Lights. CREE XML XM-L T6 / U2 etc Thread

[fossyant]

Ahem- any of them packs left over Foss?

Just one left ! For you no probs. PM me if you want to collect or post ! Post is £12.60 due to £2.60 postal costs - bah !

 

[Supersuperleeds]

One could be a smaller pin. Most lights are the magicshine 'size' but a few are a little smaller. One pin is 2.1mm the other 2.3mm, but I can't remember which. You can get adapters from Maplin. It could indeed be wired differently.

Cheers, they do a 2.1mm to a 2.5mm adapter for £2.19. might as well buy it and see if that works, that way I can have another pack of you when you do the next run!

 

[fossyant]

searched back upon some old posts of mine from TWO years ago !

These cheaper models have a slightly larger connector (2.5mm vs 2.1mm on the MS) but you can get adapters from Maplin.

@Supersuperleeds I think this is the correct one ! Have a look at the pins on both batteries, and the male connectors to see if this is the case.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

searched back upon some old posts of mine from TWO years ago !

These cheaper models have a slightly larger connector (2.5mm vs 2.1mm on the MS) but you can get adapters from Maplin.

@Supersuperleeds I think this is the correct one ! Have a look at the pins on both batteries, and the male connectors to see if this is the case.

@fossyant , for the sake of another £2, I have also ordered the 2.5mm to 2.1mm one as well.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Adapters didn't work, but I don't really care, had nearly 5 hours out of the new battery pack on full beam and it is still on green, even that's enough to last me a couple of days

 

[Andrew Br]

The light arrived yesterday morning so I put it on charge for the afternoon and went out with it yesterday evening.
I only did 26km and it was on one of the lower settings for most of the time. Even so, the switch started flashing red when I was some way from home. Luckily, I still had the freshly charged battery from my other Magic-Shine-a-like on the bars (as well as my E3 dyno light) so I got back OK.
The remote switch works well but not in the way I'd wanted it to; it cycles through all the settings in turn and then switches off (centre light; both side lights; all 3; off) so it doesn't do "dip", "high" like I'd wanted it to.
Another wasted opportunity is the nature of the beams; they're all conical spots. It would be better if the outer lights had a spread beam. I couldn't detect much difference between any of them and I mostly ran with just the centre light switched on to eke out the battery a little longer.
It is impressively bright; I was on the Fallowfield Loop last night and it was really dark but this thing really lit everything up.
Everything considered, I think I'm going to send it back. If it had been £20, I'd keep it.

It looks like I'll have to start saving for an Exposure Strada.
Dear Santa..................

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Happy days !
I bought some high capacity (and protected) cells and used them in the new case that I got from the fossyant group-buy.
After prolonged charging, I put the batteries on the case and connected it to the light. It worked so that was good.
I then turned the light on (two of the LEDs lit) and left it.
Three hours (that's three hours) later, the switch was still green but it was time for me to go to the pub so I switched it off.
The light is now useable and I've put it back on the bike.

If any electronics experts out there can suggest how to get the switch to do "dip" beam/"high" beam then I'll be delighted.

Thanks again fossy

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[fossyant]

Adapters didn't work, but I don't really care, had nearly 5 hours out of the new battery pack on full beam and it is still on green, even that's enough to last me a couple of days

Wow, that's the difference between cheap packs ! Blimey. Not tested my packs as I run 2 of those c&bSeen rear lights off one pack, and they do eat the batteries. Can't compare to front lights though.

Your other light must be wired differently. Oh that reminds me, FED Ex have charged me £14 for handling for the packs - better pay it !

 

[fossyant]

Must say, you can't make any money out of importing stuff, I sold these at cost and just about recovered my cash. Happy about that as I didn't want to wait till after Xmas for packs via ebay sellers - import any more than a handful and you get hammered for VAT.

Just awaiting a couple of 'commuter' lights (apparently they use the new L2 LED) which have an outer glow ring (aka angel eyes) for side visibility. Apparently the "glow rings" are bright enough on their own.

http://www.lightmalls.com/new-style...ee-xm-lu2-4modes-function-front-bicycle-light

Here is someone else's photo - tiny !

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Wow, that's the difference between cheap packs ! Blimey. Not tested my packs as I run 2 of those c&bSeen rear lights off one pack, and they do eat the batteries. Can't compare to front lights though.

Your other light must be wired differently. Oh that reminds me, FED Ex have charged me £14 for handling for the packs - better pay it !

Got another 90 minutes this morning before the red light came on, so I estimate pretty close to 6 1/2 hours of full beam. If you didn't factor the £14 into the costs I am happy to contribute

 

[fossyant]

Got another 90 minutes this morning before the red light came on, so I estimate pretty close to 6 1/2 hours of full beam. If you didn't factor the £14 into the costs I am happy to contribute

No, I expected a charge, so just covered it all so happy with that.

Over 6 hours, blimey !!! That would be a good MTB night ride. My Yinding 2 x U2 LED's ate the cheap battery it came with in 30 minutes on high, then I had to switch to low for another 30 minutes.

 

[Hacienda71]

Just awaiting a couple of 'commuter' lights (apparently they use the new L2 LED) which have an outer glow ring (aka angel eyes) for side visibility. Apparently the "glow rings" are bright enough on their own.


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Have you just bought more lights?

Think the Tramadol is having side effects.

 

[fossyant]

Have you just bought more lights?

Think the Tramadol is having side effects.

Don't know what you are talking about

 

[fossyant]

Don't know what you are talking about

I've also applied for shares in Sizewell C and Wylfa B Nuclear Power Stations (when they are built) !

 

[discominer]

2 week old Cree T6, fully charged, failed on my way to work.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

@fossyant Is it better to let the good batteries run down to red before recharging them, or keep topping them up?