Hi-spec lights, il-lumen-ate me please
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Chuffy
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One of the joys of the Lumi way, everything is user servicable.Fiona N said:
No offence taken Mr M! I figured out that you weren't being tetchy.
mr Mag00
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i went in to see the guys a few years a go when i bought a second battery and lamp for my girlfriend, she has never used the lights . they were really great and made me feel very welcome
. they were really great and made me feel very welcomeI have just bought a Hope Vision One. Its a single bulb and puts out 240 Lumens. Its more than required. I commute through rural location and work often until the early hours. The back lanes which i use are pitch black but the 240 lumens allow me to go as quick as i can. Most of the journey i dont use the high setting (240 lumens) as its just to much and i feel like i am dazzeling oncoming vehicles (not that i come across much in the early hours). On the other hand it is useful when going quick downhill! The only reasons i can think of why one would require more than 240 lumens is downhill mountain bikeing or some other extreme sport but for commuting you dont need more than 240 Lumens
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Chuffy
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That's just the wiring loom that you're describing. £15.MichaelM said:
Not that the new LED head unit isn't tempting anyway....
mr Mag00
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stw?
Oh bugger....
The new bulb and loom arrived today. Connected it all up and still not working!
The battery has a 2 o/p lead. Connected one to the charger and the othe to the lamp and that works. In other words, the battery has gone... only £88 for a new battery! Time to write it off and go for something a bit smaller.
Anyone interested ina Ni-MH fast charger?
The new bulb and loom arrived today. Connected it all up and still not working!
The battery has a 2 o/p lead. Connected one to the charger and the othe to the lamp and that works. In other words, the battery has gone... only £88 for a new battery! Time to write it off and go for something a bit smaller.
Anyone interested ina Ni-MH fast charger?
mr Mag00
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no thnx
i am interested in those homebrew batteries the guy on stw made, how would you go about it? anyone any ideas
i am interested in those homebrew batteries the guy on stw made, how would you go about it? anyone any ideas
mr Mag00 said:no thnx
i am interested in those homebrew batteries the guy on stw made, how would you go about it? anyone any ideas
First you need a fast charger.....
Connect up as many of whtever cell you have in series to give a 13.2V battery. Depending on the current rating of the cells, put as many of the 13.2 V batteries in parrallel for the desired A/Hour rating.
mr Mag00
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I need to get my o level physics books out to really understand what u said.
you could send yours back and see if they can replace the damaged cells?
you could send yours back and see if they can replace the damaged cells?
mr Mag00 said:
But I'm not going to. If I'm going to be spending that much it will be on something smaller & lighter.
I've just cut the battery open. There are four cells in parallel. These four are in series with another "block" of 4 in parallel. This block of 8 is then in series with 3 other cells - each one in series. So each cell is 2.64 volts, 1 A/hour - I guess that's a 2.4V cell that's been overcharged - don't know what designation that would be though.
