i already recieve now.
confuse a ramping mode .when i press 1 click. its high level. but i press to level down and press to off.
when i click again. its jump to high level again. not remember last level.
What am I supposed to do?
Is it available from ff-light.com to be shipped?
I just checked banggood for availability in the past, it seems they never get a new shipment, actually prediction: ‘Processing time:16 business days’.
Hi folks, which of the PL47G2 LED options would be best for the most floody light and least bright spot or artifacts?
I want the head torch for fell running, ski touring and mountaineering. I would imagine this is similar requirements to mountain biking, e.g. enough light to move fast without a bright spot and artifacts that will dazzle and confuse.
I have a petzl Reactik+ which, despite care, has developed a crack and also it looks like Petzl have discontinued the batteries. My battery is beginning to show its age (18 months old, used at least twice a week). Petzl discontinued the battery for my previous Tikka xp2, their excuse being that I could always carry on with AAAs, which don’t really work in either torch. So, I’m feed up with Petzl’s lack of battery support so I’m moving on to standard battery torches. I gave up on rear battery packs years ago after many failures of the connecting wire.
The reactik+ wasn’t quite bright enough for moving fast anyway.
I have a Skilhunt H03 with the bubbled lens which is much better than the Reactik+.
Can I expect the PL47G2 to be as bright and floody as the H03?
Also, will the PL47G2 be stable enough on the head for running, or will I need a different cradle? Any suggestions?
Does the PL47G2 have a really low lumen mode for reading with, e.g. 1 lumin or similar to the low mode on the H03?
Thanks in advance for any answers or further advice.
PL47 will be brighter, and probably a bit throwier with most LEDs, you can change this with some “DC Fix” diffuser film on the lens.
The PL47 is much heavier than a Skilhunt H03, at least if using 21700 battery. I would expect it to bounce more for running or skiing. Dunno if a different headband would solve this.
The DC fix idea is great, I hadn’t heard of that even though I googled for heat proof lens filters and gels and such like. I think I might even have some DC fix left over from a job on the window in our porch, if I can find where I put it!
I was thinking more about the bulk of the pl45g2 rather than the weight, but since you mentioned it, I spent a couple of days DIYing with an extra 18650 and an AA cell taped to my Skilhunt H03 to get a feel for the extra weight. It did bounce around a bit more, but nothing serious. If the PL45g2 cradle is as good as the Skilhunt H03 I think that the extra wieght will be a small price to pay for the extra lumens, especially when moving a speed, skiing of running.
The sub-lumen mode is not really a marketing headline, but is really important to me, so that I don’t wake the wife up when going on a midnight munchie run to the kitchen! So thanks for the info!
Has anyone any advice on which LED version is best before I purchase?
Are the Nichia leds really better for wide angle use(I read this somewhere). If the Nichia leds aren’t any better for flood use, then why choose them over the extra 2000 lumens from the XPL version. At only £3 difference I’m struggling to see what the advantage of the Nichia might be if not for flood use?
The Nichia version will be slightly floodier due to larger die size, but its real advantage is the tint: rosy, Hi-CRI 4500K unconditionally loved by the tint freaks out there. On the other end, the main disadvantage would be its lower efficiency, meaning not only less lumens turbo, but also shorter runtimes at the same level.
If you care about efficiency and runtimes, XP-L 5000K is the way to go IMO.
As a trail runner myself, I find the PL47g2 a bit too bulky for really shaky activities like running and mountain biking. The real problem is not the mass but rather the fact that all the mass is concentrated in the head, and how much the head protrudes: it sticks out for double the length as compared to a classic 18650 angle light like a Zebralight. This means every movement will translate in visible shaking of the beam.
I am using my PL47g2 for caving and I am very happy with it, when mounted on a helmet the weight and size difference with a 18650 angle light is indiscernible, but for running, I’m sticking with my Zebralight.
Great info ysgramor. Thanks for the background on the Nichia\XPL tradoffs. I’ve read about the tints but not about efficiency. I think that Lumens and efficiency will be more important for skiing, especially with a bit of speed. Tint probably isn’t so important when everything around is white!
Good point about the bulk\protrusion, with all this in mind, I think I’ll stick to he Skilhunt H03 for running but buy the PL47G2 for faster activities, like skiing, I’m not that fast at running! When downhill the PL47G2 will be on a helmet anyway, so that might help reduce excessive wobble.
Thanks again, hope the PL47G2 delivery arrives before the next round of snow!