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PaulSiegel86 wrote:For what it is worth there is a modern version of a wheat lamp.
Doming, out of China, makes a mining light with a 1w "High" beam and 6 led "low". Switch is in the same spot as the Wheat or Oldham light. Blade mounted. Battery pack is about the size of a 3x5 card and a 1/2" thick, Li-ion. Can't weigh more than 5 oz. but it is belt mounted so you don't even notice it. Charges through the back of the light a la the wheat lamp. High is supposed to last for around 16 hours then kicks down to 50 hours on the low setting.
Couple quibbles: cord is a little long, and tends to get hung up on stuff. Sort of the nature of the beast and you learn to deal with it. The reflector is set-up as a pencil beam, with a very sharp spot and little spill. I'm going to experiment with adding some diffusing material to the lens to see if that makes a difference.
Overall I've been very impressed with the little lamp. You can check it herehttp://www.iwiss.com/LED-Mining-Light/KJ45LMA-LED-Miner-Lamp/.
I bought this as a replacement for an old TAGlite when I got back into caving this year.
Best part is that it is $77 bucks shipped from China.
I have one of those also, had to change the switch on mine. I went to a toggle switch. This was a lower cost option to a Wheat back in the day. I remember some had a large battery with a dimmer switch on the battery. It seemed to me this used a more common bulb than the wheat. We recently had a thread on this forum on what light you use, I think it would be fun to ask what lights you used to use. Take a little trip down memory lane.
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