Cateye Volt 100 Front light

[Saluki]

Just a quick query, as the instructions don't seem that clear to me.

I have my light on charge, via it's USB into my laptop. The light on the top is a steady red. Does this mean it's charged? It's not supposed to flash if it's charging, and it's not. I think that the light is maybe supposed to go out, when it's charged but not sure, and neither are Evans.

It's lovely and bright, anyway. I am very pleased with it. Small too so very handy to put in my pocket if it's not on my bars.

 

[Mo1959]

Just a quick query, as the instructions don't seem that clear to me.

I have my light on charge, via it's USB into my laptop. The light on the top is a steady red. Does this mean it's charged? It's not supposed to flash if it's charging, and it's not. I think that the light is maybe supposed to go out, when it's charged but not sure, and neither are Evans.

It's lovely and bright, anyway. I am very pleased with it. Small too so very handy to put in my pocket if it's not on my bars.

Just had a quick look but the instructions seem very poor but I agree that it looks like it means the light should go out once it is charged.

 

[Saluki]

The light has literally just gone out. I guess that has answered my question then. It seems to have been charging a long time

I have no idea how to delete this thread. Maybe a nice Mod could come along and delete the thread for me please.

 

[Stephen C]

The light has literally just gone out. I guess that has answered my question then. It seems to have been charging a long time

I have no idea how to delete this thread. Maybe a nice Mod could come along and delete the thread for me please.

Just going to say that is right, mine takes a lot longer than expected to charge!

 

[potsy]

I have a few usb charging lights and they can take forever to fully charge, suppose they are meant to be left charging all day whilst you work but can be a pain if you want to charge them overnight.
Do you have a normal plug you can attach the lead to?

 

[User33236]

I have my light on charge, via it's USB into my laptop..

Computer USB ports, particularly most laptops. supply a lower current and therefore it takes longer to charge. As potsy says if you have a mains USB charger (and a decent lead) it will charger faster. I use one with an output rating of 2 amps.

 

[Saluki]

I have a few usb charging lights and they can take forever to fully charge, suppose they are meant to be left charging all day whilst you work but can be a pain if you want to charge them overnight.
Do you have a normal plug you can attach the lead to?

I do but was worried about fritzing it. It's all charged now. I thought it might have a low trickle charge but it did seem to be taking an awfully long time. It could just be that I am impatient and want it charged now. Not that I need it today with our bright sunshine and the fact that I'm not riding today, it's a day off riding

 

[bobones]

I've got a Volt 1200 and it flashes when connected to a high power charger and is steady on a normal one.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I've got a Volt 1200 and it flashes when connected to a high power charger and is steady on a normal one.

A 1200 bloody hell what is it looking like on Mars at the moment

My volt 300 is very good and I've seen an 800 in the dark... A 1200 jings...

As to the @Saluki yep mine is the same seems quite slow to charge but it lasts a good long time between charges.

 

[Saluki]

A 1200 bloody hell what is it looking like on Mars at the moment

My volt 300 is very good and I've seen an 800 in the dark... A 1200 jings...

As to the @Saluki yep mine is the same seems quite slow to charge but it lasts a good long time between charges.

Volt 100. Sorry, I must have caught the 2 button while typing.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Volt 100. Sorry, I must have caught the 2 button while typing.

It is @bobones who has the 1200, your fingers were perfectly placed

 

[Pat "5mph"]

@Saluki leave the thread, it may help others.
I'm late in logging in - as usual, hehe, I do have the same light.
Mine charges very fast actually. Was wondering if the Garmin mains charger would harm the Volt?
I don't use a computer at work, would be handy to charge it from the mains sometimes.
This is my first proper USB charging light. I did buy some cheaper ones on special last winter from Planet X, but they're a bit dim compared to the Cateye.

 

[Saluki]

@Saluki leave the thread, it may help others.
I'm late in logging in - as usual, hehe, I do have the same light.
Mine charges very fast actually. Was wondering if the Garmin mains charger would harm the Volt?
I don't use a computer at work, would be handy to charge it from the mains sometimes.
This is my first proper USB charging light. I did buy some cheaper ones on special last winter from Planet X, but they're a bit dim compared to the Cateye.

Hubster charged his Fitbit with the charger plugged into a USB mains plug and it didn't kill it, so guessing that that the Volt would be OK.
@User33236's advice about that was good.

 

[Milkfloat]

The amps provided by a USB charger is a maximum that the device can pull, so plugging in a device that will only charge at half an amp into a two amp charger will only charge at half an amp. Plug in a device that can pull the full two amps means it will charge four times faster.

I guess what I mean to say is, you can plug any device into any USB charger without running the risk of causing damage.

 

[User33236]

The amps provided by a USB charger is a maximum that the device can pull, so plugging in a device that will only charge at half an amp into a two amp charger will only charge at half an amp. Plug in a device that can pull the full two amps means it will charge four times faster.

I guess what I mean to say is, you can plug any device into any USB charger without running the risk of causing damage.

Also if you plug in a device capable of charging at 1 Amp into a charger only capable of putting out 1/2 Amp your device will take around* twice as long to charge. A charger with a higher output capacity allows the device to draw enough current to charge at it's own optimum level.

*devices usually 'bulk charge' for most of their capacity them trickle charge up to full. This trickle is usually well within the capacity of most power sources.