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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED.
(Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Andy |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On 12/29/2017 2:05 PM, Andy wrote:
I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Mine are bolted on. I've never lost one yet. But gazing at your photo, I'd think fear of electrocution would dissuade most potential thieves! -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On Friday, December 29, 2017 at 1:12:54 PM UTC-6, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 12/29/2017 2:05 PM, Andy wrote: I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Mine are bolted on. I've never lost one yet. But gazing at your photo, I'd think fear of electrocution would dissuade most potential thieves! -- - Frank Krygowski Did you have to fabricate it or did the light come with it? Andy |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On Friday, December 29, 2017 at 11:05:50 AM UTC-8, Andy wrote:
I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Andy 800mAH would only be a AAA size. Panasonic 3400, 2C, measure 35-3700, and cost ~$5 each from liion wholesale https://liionwholesale.com/collectio...ant=1076987260 Harder to steal? Take it with you. Overrated capacity claims keeps selling batteries and until the online sellers like Amazon and EBay crack down, the legitimate batteries will keep losing sales to the crooks. |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:05:46 -0800 (PST), Andy
wrote: I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Andy Looks good, running both lights from one pack makes sense. All rechargable tail lights have too-small batteries. It would be great if someone made one that took a single 18650. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On 12/29/2017 4:34 PM, Andy wrote:
On Friday, December 29, 2017 at 1:12:54 PM UTC-6, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 12/29/2017 2:05 PM, Andy wrote: I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Mine are bolted on. I've never lost one yet. But gazing at your photo, I'd think fear of electrocution would dissuade most potential thieves! -- - Frank Krygowski Did you have to fabricate it or did the light come with it? These are dynamo powered lights, designed to bolt on. Most use stock brackets, but for some of them I did fabricate brackets that better suited my purposes. Still, most were not sophisticated or difficult. If I wanted to bolt on a battery light, it wouldn't be tremendously difficult. For me, a possible motivation would be to avoid clamping the light on my handlebar. I use handlebar bags on most bikes, so lights on the bars don't work well. Besides, I prefer the light distribution I get from a lamp mounted just above the front wheel. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On Friday, December 29, 2017 at 8:31:28 PM UTC-6, somebody wrote:
On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:05:46 -0800 (PST), Andy wrote: I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Andy Looks good, running both lights from one pack makes sense. All rechargable tail lights have too-small batteries. It would be great if someone made one that took a single 18650. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Thanks. Front head light has its own light pack consisting of 2 easily chargeable 18650s. It isn't waterproof, so I will take it off at night. Andy |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On Friday, December 29, 2017 at 6:31:28 PM UTC-8, somebody wrote:
On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:05:46 -0800 (PST), Andy wrote: I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Andy Looks good, running both lights from one pack makes sense. All rechargable tail lights have too-small batteries. It would be great if someone made one that took a single 18650. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Oculus 1800Ultra headlight takes a single 18650, or a single 26650. The light comes with one of each. 18650 is half the weight of the 26650, with 2/3 of the burn time. |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-6, Oculus Lights wrote:
On Friday, December 29, 2017 at 6:31:28 PM UTC-8, somebody wrote: On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:05:46 -0800 (PST), Andy wrote: I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Andy Looks good, running both lights from one pack makes sense. All rechargable tail lights have too-small batteries. It would be great if someone made one that took a single 18650. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Oculus 1800Ultra headlight takes a single 18650, or a single 26650. The light comes with one of each. 18650 is half the weight of the 26650, with 2/3 of the burn time. $150 is more than I can budget. :-) Andy |
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Longer run time for lights and need some ideas
On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 9:51:46 AM UTC-8, Andy wrote:
On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 7:50:21 PM UTC-6, Oculus Lights wrote: On Friday, December 29, 2017 at 6:31:28 PM UTC-8, somebody wrote: On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:05:46 -0800 (PST), Andy wrote: I wa not real happy with run time with CygoLite-Hotshot-Pro-150-Lumens-LED. (Even on blink mode) It has a built in 800 mah LiIon battery. Made an external battery pack using 18650s with a 5000 mah capacity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux5xmncsyl...ight.jpeg?dl=0 The UltraFire batts are overrated and I have much better ones. But I want to use them up. Next project is the make my lights harder to steal. Any ideas would be appreciated. Andy Looks good, running both lights from one pack makes sense. All rechargable tail lights have too-small batteries. It would be great if someone made one that took a single 18650. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Oculus 1800Ultra headlight takes a single 18650, or a single 26650. The light comes with one of each. 18650 is half the weight of the 26650, with 2/3 of the burn time. $150 is more than I can budget. :-) Andy The lowest end-user price is $125, for Pro-deal to sponsored teams, and if you're entered in an event Oculus supports, any RAAM connected or Planet Ultra event, and some 24 hour MTB races. |
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