Is there any good non-rechargeable headlights anymore?

On Wed, 10 May 2017 19:44:56 -0500, DougC
wrote:

On 5/10/2017 7:12 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
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I've done custom mounts for several different headlights, mostly because
I almost always have handlebar bags mounted. Those interfere with most
handlebar mounted lights . But I'm pretty content when fabricating a
mechanical solution to such a problem.

Welp, I ordered a couple of tactikewl flashlights and some mounts off
Amazon for about $50 (for two of each). The flashlights are 18650 or
3xAA and come with the rechargeable stuff, but also have the 3xAA insert
too. They are claimed as waterproof and have no USB charging ports, so
they /should/ (might?) keep working in the rain.

There is not a great amount of choice it seems.

Apparently roughly 95% of all the flashlights listed on Amazon is one of
maybe 6 different China models, just sold under different names and
prices. And if you disregard the "all-rubber-band-mounts" and the
"fake-Two-Fish-mounts" that don't hold, then there's only about four
different kinds of handlebar-flashlight mounts--a couple of which were
only big enough for the 3xAAA lights, and so were clearly too small for
the flashlights I got.

I can make mounts too but don't really wanna.


I use those Chinese made 3.7 volt LED flashlights and I've been using
a sort of rubber mount that on the bottom clamps to the handlebar with
a nut and bolt and the top clamp has two "ears" that hold the light.
See http://tinyurl.com/l2fgo3e

The flashlights are made with a number of body diameters and the
larger sizes seem to stay in the mount well and for the "thinner" ones
I just use a plastic wire tie around the light and the mount.

By the way, the three AAA cell gizmos are not very reliable. A single
3.7 volt Li-Ion battery works much better. Another gotcha is that
since the barrel diameters are not all the same diameter sometimes
batteries fit too loose and if you hit a bump the light goes out. A
plastic sleeve around the battery will cure that.

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Cheers,

John B.