video afterwards.
@@bigclivedotcom definitely happens to the best of us broke a many a device by overlooking a screw or latch
Stupid extra screw!
"I like this, it's quite neat." What every manufactures should want to hear, the BigClive stamp of approval.
Big Clive really needs to do something when he approves of a product like the big climb stamp of approval or have a sticker that says big Coop approve and slap it on whatever it is. That would be awesome.
To be fair, he would say that about something that exploded spectacularly, so I'm not sure BC's, and the average consumers interests are entirely aligned here.
Well, except MRE manufacturers, given his admissions about his tastes in food.
It's a very neat little torch and I like the way it has a good bit of metal to act as a small heat sink for it. Big Clive seal of approval. Hoink hoink.
When Poundland suddenly realise they should sponsor big Clive.
After all that free advertising for Fanny Flambeaux?
I've had one (bought from ebay) in daily use in a workshop for the last two years. Absolutely bomb-proof, and a perfect working light under cars and doing finnicky stuff on dark workbenches.
Bought one a month ago. Better than my more costly headlamp.
It fits in my back pocket when I don't need it because it is slim.
And it's pretty bright with a new set of batteries.
Same here very handy for a quid,
So it actually cost £1? If so, that's a good price.
@@Locutus Indeed £1.
@@davidmartin1628 Great price! I will go to £L tomorrow and buy 2.
Can you adjust the lamp? as in tilt it at different angles? eg for doing work on an item and you need light in a certain angle?
7:34 Tsld is obviously the soldering temperature. Tstg is storage temperature. Ta is operating temperature.
Not just obviously. ;) It's max reflow temperature and absoute max amount of time that temp can be applied.
@@mqrichfpv2748 Proper reflow includes a chart for up and down ramping. Since only temperature and time is given, I'd call this basic soldering.
@@UndercoverFerret404 Dammit, yer right! No ramp, no reflow. Seems i work too close to reflow ovens - brains already half baken...
@@mqrichfpv2748 No hard feelings, I know how the lead vapors can make you see pink elephants : )
I bought many of these head light last year when it first appeared on the shelf. It is cheap, light weight and easy to store away. can be mod into anything you preferred. It is ultra bright with fresh cells !
I like how simple this thing is.
Eneloop NiMH cells should work in this.
Can you time travel?
@@piyushnagawat24 patreon....
I recently bought almost the same thing, because I needed a small COB for a project. I took it apart and was impressed of how useful and neat the whole product was. I ended up buying a other COB-Lamp for my original purpose, putting this one back together - I now use it all the time, it's one of my most useful things around :)
There was a bit of a Bigclivedotcom mini fan club in Poundland today - just over the water in Whitehaven! All 3 of us had come in specifically to buy this head torch after watching your review.
Awesome!
Clive - I think your voice would be PERFECT for reading the news in the morning on Public Radio!
I got the accact same light from pound land about six months ago it is a great tool to have in your toolbox/ bag , great when your in the loft or under the stairs doing a CU change 👍👍👍❤️great video as always mate 👍👍👍👍❤️
I was just shouting "THERE'S A SCREW" whilst you were trying to get the contacts out.
Same here - I was shouting "How can he not see that?" Youthful impetuosity I'd surmise. 😅
I think we’ve all been there before.
@@sonotdown998 Yep, usually find it after the circuit board is in 3 or 4 pieces, but this one WAS bit obvious. 😅
At one point, I convinced myself it was a solder blob and I was the one mistaken because it makes no sense he hadn't spotted it yet xD
@@28YorkshireRose12 you did not have Big Clive's thumb blocking your view.
I got one of these a few weeks ago and it’s brilliant.
Pun intended?
@@tncorgi92 No Paul, they really are great.
I was surprised to see this. I've had a couple of these devices for over a year now and never realised there was an SOS mode. Thanks Clive
Great value. I've bought a few over the years. Nice and slim too, to bring in a bicycle toolkit bag for fixing punctures in the dark.
what an absolute unit clive is
Huge bonce and all.
Its BIGclivedotcom
Hell yeah
Celsius is great, but Kelvin is an absolute unit.
