{"product_id":"nextorch-mystar-v2-zoom-760lm-headlamp-black","title":"NEXTORCH MYSTAR V2 ZOOM 760LM HEADLAMP BLACK","description":"\u003ch4\u003eNextorch myStar V2.0 Rechargeable Headlamp, 760 Lumens\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk anyone who has worn a head torch for a full working night what went wrong, and the answer is almost never the light output. It is the strap that crept, the weight that pressed a line into the forehead, the beam pointing at the middle distance while the hands worked below it, or the battery dying at hour three. The Nextorch myStar V2.0 is built around those complaints rather than around a lumen figure, and it is the reason the design reads slightly differently to most headlamps at this level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the myStar V2.0 revision changed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the second version of an established lamp, and the headline change is the brightness upgrade that takes maximum output to 760 lumens. That figure is high for a headlamp but it is not the interesting part on its own. What matters is that it arrives without a corresponding penalty in weight or runtime, because the extra output sits at the top of a range that still drops to a genuinely small setting at the bottom. A brightness upgrade is only an upgrade if the rest of the lamp still behaves, and the specification below shows that it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFresnel lens focusing and the shape of the beam\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lamp uses a patented Fresnel lens focusing system, and the effect is visible the first time you switch it on. A Fresnel lens is a flat optic with concentric stepped rings that bends light the way a much thicker, heavier curved lens would, which lets the head stay shallow rather than protruding forward off your forehead. It also produces an even beam with a soft transition from centre to edge instead of the bright disc and hard dark ring that cheaper reflectors give you. In use that means fewer shadows moving across your work and no distracting cut off line at the edge of vision, which is precisely what tires eyes over a long night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e760 lumens at the top, 81 hours at the bottom\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh runs 760 lumens for 4 hours 45 minutes and reaches 220 metres. Medium runs 245 lumens for 8 hours 15 minutes and reaches 124 metres. Low drops to 28 lumens for 81 hours and reaches 42 metres. There is also an SOS mode at the full 760 lumens. Read that range from the bottom up and the lamp makes sense. Twenty eight lumens for 81 hours is a lamp you can leave on in a tent, a workshop or a load shedding kitchen for three and a half days. Two hundred and forty five lumens is where most work actually happens. Seven hundred and sixty is what you press when you need to see the far end of a shed or a path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Y-type headband and where the weight sits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lamp uses a Y-type partial pressure headband, which is the design that splits over the crown of the head rather than relying on a single band around the forehead. The point of it is load distribution. A single band has to be tightened enough to resist the whole weight of the lamp, which is what causes the pressure line and the headache. A Y-type band carries part of that weight over the top of the skull, so the front strap can sit looser and still stay put when you look down. Total weight is 175 grams including the battery, and the battery pack sits separately at 76 by 28.5 by 82 millimetres, which places its mass at the back of the head rather than all of it on the brow. That balance is why a heavier lamp can feel lighter than a lighter one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMulti-angle lighting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe light body measures 74 by 40 by 44 millimetres and tilts through multiple angles, so the beam goes where the work is rather than where your head happens to be pointing. Under a vehicle you want it aimed almost perpendicular to your line of sight. At a bench you want it angled down so it does not reflect off the surface into your eyes. Walking, you want it level. Being able to set that angle once, with one hand, and have it hold is a small thing that determines whether the lamp gets worn or ends up in a drawer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharging, sealing and materials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower comes from a rechargeable lithium polymer battery with intelligent USB charging, and both the battery and a USB cable are included in the box. The body combines aluminium and polymer, using metal where heat needs to move away from the emitter and polymer where weight would otherwise be carried on the head for no reason. Impact resistance is rated to 1 metre and the water resistance rating is IPX4, which covers splashing water from any direction, so rain, spray and a wet work site are all within scope while submersion is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone whose light needs to work for a full shift rather than a quick look outside: mechanics and technicians, farm and smallholding work, caving and hiking, night fishing, and the practical reality of a household running on candles and torches during an outage. It is a headlamp bought for comfort and endurance first and brightness second, which is the correct order for anything worn on the head for hours at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull features and the complete specification table appear below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.0 brightness upgrade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMulti-angle lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLi-polymer battery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntelligent USB charging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eY-type partial pressure headband\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatented fresnel lens focusing technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e  \n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBulb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLED\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBattery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRechargeable Li-polymer battery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutput\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e760 lm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e245 lm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 lm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS.O.S.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e760 lm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4h 45 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8h 15 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e81h\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeam Distance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e220m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e124m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImpact Resistance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater Resistance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIPX4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminium and Polymer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLight body\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e74 mm x 40 mm x 44 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBattery Pack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e76 mm x 28.5 mm x 82 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e175 g \/ 6.17 oz (with battery)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLi-Polymer battery, USB Cable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"NEXTORCH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50239265112304,"sku":"15876","price":1311.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2651\/0008\/files\/01_nextorch_mystar_v2.0_rechargeable_headlamp_-_760_lumen.jpg?v=1787812818","url":"https:\/\/neonsales.co.za\/products\/nextorch-mystar-v2-zoom-760lm-headlamp-black","provider":"NeonSales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}