Black Diamond Spot Review-Update

Review Update: After using the Black Diamond headlamp in training and in an event we gave the unit a solid thumbs up. Battery life has been awesome. It survived an 18 hour event with water and sand along with taking a beating. This headlamp has earned its battle stripes!

Here is a bit of information on a Black Diamond Headlamp we will be reviewing. We will get a review back to you in a couple of weeks.

The most popular headlamp for everything from pre-work dawn patrols to late-night rappels after a long day, the Black Diamond Spot Headlamp now features 200 lumens of power in a waterproof package. Featuring PowerTap Technology, easy on-the-fly brightness adjustments are literally at the tip of your fingers. At first touch, the proximity light is illuminated, eliminating the headlamp shuffle when transitioning from camp tasks to low-light activities. With a handy lock mode, the Spot is safe from accidental battery drain while in your pack or pocket.

Features:

• One TriplePower LED, one SinglePower white LED and one SinglePower red LED emits 200 lumens (max setting)

• PowerTap Technology allows fast and simple transitioning between full and dimmed power in order to instantly increase illumination in distance or proximity modes

• Red night-vision mode has proximity and strobe settings, and activates without cycling through the white mode

• Sleek, low profile design uses three AAA batteries and three-level power meter shows remaining battery life for three seconds after switching on headlamp

• Settings include: full strength in proximity and distance modes, dimming, strobe, red night vision and lock mode

• Protected against water immersion down to 1 m (3.3 ft) for 30 minutes (IPX 8)

Specifications:

• Lumens : 200

• Weight With Batteries : 90 g (3.2 oz)

• Max Distances :

• [TriplePower LED] 80 m

• [SinglePower LEDs] 10 m

• Max Burn Time :

• [TriplePower LED] 200 hours

• [SinglePower LEDs] 80 hours

• IPX Rating : 8

• LED Type : 1 TriplePower, 2 SinglePower (1 white, 1 red)

• Batteries : 3 AAA (included)