press and hold: goes to bright then dims as holdĪccessibility (29) Android (7) Aperture (117) app. press and hold 4s: toggle lock mode (small blue light blinks for a few seconds in lock mode) press and hold 3s: always turns on spot light press and release 2x: toggle between spot and wide angle light .id strobe, red, green and blue night-vision, and lock mode, Communication is KEY to helping us give you the best experience,Baby Product. press and release 1x: turn last active light on Not Powered On (why it needs a lock mode) Here are all the friggin modes (I put them in a note on my phone). Only replaced it because their 2014 Spot offered 130 lumens off of three AAA batteries at a 40 price point. So here’s my scan of the part of the Black Diamond Spot User Guide that matters Black Diamond makes the most comfortable headlamps and my first was a Storm. Sure to be lost, essential to reference, and not available online.
My brain looked at the directions and shut down.Īnd those directions - they go on for pages and pages in many languages, but the core is a small series of pictures. This has at least 6 settings based on combinations of switch press, hold and side tap. Serious climbing headlamps have maybe two settings - basic and high. The Spot is what happens when you give bored Chinese engineers some chip space. The Spot actually works ok, and seems well made, but it’s ridiculously complex.
I needed something for an upcoming trip and it wasn’t mission critical, so I used the Wirecutter recommendations.
They don’t actually use the products they recommend, they just test them. with the Appalachian Mountain Club's Mountain Watch program have recorded.
It’s not that their recommendations are awful, they’re just kind of inexpert. And don't forget Vuban Original and Dark Roast coffee beans are Rainforest.