Lights Camera Action!

Zebee Johnstone

In aus.bicycle on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:53:14 +1000
Terryc <newsthreespam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote:
> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>
>>
>> Dunno about the Shimano, but the SON will light up quite well at
>> walking pace.
>
> Standard SON light?
> Is it a LED?

The SON is the hub dynamo, I don't think they make lights. The light
is an LED Lumotec Senso. from memory the halogen lumotec wasn't quite
as good.

I haven't used an E6 - always had Lumotecs - so can't say how that
would perform but I doubt there'd be much of a difference.

Zebee

Damien

On Apr 10, 11:08 am, TimC <tconn...@no.spam.accepted.here-
astro.swin.edu.au> wrote:
> On 2008-04-09, lemmiwinks...@gmail.com (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
> > The SLA battery it comes with will probably be heavy rubbish, but
> > replacement NiMh 12V cordless drill batteries and chargers are so
> > cheap I'm not really worried.
>
> Er, cheap cordless drill rechargers are rubbish. I bought mine
> (complete with drill, naturally, which I still use by plugging into a
> 12V supply) for $20, knowing it would be crap, but I didn't even get
> to see how crap the battery was, because the charger had destroyed it
> within 3 months, as one day I missed the vital "disconnect after 3
> hours. No, you can't have a light to say it is already charged" step
> as I was busy at the time.
>

Use a 4 hour count down timer. HPM makes one for <$10. Also good for
other things that should not be left on.

Damien

PeteSig

"Bill the Cat" wrote:

> Well, the days are getting shorter and I have a minimum 1hr 20min commute
> home each day.
>
> I have the obligatory crappy flashy be seen light, but I am looking for
> something a whole lot brighter.
>
> Torpedo 7 have a special on a 24w dual system with lead battery (Nightpro
> Expert) for $99.
> http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/NPLIHNNEX
>
> Does anyone have experience with lights of this kind?

Save yourself all the grief over all this battery stuff - recharging,
burning out batteries, smart chargers, yada, yada.....

I just fitted this setup on the commuter, very similar to what I've used on
the tourer for several years:

http://www.velo-orange.com/bumus6ge.html - you could get the 6 instead of
S6 (cheaper)
http://www.dotbike.com/ProductsP3037.aspx?A=1&TRACK=DPL - 1W led, very
bright
http://www.velo-orange.com/zinkensbracket.html - solid bracket, and that
shows how the whole setup mounts

It has come out to $311 delivered to my door, not real cheap, but the dyno
is *always there*, and the 1W led has a service life of 100,000 hours. At my
usage rate, I think I'll be passing it on to my son as a bequest!!

--
Cheers
Peter

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Travis

On Apr 10, 4:50 am, "Bill the Cat" <oo...@bigtown.com.au> wrote:
> Well, the days are getting shorter and I have a minimum 1hr 20min commute
> home each day.
>
> I have the obligatory crappy flashy be seen light, but I am looking for
> something a whole lot brighter.
>
> Torpedo 7 have a special on a 24w dual system with lead battery (Nightpro
> Expert) for $99.http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/NPLIHNNEX
>
> Does anyone have experience with lights of this kind?
>
> I see there are several types around but I do not really understand the
> difference between the various set ups around.
>
> Weight does not matter much to me, and these bottle batteries won't be a
> problem when I manage to get another bottle cage on.
>
> I think cheap is good, but I worry when things like this are too cheap. Any
> horror stories or recommendations?

I've had a set of halogens (10W + 5W) from Torpedo7 for a couple of
years now, and they're still going fine. They were a similar price to
the current Torpedo7 offer, in fact I've been thinking about buying
these new ones.

Torpedo7 regularly runs really great specials, it isn't always just
cheap and nasty stuff, this is a high volume retailer who works on low
margins. I've on the whole been very pleased with my past Torpedo7
purchases, and the one time I took advantage of their returns policy
that all worked out fine for me as well, though they didn't at the
time mention that the store credit they give on returned items has a
finite lifetime.

If you want halogens for your bike, I'd say this is a pretty good
deal. In a year or two if the battery goes you'll be able to replace
it with a high powered LED system, which should be cheaper by then.
(And that is the identical logic to what I used a couple of years ago
when I got mine. LED systems have gotten a lot cheaper since then,
but since my lights still work fine I'm able to keep watching prices
continue to fall.

Travis

PeteSig

"Terryc" wrote
:
> People have to watch hub abd other dynamos. Fine if you do 15km/h plus,
> but not so good ifyou are a slower rider.

B&M Dymotec S6 will light the road really well at walking speed! It has a
'plateuu' ouput curve. And if you're worried about blowing bulbs at speed,
it has voltage protection built into the dynamo. I have found this dynamo
and their 1W led light to be excellent for visibilty (seeing the road) even
on black country roads.

--
Cheers
Peter

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roshea

I have been using a Fenix L2D-CE with this handlebar/helmet mount for around a year now and would highly recommend this combination. $US63 (including free delivery to AUS) from Fenix-store.com

There is a full review of this light here.

xuyangn@gmail.com

On Apr 10, 5:51*am, "Rob." <m...@mine.com.> wrote:
> Bill the Cat wrote:
> > Well, the days are getting shorter and I have a minimum 1hr 20min commute
> > home each day.
>
> > I have the obligatory crappy flashy be seen light, but I am looking for
> > something a whole lot brighter.
>
> > Torpedo 7 have a special on a 24w dual system with lead battery (Nightpro
> > Expert) for $99.
> >http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/NPLIHNNEX
>
> > Does anyone have experience with lights of this kind?
>
> > I see there are several types around but I do not really understand the
> > difference between the various set ups around.
>
> > Weight does not matter much to me, and these bottle batteries won't be a
> > problem when I manage to get another bottle cage on.
>
> > I think cheap is good, but I worry when things like this are too cheap. *Any
> > horror stories or recommendations?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > BtC
>
> The price should tell you something - like there finished and no one
> wants them.
>
> I would consider the battery replacement, charge time, etc. before
> rushing out and buying one. Your going to charge that up once a day at
> 1.3hrs each day commute time.
>
> Look for a good LED lamp with small rechargeable, easy replaceable,
> safe, keep in the pocket, batteries. They are available.
>
> LED lamps are still cheaper than the $99, what's more just as efficient.
>
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