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07-31-11 | 10:19 PM

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rekmeyata

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Originally Posted by mechBgon

I saw an interesting upcoming light from Cygolite at one of our distributors' sites:

Cygolite Hotshot

2 watt emitter, USB-rechargeable, ~50hr runtime, US$40 MSRP if you buy it with just a USB cable (as opposed to a charger). That's encroaching on the territory of a DiNotte 140, in a self-contained light. I have no idea what the mounting options are like, but I'll have to get one and check it out in person. The distributor estimates it'll be available on 8-8: http://www.jbimporters.com/web/check...t_number=97427

Also worth noting: the listing mentions OSP, which is Cygolight-speak for user-programmability. I don't know if that means changing the flash rate/pattern, or the brightness on steady-burn.

OSP allows you to change the light level of each of the 3 modes of brightness AND the flash tempo to tailor suit your needs. It's interesting feature, the only time I've ever used the OSP function is for the middle setting of brightness; it seems the factory set it to high just slightly dimmer then the highest setting, so I adjusted to be more in between the high and low setting.

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