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Brettus
18-12-12, 08:35 PM
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18,000 lumen would do nicely. If I win the euromillions tonight I'm getting one....
and maybe TWO for the bike ;)

Any other torch addicts on here?
Fallout
18-12-12, 08:47 PM
How much does one of those supernova class eye destroyers cost then? :)
Brettus
18-12-12, 08:56 PM
€1200 apparently, they have €600 worth of parts in them.
Lumens are like HP, you can never have enough :)
timwilky
18-12-12, 09:31 PM
so how long does a full battery last. and has the bulb gone when you actually need to use it?
Ch00
18-12-12, 09:36 PM
hmmm very nice
Brettus
18-12-12, 09:37 PM
pshh mere details! ;)
I'm pretty sure its CREE stuff so the "bulb" shouldn't blow (doesn't mean it won't I agree) and the battery is likely 20 minutes, but I wouldn't care, I don't go out much but when I do go out I'd like to take the sun with me :D
Bluepete
18-12-12, 09:45 PM
Oooooooh! Trouser tent moment...

Dear Father Christmas.

This year, I want one of THOSE

Pete ;)
dkid
18-12-12, 09:59 PM
I'm sure there are some cyclists in my area that have those things bolted to their handlebars set on f***ing strobe ;)
tigersaw
18-12-12, 10:05 PM
We have some 100, 120 and 140 watt cree LED lamps for stand lighting.
They carry a warning similar to a laser regarding blindness.
They are very bright, but I'm not sure in lumens terms.
chris8886
18-12-12, 11:25 PM
Oooooooh! Trouser tent moment...

Dear Father Christmas.

This year, I want one of THOSE

Pete ;)

agreed!
keith_d
19-12-12, 02:21 AM
Those torches are 55W HID lights running off high capacity Li-ion batteries. If you 'need' that kind of light on your bike you might as well replace one of your headlights with a decent HID/projector installation (not the standard SV reflector).
Sir Trev
19-12-12, 09:11 AM
Oooooooh! Trouser tent moment...

Dear Father Christmas.

This year, I want one of THOSE

Pete ;)

Can't you nick one off the bottom of the helicopter when nobody's looking Pete?
yorkie_chris
19-12-12, 09:55 AM
Those torches are 55W HID lights running off high capacity Li-ion batteries. If you 'need' that kind of light on your bike you might as well replace one of your headlights with a decent HID/projector installation (not the standard SV reflector).

On the description is says it is 24x XM-Ls?


I'm not convinced TBH, LEDs need to run cool-ish, they can't be allowed to cook like a hot wire bulb.

An XM-L can put out 900lm or so and will draw 10W or so. Efficiency no idea but that is an absolute shedload of heat to manage.