Lovely neat design ~ I am going to buy one tomorrow.
2:25 i'm here like "no, no, you missed that screw again and you will break it when trying to pry it out"
Same here! :)
starting to wonder if he's blind..
@@dimitar4y He is certainly visually impaired, since he is wearing glasses (bifocals that is, so he also needs some extra at short distances)
Are you a brony by any chance?
I'm not one, but I have a friend. I know that is one.
Couple years back. We had a My Little Pony convention in the area.
And that's when I found out he was because he told me about it.
@@aaronbrandenburg2441 Had to look that one up on the Interwebs, so I can confirm I'm not a brony. Why wondering bout it anyways?
Yes, I purchased one of these a couple of years ago, best value for money item I have purchased, used it many times.
I bought one a couple of weeks ago pretty good and the slight curve of the back makes it fairly comfortable in use
I love the big pictures you use they look so real and it's intresting.
300C soldering temp.
That makes much more sense.
That's what the stuff is advertised at, don't think I've ever seen it actually melt at that temp. Generally have to take lead-free solder up to at least 320C to melt it but it forms an ugly clumpy joint unless you take it just a bit higher or flood it with flux.
Had one of these that I bought of AliExpress for 80p delivered. They work great. Nice and small too so barely notice you are wearing it.
Odd. Looks like it would be pretty noticeable if I saw someone wearing one on their head. People don't even notice you're wearing it? At night or in the daytime?
Anyone else yelling at the screen " THERE'S A THIRD SCREW ! ! !" ???
I'm waving from Indiana, ME!!!
LLAP
@@BrucesWorldofStuff Also yelling from Indiana. How does he not see it?!
@@jasepoag8930 Well two Hoosiers can't be Wrong!!! LOL
Look out BC, Indiana is watching... /:-D
50 miles north of KIn-tucky.... :-)
LLAP
@@BrucesWorldofStuff 30 minute walk and a quick swim from Kentucky. Evansville area here.
yes
As an aside, im so excited that Clive is getting into 3D printing. I haven't seen any 3D printing youtuber who makes what i consider useful and clever projects like Clive does for electronics.
I have yet to see any 3D printed item that couldn't be made quicker and more easily by hand, though I'm sure there are a few out there.
Great review!....And a great voice for, Radio Scotland!🏴👌
I bought one of these very head torches the other week to keep in my work bag in case my Energiser one decides to stop working. Well worth a quid in my opinion.
What did you pay one pound or two pounds
@@mrwahibtahri *Well worth a quid*
@@CodOfAges you are telly saying you pay one pound for it in poundland
@@mrwahibtahri That's what a quid means so yeah
Why there always has to be a strobe option in those lamps, who even uses it?
Emergency stop on the road probably or something like that...
But mostly strobe light are used by special forces when they enter room to blind enemy. But I don't think that any special forces use pound land headlamp 😅😅
It's for those wannabe outdoor "survival" try-hards. (real outdoor survival people would not buy a headlamp from Poundland)
Bicyclists. Bicyclists love those annoying strobe lights because automobile drivers don't bother to notice any steady lights.
I have the same one and hate the strobing, but it seems its all in one chip so probably no way to hack-skip that
Flashers
Nice. I will be going to Poundland this week for other things, so will grab a few of these for different rucksacks I have for hill walking and stuff. Nice to have an SOS mode.
Cheers Big Clive ! Just picked a couple of these up last week. Quite impressive light output, shame it wasn't a AA model, and they do a keyring version with CR2032(X2) that has 4 (or is it 6 ?)
cob whereas this has 8
Love the vids, keep it up ! 👍
Hope you are ok there as this storm is battering the costals more than up here in the west Midlands, keep you safe at this time !!!
I brought one of these a few days ago and first thing I done was to take it apart to have a look and then added a spare smart watch lithium battery to power it. Works great!
I bought one of these, it's fantastic for my early morning commute down very dark, unlit paths.
Now... stick an old nokia battery inside of it, maybe 3D print a holder so that the contacts align without too much hassle. just a thought.
