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10-12-09, 06:47 AM
Introducing the K-lite race
a striped down racing light for weight weenies & racers...
Super lite, super bright, Lm per gram, the lightest on earth...for now :D
1100lm max, fully user programable via a constant current regulator, no PWM flicker here
Battery & thermal protection
Handle bar remote switch w battery warning LED built in
Data port for temp logging
Only 186g! incl battery (race version)
http://cncdelite.com/klite3.jpghttp://cncdelite.com/klite1.jpg
http://cncdelite.com/clamp1.gif
http://cncdelite.com/clamp2.gif
http://cncdelite.com/batt1.gif
BEAMSHOTS!!!
XPG vs XPE (both @ 1000mA)
http://picasion.com/pic13/0c6b9fb2e218d1a0f2a2e9e1adb4b45d.gif
http://picasion.com/pic13/26a37e12810c8239d63ccb34810a388c.gif
Well I just got back from my first ride...XPG style...
& to put it in a nut shell its like this...
XPE has good hotspot
XPG has just as good hotspot, but also great fill.
The pics show the XPE with no fill & the XPG will no hotspot...I guess thats digital cameras for ya, or maybe just mine...its on as full manual as I can get...
truth is I love it, I can see in front & up the road + heaps of spill to the sides...the XPE with same optic was to narrow with out a headlight...but XPG is a great one light setup...
I like a bit more floody on the bar, spot on the head...so suits me fine... :thumbsup:
OK here's the GOOD news!!
It runs cooler!!! Sweet... :yesnod: Thats what it looks like, as same trip, same drive current to LED, 2-3 deg cooler AMB & 10 deg difference in peak (XPE vs XPG)...2-3 deg AMB temp, I guess, would not make a 10 deg difference...need to do a few more tests to be totally sure
I have not hooked up the rest of the sensors yet...I will add 2 more TEMP, (case temp & AMB temp), RPM (speed) sensor (still building that), elevation gain/ loss, via GPS data add on... hook that up to the OSD,(on screen display) layed over the top of video footage of the beam pattern & ride...
now that would be sweet...
Again this is MCPCB temp not case temp...
http://cncdelite.com/xpgdata.gif
Avab soon as DIY kit, light & 18560 batt holder (no batts), Full kit
a striped down racing light for weight weenies & racers...
Super lite, super bright, Lm per gram, the lightest on earth...for now :D
1100lm max, fully user programable via a constant current regulator, no PWM flicker here
Battery & thermal protection
Handle bar remote switch w battery warning LED built in
Data port for temp logging
Only 186g! incl battery (race version)
http://cncdelite.com/klite3.jpghttp://cncdelite.com/klite1.jpg
http://cncdelite.com/clamp1.gif
http://cncdelite.com/clamp2.gif
http://cncdelite.com/batt1.gif
BEAMSHOTS!!!
XPG vs XPE (both @ 1000mA)
http://picasion.com/pic13/0c6b9fb2e218d1a0f2a2e9e1adb4b45d.gif
http://picasion.com/pic13/26a37e12810c8239d63ccb34810a388c.gif
Well I just got back from my first ride...XPG style...
& to put it in a nut shell its like this...
XPE has good hotspot
XPG has just as good hotspot, but also great fill.
The pics show the XPE with no fill & the XPG will no hotspot...I guess thats digital cameras for ya, or maybe just mine...its on as full manual as I can get...
truth is I love it, I can see in front & up the road + heaps of spill to the sides...the XPE with same optic was to narrow with out a headlight...but XPG is a great one light setup...
I like a bit more floody on the bar, spot on the head...so suits me fine... :thumbsup:
OK here's the GOOD news!!
It runs cooler!!! Sweet... :yesnod: Thats what it looks like, as same trip, same drive current to LED, 2-3 deg cooler AMB & 10 deg difference in peak (XPE vs XPG)...2-3 deg AMB temp, I guess, would not make a 10 deg difference...need to do a few more tests to be totally sure
I have not hooked up the rest of the sensors yet...I will add 2 more TEMP, (case temp & AMB temp), RPM (speed) sensor (still building that), elevation gain/ loss, via GPS data add on... hook that up to the OSD,(on screen display) layed over the top of video footage of the beam pattern & ride...
now that would be sweet...
Again this is MCPCB temp not case temp...
http://cncdelite.com/xpgdata.gif
Avab soon as DIY kit, light & 18560 batt holder (no batts), Full kit