Today we are looking at The Streamlight Compact 2 Helmet Light. This version is the full Milspec unit with Red, Blue, White and IR led. Not only is this a great helmet light, but a great compact and robust headtorch. There is no way any of my Petzl headtorches would be as tough as this and given its battery flexibilities , both CR123 and AA. Its a serious bit of small kit.
Under NVG use its about perfect for close up work and great for providing a small amount of light in those pitch black situations. Even the low power red more is subtle enough to be a covert light and with its flexible mounting options, its got you covered for any tactical and outdoor need.
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I have this headlamp. I find this rather pricey, but bought it anyway. (Buy once, cry once, right?) I have no regrets. It is a tough, versatile headlamp and I like it a lot that it is regularly in my everyday carry bag.
The biggest downside of this product is that at some point in time, the internal power button gets dislodged from the circuit board. This is due to the way the switch is mounted on the circuit board. In effect, the only thing preventing the internal switch from dislodging are the legs of the switch soldered to the circuit board. This issue is also mentioned in one Amazon review. To address this, I reinforced the connection of the internal switch to the circuit board by putting some epoxy around the area the switch is soldered to the circuit board. Hopefully, that will prevent the switch from coming loose.
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I've had mine for almost 3 years now and it's been a great piece of kit. It's a bit of a pain to mount to an ACH since some are slightly thicker than others, so I gave it some persuasion with a multitool.
Battery life has been good and is only on it's second battery since new. Overall just really happy with it and it comes in very handy on mission when you need both hands free to get the job done vs a hand held model.
Just bought one – excellent – thanks for the recommendation. How did you fasten the light mount to the side rail? I'm struggling to think how to fit it to my bump helmet as the mount clamp seems to be for a thicker ballistic helmet.
Nice rugged light!