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Huw Groucutt
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so any good? Anyone got any experience with them?
Huw Groucutt said:so any good? Anyone got any experience with them?
Dunc said:Nice idea, poorly implemented.
paul said:I saw a new design of LED in Caving Supplies a fortnight ago
Huw Groucutt said:paul said:I saw a new design of LED in Caving Supplies a fortnight ago
That wouldnt be very bright though would it? What would that be like compared to a 7 LED array?
paul said:Can you see light from the array on a wall 20 feet away bright enough to illuminate a poster?
Huw Groucutt said:paul said:Can you see light from the array on a wall 20 feet away bright enough to illuminate a poster?
No idea, tend not to carry a poster in my tackle sack.
So its good then? Cos as you say, hell of a lot cheaper than a nova or whatever
underground said:paul, objectively, do you think you'd get away with the Luxeon LED as a main bulb? (obviously i can appreciate it's limitations, especially in large chambers and long passages, but perhaps in the usual Peak caves of an evening...)
paul said:I haven't any personal experience of these myself other than a demo in a shop with the lights off. I would have bought one there and then but as I normally use a Kirby lamb rated at 6V, and this is too much a voltage for these. However, Phil B. recons there will soon be a 6V option (same power, using an internal resistor to drop the voltage). When these become available (2 or 3 weeks) I intend to try one out (I'll be on a caving trip to Thailand later this year and battery length will need to be as much as possible). It seems a good option for a Petzl Duo.
underground said:paul said:I haven't any personal experience of these myself other than a demo in a shop with the lights off. I would have bought one there and then but as I normally use a Kirby lamb rated at 6V, and this is too much a voltage for these. However, Phil B. recons there will soon be a 6V option (same power, using an internal resistor to drop the voltage). When these become available (2 or 3 weeks) I intend to try one out (I'll be on a caving trip to Thailand later this year and battery length will need to be as much as possible). It seems a good option for a Petzl Duo.
Are they the same as THESE from Hitch n Hike?
paul said:in the Berger a couple of years ago on a 5-LED headtorch(!) mainly to save weight as she was on a litrally flying visit for a couple of days while we were there.