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

[fossyant]

Try the light out for a week Potsy. May be the battery not fully charged just yet

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I know my camera batteries perform better after they have been discharged and charged a few cycles, so I presume that these are the same.
Regarding wide angle lens adaptors try this.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wide-Angl...253&pid=100011&prg=1005&rk=3&sd=290803381191&

 

[darth vadar]

So what do I do folks?

This light seems to be very popular and looks very good. But. with my negative head on, there seem to be a few niggling issues amongst the replies, and I am not sure if I can be doing with that.

I just need someone to convince me otherwise.

Thanks

 

[potsy]

So what do I do folks?

This light seems to be very popular and looks very good. But. with my negative head on, there seem to be a few niggling issues amongst the replies, and I am not sure if I can be doing with that.

I just need someone to convince me otherwise.

Thanks

I was thinking the same dv, I wouldn't usually touch stuff like this prefering to spend a little more for something a bit better quality.
Thought I'd take a punt as I've spent enough on lights this year and if it turns out to be crap it's not a great deal of money wasted.
You're not going to get a light of this kind of brightness that's real quality built unless you are prepared to spend serious money, time will tell I suppose.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I was thinking the same dv, I wouldn't usually touch stuff like this prefering to spend a little more for something a bit better quality.
Thought I'd take a punt as I've spent enough on lights this year and if it turns out to be crap it's not a great deal of money wasted.
You're not going to get a light of this kind of brightness that's real quality built unless you are prepared to spend serious money, time will tell I suppose.

Likewise, I cant complain about the unit seems built well enough, the mount maybe be a little fragile though time will tell with that, the battery bag thing stitching is suspect but again no great issue in itself, but as for the light output, like I have said before you could drive a car (with care) with the output this light gives, and if you have an all night power cut, it could light youre room on the low power setting probably all night.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Buy 2 x 18650 battery holders from ebay (preferably wired in series - will take 2 x 3.7 volt batteries giving the required 7.4v). Buy batteries and charger from torchy on ebay. Wire holders togather in parallel - both reds together, both blacks together, and wire in a magicshine connector (from a cut off splitter cable). I will do a "how to" once my new light arrives as I'm waiting to see if it has the same connectors. Doing it this way, and charging the batteries in a charger will give you a high output/long run time, and a set of balanced batteries.

Well if I have this right, the battery that comes with the unit is 6400mAh, I am presuming that means each battery is 1600mAh if thats the case going off what you say here Fossy about making your own battery pack and using four Trustfire 3000mAh you could almost double the run time, or run two of these for each lamp for about the same length of time.

 

[fossyant]

Sorry that's wrong.

Do not take the quoted figures as right. The batteries on the cheap lights are not good.

 

[fossyant]

Well if I have this right, the battery that comes with the unit is 6400mAh, I am presuming that means each battery is 1600mAh if thats the case going off what you say here Fossy about making your own battery pack and using four Trustfire 3000mAh you could almost double the run time, or run two of these for each lamp for about the same length of time.

3200 is how it adds up. Actually.

 

[potsy]

I'm commissioning fossy to do mine
I'll clean his bike as payment

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Sorry that's wrong.

Do not take the quoted figures as right. The batteries on the cheap lights are not good.

No I understand what you mean there, just trying to understand (it was a long time ago the college thing), so its 3200 for each pair in series (two x 3.7v (giving the 7.4v) each at 1600)x2 in parallel to give the 3200mAh, if thats right i make it 2.36hrs run time at 10W

 

[fossyant]

No I understand what you mean there, just trying to understand (it was a long time ago the college thing), so its 3200 for each pair in series (two x 3.7v (giving the 7.4v) each at 1600)x2 in parallel to give the 3200mAh, if thats right i make it 2.36hrs run time at 10W

That's it.

You can build your own and get packs close to 6000mah

 

[potsy]

After Fossy's advice re the bracket I have fettled my spare Hope bracket and it now works perfectly with the T6, will have to get myself another now, just needed a longer screw which I had in the spares box

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well the car that hit me today, couldn't have seen it bright as it is.
I am ok just a slow speed glance, still ended on the floor.
Thanks Fozzy, when funds allow I will try it, though I will need to get a charger as well.

 

[4F]

Mine arrived in the post today and now on charge

 

[mrmacmusic]

Well the car that hit me today, couldn't have seen it bright as it is.
I am ok just a slow speed glance, still ended on the floor..

Ouch! Not good at all, but glad to hear you're OK... so far (touch wood), I've never had a 'glance' with traffic, and hope I never do.