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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Worlds daftest torch?
Posted: 08/03/2018 13:30:47 Reply | Quote Good old Dave  I smell falling prices. -- ..................a proper engineer not a marketing man. IP: 88.105.106.10 |
rufenig Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 08/03/2018 15:54:19 Reply | Quote I will wait till the Chinese knock off copies appear. 
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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 08/03/2018 16:24:34 Reply | Quote Chinese copies of a Chinese torch?  -- ..................a proper engineer not a marketing man. IP: 88.105.106.10 |
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 08/03/2018 16:26:46 Reply | Quote royfellows wrote: Chinese copies of a Chinese torch? It happens. There are copies of Wisdom lamps around. To the extent they produce a PDF guide for distributors for identifying them. -- my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by IP: 217.9.203.181 |
NewStuff Joined: 26/07/2010 Location: NE Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 08/03/2018 20:21:55 Reply | Quote I've seen a few Fenix knock-off's. Cack optics though, instant give-away if you turn one on, and the build quality is... interesting... -- Searching for the ever elusive Underground Titty Bar. DDDWH CC IP: 88.97.32.83 |
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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 08/03/2018 21:02:58 Reply | Quote The Imolent comes across as quality. Its still growing on me, will try out underground this weekend. -- ..................a proper engineer not a marketing man. IP: 88.105.106.10 |
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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 12/03/2018 12:15:29 Reply | Quote I tested the torch at Cwmystwyth over the weekend both surface and underground. Underground, I tried it in the big stope off the first ladder and across the plank. By way, direct access to the main ladderway is restored. It did illuminate the stope completely, however so did my batroaster caplamp due to its controlled beams. The torch is as I said, a directional floodlight, a controlled beam of lesser power is in my opinion just as good visually. The Cree XHP series was looked at by me for lamp use and discounted. For underground use I would recommend something like the Fenix TK 75, you want XML or XPL emitters behind good reflectors. The big torch would be a handful to lug around underground as well, but , maybe useful for photography especially quick shots with people in it who are moving around. Surface it was impressive to say the least. Real testing was spoiled by it being a misty night however. -- ..................a proper engineer not a marketing man. IP: 88.105.106.10 |
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rufenig Joined: 18/03/2008 Location: Shropshire Hills View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 12/03/2018 13:15:55 Reply | Quote royfellows wrote: The big torch would be a handful to lug around underground as well, but , maybe useful for photography especially quick shots with people in it who are moving around. Remember when a car spotlight with a motorcycle battery in an ammo box was "state of the art!" 
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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 09/04/2018 10:48:13 Reply | Quote I mentioned somewhere about burning a hole in the case by accidentally putting it away without ensuring that the safety lock was on. Here is picture. I want to make a diffuser for it and am wondering about this. (click image to open full size image in new window) -- "You are not consumers, you are the product" Google and Facebook, ''''Masters of the Universe'''' IP: 88.108.4.91 |
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RichardB Joined: 18/11/2009 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 09/04/2018 17:26:54 Reply | Quote royfellows wrote: Chinese copies of a Chinese torch? The T6 bike lights you get on eBay are Magicshine knock-offs, and I understand Magicshines are already a knock-off of something else. IP: 80.189.118.151 |
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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 09/04/2018 17:54:11 Reply | Quote Magicshine are the people who were offering 2 models of Scurion clone head torches, but they have now dropped them. I would say the typical use of generic circuit boards ill suited to such a specialised product would be the main reason. -- "You are not consumers, you are the product" Google and Facebook, ''''Masters of the Universe'''' IP: 92.10.71.5 |
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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 20/04/2018 16:30:08 Reply | Quote I have just made a diffuser for the torch, first attempt was a fail and had to reorder larger perspex. (click image to open full size image in new window) I will be giving all the new kit a proper trial this weekend and will report back. A bit more and just made up this GoPro torch mount to go on the mini tripod. The minipod extends to about 4 feet and folded fits in a pocket. (click image to open full size image in new window) The Imolent is a non starter here, far too heavy, topples over easily -- "You are not consumers, you are the product" Google and Facebook, Masters of the Universe IP: 92.10.71.5 Edited: 20/04/2018 17:10:06 by royfellows |
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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 02/07/2018 10:16:32 Reply | Quote A Warning I have had the DX80 come on in the back of my car and when I got to it, it was too hot to touch. I had a game turning it off as you can imagine. Its supposed to have a 70 degree thermal shutdown. I think these things are potentially dangerous and need care when carrying. Dont even think of putting it in a rucksack. The safety lock is not fit for purpose. Some king of hindged switch cover is needed or a second button. I think that the safety lock was in fact on when I had the burned case incident Be warned. -- "You are not consumers, you are the product" Google and Facebook, Masters of the Universe IP: 88.106.237.14 Edited: 02/07/2018 10:17:59 by royfellows |
The kwan Joined: 30/12/2012 Location: Wirral, Merseyside View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 02/07/2018 14:36:03 Reply | Quote I dont think this applies just to the DX80, I have a nitecore TM26 and a TM36 and the only way to ensure that they dont get switched on in a bag is to unscrew the battery pack half a turn or so before putting it in a bag and just nip it up when you get it out of the bag, a bit of an inconvenience but saves inadvertently setting yourself on fire  the thermal sensor may just lower the beam output setting like it does on quite a lot of the monster torches. -- Easily Led IP: 86.178.164.198 Edited: 02/07/2018 14:40:11 by The kwan |
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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
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Posted: 02/07/2018 15:13:15 Reply | Quote I could put an insulation disk in as they ship, as you say, an inconvenience. They could do better. I am designing another version of the Scorpion caplamp which has a permanent battery pack so as to eliminate water getting up inside the cable. This uses a second button as a safety lock. It uses a CMOS controller which draws about 8 uA on standby, complete circuit will be about 16uA standby. Initial bench testing looks good. The idea is to combine my EX design with a dive potential, or at least a seriously reliable and watertight lamp. -- "You are not consumers, you are the product" Google and Facebook, Masters of the Universe IP: 88.106.237.14 |