You can easily fit a TP4056 module alongside the cell so you can charge it in place. These gadgets that work with 3x1.5V batteries are prime for such conversion
And attach a solar cell to it.
god i have box full of old Nokia battery's. my dad refuses to use a modern phone, but i cant blame him!! he has the same old Nokia for about 12 years now... all that goes is the battery's!!!
@@Yrouel86 I don't think you'll need a tp4056, though it might make it handy, since the nokia batteries tend to have the integrated battery protection.
@M Harris yep, no need for any 3d printed adapter.
Bought 2 of these around Christmas. To quote the man, pretty neat - easily as good as more expensive large units. Buy and throw in tool box and get for kids and emergency light with leak proof long life batteries. Poundland also do a white globe COB like an eyeball which is great as well with its mount and 360 degree stand
I find myself screaming at Clive to take the other screw out o-)
I hate the sequential switching... I recently got a 20€ black diamond one and absolutely love that it’s able to go red or white has variable brightness and it memorizes my last setting... that’s a truely great feature....
Thanks for the teardown, I'd seen this in my local poundland but decided against it as the COB was too small, I was looking for larger COBs I could use for my custom ebike light, ones that will point down on the ground to illuminate it when going past people on bike paths, so I can turn the main beam off and not blind other cyclists/walkers yet we can still see the ground ok.
I ended up buying that large plastic £2 'lightswitch' which takes 3xAAA's and has 2 large LED COBs to salvage, it'll be perfect.
I'm sure there'll be people wishing they'd seen this before storm whassername blew over this weekend leaving some in the dark... :P
God Old Big C. after his tear down of the Poundland spherical LED magnetic lights, I bought a pair from Poundland, daft value for money, if this thing’s a quid, I’ll have to get loads, next Christmas will be illuminating for many!
I didn't immediately see this in the comments and I'm not reading them all, but Alkaline batteries actually like to be hot, in that they have more capacity as temperature increases, they continue to rise in capacity even up to 100C so the warming of the batteries could be intentional and arguably smart.
Pretty nice find! At Big Lots here in the States, I got a USB powered light with a similar light board, 3 lights high 10 lights wide, yeah 30 lights, eye searing, less eye searing, strobe, hold for SOS flash. All plastic, handle has a carabiner style clip, folds 90 degrees for lighting hanging off the side of something metal as it has 2 really nice magnets in the handle as well. It also doubles as a battery pack to charge your cell phone. Was more pricey at $10 US.
Who'd have thought that so much fun could be had for a pound!
I have the same type of light in keychain form! I didn't know about the SOS feature until now, so thanks! I'm amazed how they found room for 3 AAA batteries in such a small case. All of these lights should use standard batteries IMO.
"it goes into strobe mode" Minus 10 out of 10
I swear, it should be illigal.
It is illegal in the Netherlands, no one uses strobe lights on bicycles.
@@mfbfreak even for red taillights?
@@Nono-hk3is Yes. Only special vehicles like road assistance, broken down vehicles, convoi exceptionnel and emergency services can have a flashing light. Laws are being created that allow red flashing under emergency braking.
Flashing lights indicate something is unusual and may pose a danger.
Some also say that flashing lights increase target fixation. Definitely not something you want on a bicycle.
@@mfbfreak Thanks for that term! Emergency vehicles in the US use super bright strobe lights, and I get fixated on them, and the flashing makes me feel unwell. (Target fixation and photosensitivity are problems for me.)
@Snihjen But, how will you repel attackers without a strobe? LOL. Like consumer flashlights are powerful enough for that. I'm photosensitive, so I don't like it either.
I've got exactly that but they've put a little hinge on it so you can angle it down when it's stuck to your forehead so you can properly illuminate whatever you need.
Poundland back again with the surprising good small electronics
I've got one of these attached to my cycle helmet now, excellent little head torch and cycle light. Big Clive Approved.
you might have already seen this, but if you are annoyed by the 3 modes, you can colour in the capacitor in the circuit with a graphite pencil. the graphite drains the capacitor more quickly, so you can press quickly to change modes(depending on amount of graphite), or a little more slowly for just on and off.
... well, if it's there...
It's very bright, I use it as a bike light. Same amount of light as my £25 one but smaller and the battery is easy to change.
