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DayLite WireLess LED headlight
from Designs for Vision Inc.
There are a few items around my
office that I could not practice
without. My loupes are one of
those things. It goes a bit deeper
than that, though, because the
problem with magnification is
that light in the field decreases
as magnification increases. At
3x, it starts to get pretty dark,
so some additional illumination
is required. I have tried many
different headlamp options, all
of which were corded. Some
were expensive, name-brand
lights, and others were cheap,
generic lights. Regardless of cost,
most of them caused me some
headaches: The bulb would go
out, the cord would short, or
sometimes, the battery pack
would go on the fritz. Then, there
were the dreaded cord-snagging
incidents—my favorite of which
was when the cord from my light
would get caught on the air-water
tip and jerk my loupes off when I
stood up. All of this was annoying
enough, but when I developed
neck issues from the constant
tension of a cord on one side of
my head, I realized I would need
to find a better solution.
Designs for Vision Inc. has
created the perfect headlamp,
which has ended all of my
frustrations. The DayLite WireLess
has a high-intensity mode and
a medium-intensity mode. I find
the high-intensity mode is bright
enough for any magnification
level I use. The medium-intensity
mode is a little dim for 5x magni-
fication but bright enough for 3x
magnification.
The DayLite WireLess headlamp mounts to any major brand
of loupes. Being completely
self-contained, it has no cords
and no hip-hanging battery pack.
It’s lightweight, as well, unlike
older cordless systems that had
heavy battery packs on the arms
of the loupes, which threw off
the weight balance and induced
ergonomic issues. There are no
weight issues with the DayLite
WireLess; in fact, the weight is
almost negligible.
So, how does Designs for
Vision craft this magic? The light
is powered by a small battery
pack, which measures approximately one inch in length and
is roughly as wide as a quarter.
It screws in and sticks up like a
beautiful, magical unicorn horn
between your eyes. It is powered
on and off with the touch of a
silver band. The battery lasts for
approximately four hours. I find
myself putting on a new battery
pack first thing in the morning.
That battery gets me through the
morning. At lunch, I put a new
battery on, and that carries me
through the afternoon. Included
with the DayLite WireLess are a
battery-charging station, three
batteries, an orange composite
filter ring, and three color rings to
differentiate all three batteries.
After approximately eight
weeks of use, I have difficulty
finding downsides to using this
headlamp. If I had one criticism,
it would be about the capacitive
touch that turns the light off
and on. Sometimes I acciden-
tally touch it when adjusting
my loupes, and the light turns
off or on when I don’t want it
to. But that is me searching for
criticism—this light is awesome!
Having one cord fewer to deal
with makes my life easier. The
extra batteries make getting
through the day viable, and
ergonomically, it has improved
my head and neck position. I
have absolutely loved using this
light and hope to use it for many
years to come. Grand-slam home
run for Designs for Vision!
Watch a demonstration
of this product online.
