Lights

Could be water damage, the same thing happened to mine and when I opened it up the electronics were all corroded.

Did you open the light or the charger...?

I can't imagine it will be water damage, I'vee been off the road with wheel issues for a week or two and haven;t had a good dousing in ages.

The light, it required a hacksaw.

Had the same problem with my Flea, wasn't impressed after 6 months.

CRC sent me an immediate replacement which arrived the next day. I don;'t really care if they'll keep on sending me brand new lights.

Blackburn lights have a lifetime warranty

^Same here, my front one died recently after 4 months use, CRC sent me a new one next day, they didn't want the old one back.

Yeah, but it's pretty shit innit? They ought to work.

I've got a little bit of folded Post-It note which I use to wedge the light upwards on the charger a bit. They don't seem to charge when resting on the little nubbin on the USB charger, but if you lift them slightly they seem to charge OK. Maybe give that a go.

Also, I've got two USB chargers. Sometimes one will work when the other doesn't. I have no idea what's going on here, other than it can probably be chalked up to some kind of kinky voodoo.

More than you ever wanted to know about lights and batteries

thanks 4 the post 4 weeks ago , still have not decided 2 , anything

you can't decided which of the two in your four?

The HOPE District 3 Rear Light is finally on sale, at £85.oo minimum.

Works with battery pack, or self-contained.

I got the cheap ebay light recently and it works a treat, nice and bright. Downsides are it eating up 3 AAAs, though I will get some rechargables soon. Also no side visibility which was mildly annoying. I also use a smart lunar on the back, for such a small light it packs a punch. The end.

CRC sent me an immediate replacement which arrived the next day. I don;'t really care if they'll keep on sending me brand new lights.

Blackburn lights have a lifetime warranty

^Same here, my front one died recently after 4 months use, CRC sent me a new one next day, they didn't want the old one back.

That's exactly what happened.
Emailed CRC saying that the lil flea had stopped taking a charge, they sent me out a new one. Didn't want the old one back.
Turns out that it's the USB charger that is minced so I now have two fleas and one charger, which has resolved the 5hr battery life issue.

use one/charge one

It's the little things in life.

Holy Jesus fucking christ on a stick!!!

£450 for the 6 pack!?!

I need an upgrade if want in on the TNRC night but JESUS WTF!

what about the magicshine lights Iain?

www.magicshineuk.co.uk

looking more reasonable but why does this one have THREE compartments? Looks like the Enterprise.

Holy Jesus fucking christ on a stick!!!

£450 for the 6 pack!?!
I need an upgrade but JESUS WTF!

I thought you jump at the chance for that price

Managed to get myself a set of these...

Cant wait!

Too bright, needs diffusing.

Actually red nail polishfor night time stalking:-)

Im looking for the best charger for CR123A batteries. what do people use?
should i get the exposure charger or some other third party? i know photographers use these batteries too.

I have one from Amazon (7dayshop I think). Yours for a fiver.

I also have one of these: Conrad CR123A.

Tenner for both? They're both unused but open packaging.

The charger can do two batteries.

thanks rhowe. ill let you know. evans is selling the exposure charger and 2 batteries for £15. gonna go see if they have it in stock tomorrow.

http://vimeo.com/23544972

Fancy!

That's really impressive, and quite clever.

Good luck to them.

Gotta love a bit of the Gold Panda soundtrack too.