Now that's an idea. Tks dude.
Tsld 300°C(5S) means that Max soldering temperature of the component is 300°C for no more than 5 seconds. I bought a similar product(in key chain configuration)with the exact same layout and components for a € about 2 years ago from a local euroshop store here in Athens Greece. Still works perfectly...
I found these here in South Africa (identical but different packaging) for R13 which at the moment is $0.87 or 0.67 GBP. I really like them. - baught a bunch.
I got one of these today. I put in a small square 500nAh lithium cell I took out of a broken ear bud charger case and a T4056 type C board. Its bright enough, fast to charge and very useful. Not bad for £2 plus recycled bits.
Did you have to use a current limiting resistor for doing that?
@@drunkulasretrofuntertainme4746 No since it uses 3 AAA batteries normally so its actually running at a lower voltage with the Li-ion cell.
Poundland should sponsor Clive, and put a logo on products he approves with a "Big Clive Approved!" logo
Just now seeing this video but dollar general here in u.s. has a similar head lamp. I like to experiment with electronics, I cut an old phone charger soldered it to the terminals and used a 10,000mah power-pack as it's battery. Probably wasn't the smartest idea but it lasted forever without having to recharge vs having changing the batteries if you used for a couple hours
Tsld = soldering temperature: 300 C for 5 seconds max.
Case looks like a repurposed bicycle light package I used a few years back. Very lean design.
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day. And as a curious side note. These new LED's have changed mining, deep sea diving and cave exploring because those HUGE HEAVY battery packs for incandescent light bulbs from 30 years ago are no longer an issue. Although some have taken them and modded them for LED's and longer life.
We have gotten stock like this one here too in the Netherlands in a sort of similar kind of shop "action" also one that has a magnetic backing so you can mount it as a working light in hard to reach places. Its really neat. Bought like 10 because 9 are gonna get taken by colleages at work hahaha.
I dunno shit about electronics or circuitry, somehow I like watching all of these 😂.
I obtained one these few months back they seem quite compact and effective.
Nice product. Very handy to keep in pocket and very neat.
Finally saw the head LED torch at my local Poundland and slapped in some rechargeable batteries (Lidl). £4 all together.
Absolutely banging for that price. Took a whole month since the video to get it down near Brumtown.
It's 6.05pm! The Poundy is shut till tomorrow, so I'm going to need to wait. Sad times.
feels bad man
Next week sunday is earliest for me so it will be all sold out by then!
♪♫ You're always a day away. ♫♪
Hell, I'd have come across the pond from the U.S. to get one from a real PoundLand so consider yourself lucky;-)>
I feel your pain. If £L was open right now, I would be there to buy one. Luckily, there is one next to my work
If it wasn't for the heat issue this would be an ideal product to convert to rechargeable using one of those little disposable Li-on packs.
But fitting charging plug would be a problem. And recharging them separately would be just annoying.
Anything with flashing / SOS mode will always utter shite. Variable levels are PITA too. One button to select on or off. Hack it Clive.
I saw this video back in February Clive and on the basis of it bought a few of these - two for myself and a few to give to friends. After 9 months of use though I have finally binned my two although they were still working well. The reason? The brightness goes down quite quickly in use but mainly because they are not adjustable in terms of up/down and in my case the bright area was way too high (Neanderthal forehead angle perhaps?). Just bought a new rechargeable head torch from Toolstation for £10. Admittedly 10x the price but what a joy to use in comparison and in time it will pay for itself since no more batteries!
that was a nice little light.. very compact.
I was yelling at my screen, "THERE'S ANOTHER SCREW RIGHT THERE!!"
I am away to get a couple. Use them in work, but I have a habit of taking them off ( sweaty or itchy ) and leaving them where I was working. So half decent lamps at a £1 will be way better than the £5 ones
@9:28 Pin 1 and 3 state NC, which mean (I guess) Not Connected? So no worries if they are bonded together.
I like the three modes.
The strobe mode can be useful but I would rather it be activated by a long press on the button.
I think you'd really like the Lux-Pro similar to this. Probly much brighter, a focus light option, and a good washable strap. Only $10.
