5-mode takes forever! to cycle through the mode I want, which is mid

MTE 2-mode: high > low > off > repeat
MTE 5-mode: mid > off > low > off > high > off > strobe > off > SOS > off > repeat
fully depress button once until you get a 'click' to turn it on, then a light tap on the button will get you to:
mid>low>high>strobe>SOS>repeat
fully depress button again to turn off.

the good thing is that you don't have to depress the switch all the way to get the next mode. simply tap the button lightly and it does the same as pushing the button all the way in.

I got the new 5-mode (16092), its regulated to 2800mA apparently but I'm going to measure and see what it's drawing anyway. The modes work well for me, Hi-Mid-Lo-Strobe-SOS. I'm only having one problem, after I turn it on, 2 seconds later there is a very slight flicker, it never happens again as long as its on but it does it every time. Kind of weird but doesn't seem to be a real problem.

Just finished playing around real quick with the light on, its raining so I didn't test for long. First of all, I want to say that while the P7 is floody, it throws at least much light long distance as the Q5 or more so (to my eyes). The Q5 beam is spottier for sure but the pure power differential makes the P7 work at least as well at long range while providing much more illumination up close. The P7 plus the L2D focused about 75 feet out is very solid and all the light I could ever need. However, I do still have another P7 coming in anyway:eek: The P7 spot is bigger so it isn't as distracting when it bounces around as my bars move a bit on climbs and things which is great.

So once I get the other P7 in, they'll be on double bar duty and then I'll either have the L2D on the bars complimenting the mid-range or on my helmet.

Conclusion: Big thumbs up for 5-mode P7.:thumb:

I can't wait to get mine in now! USPS hasn't updated the status since the 18th when it was in/leaving Hong Kong! :(

haha its funny how when the time changes everyone jumps for new lights, and this year there's alot of options out there too. I had my P7 since June, got it since some of my after work 50 mile rides extended past sunset.

When you all get you're lights, you'll be AMAZED!!!! Don't be scared to change the battery out every hour or soo, its SOOO worth it unless you're dieing to spend $400+ bucks that will put out about the same output but have a 4hr runtime.

^ Yup. The light is more than worth it. I run mine on the 3-times-per-second strobe during the daytime, and on high at dusk/night. I switch batteries every couple of night rides, and have never had a problem.

I ordered a second mount to allow me to use my P7 on either bike (just bought a new bike), so I'm waiting for that (and the second Super flash I ordered) to arrive.

what bike did you get?

Forge CTS 1000, ordered it online. Put it together in about an hour after it arrived, then took it to the bike store to have them tune the gears and brakes. Loving it so far. :D

decent bike to get you on the road!! Hope you enjoy it.

Edit: Wait for my new pictures

Edit: Wait for my new pictures

All those pics look way too dark here on my work computer, the Fenix isn't even showing up. Weird, it looked great on my Samsung 226bw at home, let me know if you guys find them too dark as well and I'll try something different. Turns out my expose was not 6 seconds, more like 1-1.5, don't know how I screwed that up, haha I'll get new pics tonight.

Yeah, I was kind of wondering. They worked OK for comparison though. :)

I'll use a tripod tonight too, also my second P7 may be in today.

What mount can I use with oversize drop bars? I think the clamp area is 31.8mm, and they taper out to around 28mm as the tops near the hoods... this makes it difficult to mount stuff.

I have a winged bar and use the 2fish block style mount without a prob.

Yeah, I was looking at the EXIF data on those pics, and they say 1.5 sec, f4.5. And they all look very dark to me, having used both a Fenix L2D Q5 and a P7-like light. My monitor is a pretty decent newer model, so I don't think it's just an aging backlight problem. I've run into the same thing... take some pics, they look about right on the camera's LCD, but I get them home and they're sometimes too dark on my monitor.

https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8274 Worth a try.

I ordered one of the new 5-modes on 10/8 and it arrived 10/21. I haven't had a chance to try it at night yet but I did see some of that flickering that someone mentioned above. It seems to have gone away now. Is the trustfire charger safe to leave unattended and is it safe to leave plugged in after the batteries are fully charged? I'm a little wary of electrical products from China..

I would say it is safe to leave unattended, but do not leave the cells on the charger after you get a green light showing full charge..

Ok I got some slightly better shots, they're still kind of dark, my camera wouldn't go above 4 seconds exposure so that is the limit for me. These look quite good on my Samsung 226 22" here but it seems that some crts aren't showing the subtle shading at all so just turn up your brightness to get a better picture if thats the case.

