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Ultrafire torches – cheap as chips

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  • October 14, 2008 at 6:43 pm #11462
    cactuscat

    Read about these on the overnight thing and I’ve just ordered some from t’internet – i got two and they worked out about 12 quid each. had to get some mounts too, they were about a fiver, so working out at £17 per light. Given that they’re supposed to push out about 150 lumens, the same as some £100-£150 systems, why would you pay more? i’ll report back when i actually get ’em…

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  • October 22, 2008 at 8:58 am #625181
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    the-daily-ripper

    Is it a p7 Led one?
    as that’s what I ordered a week or so ago, so hopefully it should turn up very soon and I’ll be able to post some beam shots up.

    £35 including two batteries and a charger.

    October 22, 2008 at 8:27 am #625179
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    cactuscat

    1000 lumens?

    gandberg wrote:
    for a light that apparently kicks out 1000 lumens from a single bulb.

    a how much? a what light? i gotta get me one o’ they…

    October 21, 2008 at 11:34 pm #625177
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    gandberg

    i’ve just placed an order too
    for a light that apparently kicks out 1000 lumens from a single bulb. If its any good I might just set up as an importer….!

    Happy riding people.

    October 15, 2008 at 5:11 pm #625175
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    Barney Fletcher

    sounds impressive
    I might have to get a bit of that action, even if you don’t use them all the time as bike lights you can never have too many torches

    October 15, 2008 at 4:51 pm #625173
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    the-daily-ripper

    run-time
    Oh, and run-time on 2700mAh batteries is about 2 hours, with a slightly noticeable dimming after an hour, and realistically becoming unuseable as a beam after about 1.5h.

    The shots in the pics were taken after I’d probably been riding for about 30 mins, so they are slightly down, but ultimately they’re not quite as bright as say a fenix L2D premium, but for £10 a pop, who cares. I tend to run 2 on my crash helmet, using one until the beam starts to dim, and then switching them both on – can ride off-road for 2 hours at night with just that.

    October 15, 2008 at 4:44 pm #625171
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    the-daily-ripper

    as an owner…
    it was me that pitched up to the night-race with them, and they do indeed take two AA batteries. (I use vapextech ones from http://www.component-shop.co.uk)

    They’re good lights for the cash. Given that I tend to experiment with lights a lot, I’ve just ordered some next generation LED ones direct from china than suggest they can pump out about 700 lumen from a single LED.

    Should be here in a week or so, at which point I’ll write a review…

    October 14, 2008 at 9:01 pm #625169
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    cactuscat

    yarp
    from what i’ve read it works fine with ’em

    October 14, 2008 at 8:43 pm #625167
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    Barney Fletcher

    does it take
    rechargeables

    October 14, 2008 at 8:42 pm #625165
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    cactuscat

    2xAA
    just two AAs, so you can stuff a couple more in your pocket or even stop by the garage if you’re desperate… run time is about 1.5 hours on high, from what i’ve read…

    got ’em from here:

    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4238

    October 14, 2008 at 8:34 pm #625163
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    Barney Fletcher

    what batteries
    do they take?

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