Very nice compact unit
Hopefully on the Health & Safety instructions on the packet it specifies that you must only use this device on your head and not for any other purpose
It might work like the USB bum hole warmer if user right
@@kitecattestecke2303 That seems like an EU directive that has got lost in translation maybe?
Ha, Haa....... "The Circulation Booster V2 is for use on your lower legs only, and must not be used on any other body part" Hmm???!!! - Any other use may invalidate your warranty?
Looked them up on AliExpress, and "suitable for 3xAAA battery (1.5V) Not suit powerful rechargeable battery"
So you can use weak rechargeable batteries?
Harbor freight have a FWP lamp. The switch is actually multi-state to control which LEDs light up so that might be useful. It has a COB strip and three white LEDs and includes three AAAs so not too bad.
Wtf!!! I thought this dude was going hiking, I have not a single clue what he’s talking about... but now I’m curious, thanks matey🍀
Welcome to the rabbit hole...
Nice one for Poundland
Hey you Should do a Review/Break Down of the Cheaper DSLR Power Adapters And other stuff for cameras. Like this one ACK-E18 Dual USB Cable With False battery. Would be really cool to see whats under the hood, If it is just cap's & Diodes or just 2 x Usb's tided to the power out.
Those pads could be test points. I imagine they make the LED panels first then test them, only bother to put working LED panels into the pick-and-place machines.
The Tsld - 300C figure will be Temperature - soldering won’t it?
That sounds right for soldering.
So we got a time traveller here as well....
Video is uploaded 59min ago and your comment is 1 week old...??
Illuminati confirmed
@@piyushnagawat24 patreons have early access, not time travelers 😉
@@bigclivedotcom Slightly off topic but on topic.
When you're talking about measuring the current. The quiescent current.
What? Type of a brand of excetera meter are you using?
Or are using something like a microcurrent? You don't think that Evie varg Dave Jones produces?
Or some other type of low carb measurement accessory for a multimeter?
Protech head here.
Spare pads could be for 'indicator' LED. I have a head torch with a red LED that comes on and emulates the function of the main, blinding LED in case you weren't sure...
Best headlamp I've ever had, and only a pound.
Beanie back on? Complete with propellor?
God, that's going back a long way! Weren't you supposed to ride on a "Scwinn" bicycle s well?
@@28YorkshireRose12 Only if it is beany chasing Cecil.😉
I don't have this exact light, but after seeing the SOS mode, I went to try it on my gimmick promotion light from a hospital, and yup. Same thing.
Bought one today.
Good product.
I was passing Poundland the other day and I remembered this vid, so I popped in and got a couple. They're really good! Thanks Clive.
There are a lot of new 3 cell products in Asda now like a pen style torch and a hand magnic torch and one that looks like a normal rocker switch. Please ever one have a look. No i am not being paid by them I just saw them before this item showed up. Thanks Clive
* Nearest location for Poundland? 4339.6 miles. Hmmm.
Saw and grabbed one of these a couple of weeks back, and wondered if you would get one. For a quid, it's an absolute bargain of a backup to keep in my camera bag.
I'll bet that 300C temperature spec is for soldering. I've seen that in a bunch of datasheets, usually with some time constraint attached to it...
Been using one of these for a fortnight or so really good for money .
Bought 3 of these as they are great for camping
I saw these and bought two. Didnt know about the SOS function. The only thing i dont like is the fact you cant aim the light... its fixed. But what i have done was to stick a strip of drought excluder foam tape on the top edge and it no points the light downwards a bit. I also saw the COB Key Ring lights.. and they too have an SOS function.
Ill have to get one . . Thanks for another great review
I bought 10 of those on Aliexpress to give away with Christmas presents. They were 79 cents US, now they are at least double that. Search for: COB LED Headlamp Mini Headlight
3:36 Been there, done that, SO many times! I just chalk it up to the brain cycling too fast to catch the simple things.
I think the 300C for 5 or seconds is the soldering (as distinct from "soddering") notated as "Tsld" It's nuisance that we don't have a "Poundland" store in Australia, I'd love one of these little critters.
I've got one and for the price they're not too bad really, pretty hard on batteries on full but gives decent light