Control Shot

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../1_control.jpg

Aimed at the ground about 15 yards out:

L2D High
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2_l2d_high.jpg


L2D Turbo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3..._l2d_turbo.jpg


MTE Med
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../5_mte_med.jpg


MTE High
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...__mte_high.jpg


Aimed Higher:

L2D Turbo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...d_turbo_up.jpg


MTE High
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...te_high_up.jpg

Wow. I'm getting one. Pretty impressive.

doesn't work too well with 31.8mm OD bars.

I suggest getting a minoura space grip and using the DX blocks on the minoura.

I ordered a couple P7's and accessories.

The holder is a POS so I have to rig up a holder before I can test these lights.

POS $1.99 Holder. Do not order this accessory:
Flashlight Mount
https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.792

18650 Digital Battery Charger - a little chintzy but seems to charge 'em up so far:
https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3499

TrustFire TR-801 Cree Q5-WC 5-Mode Memory 230-Lumen LED Flashlight $19.98
Cute little flashlight fits in my palm! I will be strapping this on as a helmet light. If this holds up over time and the elements, it will be an AMAZING deal on a bike light.
https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15335

Aurora AK-P7-5 HA-III SSC P7-C 5-Mode 900-Lumen LED Flashlight with Assault Crown $39.99
A bigger light, too big and heavy to strap onto a helmet but it'll be going on my handlebars. Very substantial feeling light. I expect this flashlight to last a LONG time.
https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16091

Sure is eh? And the throw isn't as bad I thought it would be, look at those high angle shots. When I get my duals setup I think I'll aim one nice and close like in my first set and then augment with a higher angled one like the second set. I'd also keep the L2D on my head to look around turns and at random spooky noises I hear on my back country roads.

Almost forgot, here's the battery pack I rigged up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...r_J/bttery.jpg


6x18650 for 15Ah total. I've got my bike pre-wired and the pack will sit on my rack or in my panniers with a quick disconnect so it can be removed easily for charging. I've just got to mod the P7s now, but that kind of breaks my heart a little since it will remove their everyday usability to be tethered to a wire :( Oh well, I'll have to just buy another:)

My four MTE P7 lights are on the way :thumb:

Why did I order four? My gf and I were going to start commuting to work together, which is a ~16 mile ride one way. Two per bike would have been great, but her mom convinced her that biking on streets is too dangerous, so now I have four lights to mount on one bike.

I need to figure out what mounts to get, since I just ordered four of the cheapie $1.99 mounts, which may or may not suck. Maybe I'll order some Twofish mounts later.

I wasn't sure what to do about the batteries, so I just ordered some Trustfire batteries from DealExtreme, and some Tenergy 2600mAh batteries from Battery Junction (Tenergy 18650 fully protected). Not sure if either are good, but the prices for both were pretty similar. If I wasn't so obsessive and compulsive, I probably just would have purchased the Trustfire bats as a temporary solution and waited for the AW 18650 batteries to be in stock again (AW batteries at cpfmarketplace.com).

Will these batteries fit in the flashlights? I sure hope so!:)

If you want AW 18650s, 4Sevens has them. I have some Tenergys and they've been fine in high-end Q5 and R2 lights too.

I hope everyone is using protected batteries? :) Especially you, Wiggle, that battery pack could do some scary stuff if anything creates a short circuit across those metal contact plates :eek::injured:

Well I got my new JetBeam III today but not the DX order with all the batteries so I had to swap bats for my beamshots.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...t/IMG_0061.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...t/IMG_0063.jpg

No twin beamshots yet, but you can see where the JB3 shines over the P7 in throw with enough spill for close distance objects. I also noticed under the street lights, it washes out almost all of the P7's beam but the JB3 hot spot is still good to shot details of the road. So P7 good for almost pitch black riding and JB is good for both urban and rural riding.

My medium mode, around 60% so around 135-140lumens
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3.../JetIII004.jpg

Max 225 lumens, I set my strobe at the same brightness and a speed good for my eyes without going into a trance.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3.../JetIII005.jpg

The P7 on high on the same mounting angle.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3.../JetIII009.jpg

Protected cells should work just fine for the P7 you ordered, they are slightly bigger than the unprotected cells.. I found the trustfire cells to work fine, a little better runtime than the similar ultrafire cells..

The twofish mounts are just easy to use and give you good stability.. I have even used them with a 2C Maglite sized light with no problems.. As seen from the beamshots above it is easy to see why the P7's are ideal for bike riding.. Sure, some Q5's have better throw but when you ride a bike you need more sidespill over a light than can throw 100 yards..