Originally Posted by
MrCjolsen
I found a workaround for that problem. I just put a thick piece of mtb sized inner tube around the front of the light and ditched the screw. Holds it firmly in place, and I can change the batteries in the dark.
Hmmm. I'll need to do a test run after having charged good batteries with the onboard charger. Do you think it was my batteries? As of right now, most of my rechargeables are at least a year old.
This would be a perfect light if they went with a battery pack. A Li-ion, USB rechargeable would be cool. I wonder of you could modify it to use a pack with 4 C or D cells. That would make make the unit that attaches to your bars lighter while extending the run time.
See above for my fix to that problem.
First of all, I think this light is marketed to commuters who ride an hour or less on the road. MTB riders who go for much of the night probably don't need it's optics but want less weight and longer run times. For them, the current crop of flashlight based models is fine.
If the workaround works for you than by all means do it, but I don't want to possibly compromise the seal of the clamshell design with some inferior way of keeping it closed. I will say this, the back closes so securely before you even attach the screw I'm not sure if a screw is even needed! I do use it, but unlike some I carry tools in the form of a Park MTB3 mini tool which has all I need to open the back of a light.
The battery pack idea probably someone could make, but I that's why I got the Philips so I wouldn't have a battery pack!
The light will burn on high for 2 hours not 1 hour, and high is so bright I rarely use it and I'm 60 years old with dimmer vision than a 20 or 30 something younger folk. On low it will run for 8 hours. How much time do you need? Of course it was made for commuters, it wasn't made for nighttime century ride.