O-L wrote:
I don't do bike lights, but that is one heck of a great mod and some good info there as well. Thanks for posting the mod.
Thank you O-L. If you ever want a change of pace, you should consider modding them. I'm sure there are many bikers that would love to have an O-L custom on their bike/helmet. The good thing about the bike lights is that you don't have to deal with battery storage.
cardnation wrote:
Excellent mod and write up! Certainly has the wheels turning.
I believe I may have a heat problem with one of my X2’s, both of which don’t have the pressed in pills. One of the units gets MUCH hotter than the other (mainly on top), with outputs being relatively similar.
Is this a sign of good or bad heat transfer? (In regard to the hotter unit) My gut says this is good, however the hot unit, has the worst contact between the led board and unit body.
Thank you and welcome to the forum cardnation. You are correct. Feeling heat come out of the light is a good thing as it is escaping from the emitters.
It's hard to see differences in light output but due our perception of light and due to the way the human eye adapts do different light levels. The best way to determine if your emitters are overheating is to get a lux meter (An HS1010 costs less than $15) and see if output drops in the first 5 minutes of operation on high in an environment that you anticipate operating the light. Ideally, you should simultaneously measure current the emitters to make sure the output drop is not due to other issues, but that involves much more work.
sista94 wrote:
I don’t claim to be an avid MTBer but anyone who claims to be one will tell you that the answer is no bar/frame heat sinking
as they’re all carbon .
Ok, my bar is also carbon but I’m just a wannabe.
But yea, incredible helmet light there ImA4Wheelr. My new helmet light will be a quad flashlight, yippee…
Thank you sista94. By the way, I've been meaning to say I like the new avatar. That looks like some great biking country there. Do you do anything special to avoid rattle snake bites out there (special guards or something)?
Good point on the carbon. I guess they just have to petal faster when they need to cool their lights down.
EDIT: Added another paragraph to reply to cardnation.