Description
The Blockbuster headband light is a head torch carried in a wide band you pull on like a headband, rather than one strapped and buckled around the head. A slim moulded lamp unit sits at the centre front, and a single raised button on its face works the two modes the pack names, low and high. Band and housing are a pale grey. It runs on two AAA alkaline cells and Energizer puts those cells in the pack, so there is nothing else to buy before the first use. One light comes in each pack.
Energizer prints four uses on the pack: sport, reading, indoor recreation and camping. That is a fair summary of where a band like this earns its keep. It sits flat across the forehead and goes under a hood or a hat with no buckle to press against. The low mode is the one for reading in a tent or a bunk room without waking the person beside you, while the high mode is for finding the water tap, the fuse box or something dropped behind the car seat. Kept in a rucksack lid, a coat pocket or a kitchen drawer, it is to hand in a power cut.
The single button on the front is the whole of the control, and the pack names two modes, low and high. Energizer does not print a lumen figure, a beam distance or a runtime for this light, and no water or dust rating is printed on the pack. The two AAA alkaline cells are supplied in the pack, and AAA is the easiest size to restock from a corner shop, which matters on a light that may sit in a bag for months between uses. It sits alongside our wider range of Energizer head torches and camping lanterns. The minimum order is four, sold in multiples of four.
Specification
| Light source |
Not stated by the manufacturer |
| Brightness |
Not stated by the manufacturer |
| Runtime |
Not stated by the manufacturer |
| Battery |
2 x AAA alkaline, included |
| IP rating |
Not stated by the manufacturer |
| Sold as |
Single light |
| Minimum order |
4, sold in multiples of 4 |
Frequently Asked
What batteries does it take, and are any included?
It runs on two AAA alkaline cells and the pack states that those two cells are supplied, so it works from the moment you open it. Any AAA alkaline will serve as a replacement.
How bright is it, and how long will it run for?
Energizer prints no lumen figure, no beam distance and no runtime for this light, so we quote none. What the pack does confirm is two light modes, a low and a high.
How do the two modes work?
There is one raised button on the front face of the lamp unit and nothing else to learn. The pack names two modes, low and high, so the button is what moves between them.
Can I wear it under a hat or a hood?
Yes. The lamp unit is moulded into a band that pulls on over the head, so there is no buckle or clip to press against a hat brim or the inside of a hood.
Is it rated for use in rain or dust?
No water or dust rating is stated by the manufacturer for this light, so we make no claim either way. The pack suggests sport, reading, indoor recreation and camping as its uses.