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

[musa]

See my post on page 7 Wanda, £8 from CRC though you need a longer screw from the spares box

how long a screw required? so i can find one in the spares

 

[david k]

I thought about adapting the top of an old water bottle and putting the battery inside. Then it can sit in bottle cage.

There is also a better bracket on ebay if you wanted one.

but then how do you carry your water?

 

[jann71]

Camelbak

 

[RWright]

I find the strobe on the T6 very nice on this 2 mile yet unopened section of highway I ride. Put it on strobe, turn up your mp3 player all the way and play some Crystal Method...Magic Carpet Ride remix is my favorite strobe song so far.

 

[fossyant]

The 3xT6 arrived today. All I can say is

 

[BSRU]

I have the Fluxient 3000 lumens thing from torchy and obviously it's way too bright on high, even medium, for road use. I run it on low pointed slightly down and it lasts 12 hours, works really well. Off road or empty dark road and the highest setting becomes very welcome.

I have the same light, quite spectacular on unlit country roads, lights up the road way into the distance.

 

[wanda2010]

My T6 lasted 2 weeks before the battery died last night. Worryingly (or maybe it was due to my zen-like mode on the way home) I hadn't noticed any colour change to the power light. I know it was showing green when I left work and for up to 1/3 of the way home, but can't recall anything after that. Fortunately I always ride with two front lights so the Hope 1 did it's job. I think I'll go back to weekly battery charging from now on.

Musa, I've not got a 'spares' box so I'll to visit my local hardware shop tomorrow to find a suitable screw.

 

[fossyant]

I don't think the T6 changes colour - not noticed any changes on mine, where as the Magicshine has been going blue then orange.

 

[potsy]

How many hours run time was that wanda?
Definitely needed a back up plan with these, wouldn't want to be relying on a cheap as chips light only

 

[wanda2010]

@ Fossyant - cheers for that. I thought I might have missed something.

@ Potsy - that was about 40mins a day M-F last week then again til last night, plus 1 hour last Saturday. About 4.5 hours in total. On the lowest setting - no flashing.

 

[musa]

Unfortunately my light only remains on unless i disconnect the male female pins. Tried to fettle with thr hope btscket and slightly over screwed so what next?

 

[fossyant]

Are you cycling through the modes as it's off, full, medium, low, off ? If you've over screwed it, does that mean you've stripped the thread ?

 

[musa]

The on off button is now rendered useless. Only full mode no changes down so either i source a unit separately (uk stock) or buy another full set maybe keep this light and buy a y split cable and run two off the battery pack

The screw probably to far in into the unit touching something or disconnecting some connection

 

[potsy]

I assume you've taken the screw back out now musa?
Could tell the one I used was slightly too long, packed it out with a couple of washers to stop it protruding too far into the light body itself, obviously there's a limit on this and you need to be very careful when fettling.
Hope @wanda2010 takes care with hers, less is more and all that

 

[wanda2010]

@ Potsy - noted.