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Re: led headlight

Postby Micah » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:18 am

duramax wrote:
RNAIL wrote:Doing some more research, what ever you order get the ones that have the Cree led bulb. I thought the Cree was a brand name, it is a type or brand of led bulb, thats where all the brightness comes from/ Micha, using the little headlight is the bomb, you will never go back to cat eyes and cap lights again, you can strobe in and it just puts out a glow about 5 feet in diameter for walking and strobe out and you can shine deer eyes in the next county. For 2.56 you cant go wrong. This one is what I have and I vouch for it being a good one, they have gone up some since we ordered last. Here is the link that started all this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zoom-Zoomable-C ... 48471a243f
That was the one a lot of folks had problems with. Stick with the original:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300LM-5-WATT-ZO ... 4aa05fd842
Thanks for clarifying.
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Re: led headlight

Postby LODI QUACKER » Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:11 pm

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deltadukman wrote:Riverduck, you serious you think you can run a boat at night with that light? If so I will be pleased. How lond di the one in your link take to get delivered?
I honestly do think I can run a boat at night with this light. I havent held it up side by side to a million candle power spotlight, but my guess is that it would be close to comparable...

Mine took damn near a month to get here, but the guy notified me when I bought it that he was having issues with his supplier. He gave me the option of a refund, but I said to ship it whenever he got it in. As soon as his supplier got him a light it was here in about 7 days.

Ordered mine last night, I hope you are right. I know I have a 1200L light that was expensive as hell that uses those same batteries. If its near as bad as that thing I will be happy happy happy!
MY other light outshines a 1 million q beam, no problems.
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Re: led headlight

Postby Micah » Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:27 pm

Bump for an awesome product!!
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Re: led headlight

Postby tombstone » Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:16 pm

bump as a last reminder, better order now to get the littel lights here before Christmas
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Re: led headlight

Postby jdbuckshot » Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:19 pm

that 1600 lumen is insane, love it.

i don't have headlights on my old atv, and this light is way brighter than the original headlights.
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Re: led headlight

Postby Smoke68 » Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:12 pm

RiverDuck wrote:
deltadukman wrote:Riverduck, you serious you think you can run a boat at night with that light? If so I will be pleased. How lond di the one in your link take to get delivered?
I honestly do think I can run a boat at night with this light. I havent held it up side by side to a million candle power spotlight, but my guess is that it would be close to comparable...

Mine took damn near a month to get here, but the guy notified me when I bought it that he was having issues with his supplier. He gave me the option of a refund, but I said to ship it whenever he got it in. As soon as his supplier got him a light it was here in about 7 days.
I wouldn't run it in around places where there's likely to be a lot of submerged logs, but I have run my boat on plane at night using the 500 model (red and black one without the over-the-head strap) in the Pascagoula marsh while gator hunting. It worked like a charm to show channel markers, the bank, and traffic boats.
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Re: led headlight

Postby edub20 » Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:17 pm

city of Ridgeland gave out some of the torches a while back as thank you gift to businesses. The one I got has either 6 or 8 of the cree LED's and that thing is wicked bright.
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Re: led headlight

Postby 7ducks » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:11 pm

LODI QUACKER wrote:
RiverDuck wrote:
deltadukman wrote:Riverduck, you serious you think you can run a boat at night with that light? If so I will be pleased. How lond di the one in your link take to get delivered?
I honestly do think I can run a boat at night with this light. I havent held it up side by side to a million candle power spotlight, but my guess is that it would be close to comparable...

Mine took damn near a month to get here, but the guy notified me when I bought it that he was having issues with his supplier. He gave me the option of a refund, but I said to ship it whenever he got it in. As soon as his supplier got him a light it was here in about 7 days.

Ordered mine last night, I hope you are right. I know I have a 1200L light that was expensive as hell that uses those same batteries. If its near as bad as that thing I will be happy happy happy!
MY other light outshines a 1 million q beam, no problems.
How often are yall having to charge your lights...my batteries must be bad, have to charge it after every use, which is not very long.
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Re: led headlight

Postby 7ducks » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:13 pm

edub20 wrote:city of Ridgeland gave out some of the torches a while back as thank you gift to businesses. The one I got has either 6 or 8 of the cree LED's and that thing is wicked bright.
My wife got one and they are bright, can't wait till she loses it. :D
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Re: led headlight

Postby RiverDuck » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:16 pm

I charge mine after every hunt. DO NOT overcharge the batteries, or they will be screwed (cant leave them on the charger overnight). Plug them up after the hunt and when the light turns green they are good to go. I get about 45min on the full power light setting before it starts to lose power. You have to remember, that little dude is putting out a lot of light/energy.

I have heard that you can buy better batteries for it than the ones it comes with...
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Re: led headlight

Postby 7ducks » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:21 pm

RiverDuck wrote:I charge mine after every hunt. DO NOT overcharge the batteries, or they will be screwed (cant leave them on the charger overnight). Plug them up after the hunt and when the light turns green they are good to go. I get about 45min on the full power light setting before it starts to lose power. You have to remember, that little dude is putting out a lot of light/energy.

I have heard that you can buy better batteries for it than the ones it comes with...
That's about what I'm getting out of mine....Thanks
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Re: led headlight

Postby LawDawg » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:50 pm

Ok, whose gonna nut up and get this bad boy?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400329917522?redirect=mobile
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Re: led headlight

Postby champcaller » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:59 pm

LawDawg wrote:Ok, whose gonna nut up and get this bad boy?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400329917522?redirect=mobile
YOU! :lol:
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Re: led headlight

Postby LawDawg » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:21 pm

champcaller wrote:
LawDawg wrote:Ok, whose gonna nut up and get this bad boy?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400329917522?redirect=mobile
YOU! :lol:

You know me too well. You're probably right.
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Re: led headlight

Postby duckkiller » Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:16 am

If they had a handheld these would be bad ass on a AR type gun
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