Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets - SuperFlash clone report w/pics
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mechBgon
10-21-09, 09:26 PM
Someone at work ordered these:
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/PooperFlash_package.jpg
I was the last guy out the door tonight, so I turned off the lights and did a quick photo comparison of the beam pattern projected on the wall, compared to the authentic SuperFlash. Same manual camera settings for all frames, of course:
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/SuperFlash_v_clone.gif
ultramagnetic
10-21-09, 11:19 PM
Wow, the Sunlite is terrible. I wonder if every unit is that bad.
mechBgon
10-21-09, 11:32 PM
Batteries fresh?
Yeah, new in the box.
Wow, the Sunlite is terrible. I wonder if every unit is that bad.
We have two Sunlites, so I'll check the other one tomorrow and tell you how it looked, or get more photos if I remember to bring my camera again.
no_xqcs
10-22-09, 08:04 AM
It looks exactly the same as the PBSuperFlash, as per
http://www.bikepartsusa.com/mas_assets/full/01-173039.jpg
Same exact clip and bracket style, but I think PB specs their products to use better LEDs
This is interesting, as there is another PBSF clone product in this thead
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=595832
Plutonix
10-22-09, 10:07 AM
I noticed a while back that Nashbar also has what appears to be a SF clone. http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_262055_-1_201521_10000_201527 but it appears to be different than this one. A customer review on Nashbar claims it is as brite as a SF but with a different flash pattern and wider throw.
The Superflash is made by Smart, and branded as such in Europe. Here's their website, which hasn't been updated in a long time so the SF isn't there, but other PB products are. http://www.smart-bike.com/about_us.htm
mechBgon
10-22-09, 12:20 PM
I got the other Sunlite SF clone out and checked its beam pattern. It looks like the first one... three brighter spots in a triangle pattern.
agarose2000
10-22-09, 12:23 PM
I'm sure it works fine in the dark, but that looks really wimpy compared to the venerably PBSF
a1penguin
10-23-09, 12:01 AM
I got one of those Smart lights from Wiggle really cheap, around $15. It has a more standard flash of 50% on, 50% off, so it appears brighter than the PBSF. I have one of each on my bike.