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Nitecore NU32 550-Lumen LED Rechargeable Headlamp

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Nitecore NU32 550-Lumen LED Rechargeable Headlamp

Dan_H

Sep 22, 2019

What is the operation like? Do you have to cycle through light modes everytime you turn it on? Can a person use it normally without ever having to cycle through the obnoxious flashing modes? Can you switch to flood mode and will it turn off and on staying g in flood mode until you switch it back to spot? Or do you have to cycle through all the spot modes before getting to flood mode each time you turn it off? Lastly, how good is the flood mode? Does it fully illuminate the entire field of vision to roughly the same intensity, or does it just make a wider light than the spot?

ybco

Sep 23, 2019

Dan_HI own one of these so I figure I can shed some light. Operation - There are two buttons and the operation is somewhat straightforward. Better than the single button black diamond lamps. Right button triggers the white light, and left triggers the red light. By holding the right button, you can turn on a flood without cycling through the various intensities of the spot light. Once you get used to the setting you want, you can get there quite easily. The only mix up I have is whether or not the button I am pressing is for the white or red leds... Nitecore makes this so much more confusing because the buttons are backwards on the nu25, which is my go to backpacking light. Per your question about cycling through to turn off. After 2 seconds following the last button press, the light is set in that given mode. The next click of the button will turn off the light. No cycling through. And flood light is nice, not the best I've used, but decent. I like having the option when around camp because I'll inevitably beam someone if using the spot. Anyhow, decent light, not overly complicated, but a bit heavy. I'd only recommend buying this if you need a long runtime. Otherwise, the nu25 is pretty similar in light output but unbelievably light.

SeanW

Sep 23, 2019

ybcoHi Dan Thanks for the detailed info. I was looking at this and the NU 25. I'd be using it for running so the weight is important. The run times on the 32 look great but sacrificing weight (understandable). I'd only really need the extended run times for a once a year event so it's looking like the 25 would better suit my needs. Curious if you use the stock headband or if you use a shock cord (Litesmith or DIY)

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