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Old 07-18-12 | 06:36 AM
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Bike mounted strobe

Looking for a white light that is a strobe, rechargeable and somewhere along the lines of 5+ flashes per second. I will be replacing a Planet Bikes Blaze that is noisy as all hell and not very bright.
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Old 07-18-12 | 09:23 AM
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I am very happy with my Dinotte lights - the white lights have a strobe mode, and they are bright. I had a planet bike blaze on one of my bikes - the generator powered version, and I liked it because it had the flashing mode, but it wasn't very bright, and it fell apart after a couple of years. Replaced it with a supernova E3 which is plenty bright, but doesn't flash.
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Old 07-24-12 | 12:42 PM
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noisy?
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Old 07-24-12 | 12:48 PM
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noisy?
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Old 07-24-12 | 12:53 PM
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A "strobe" is a specific type of flashing light. Most lights do not have "strobe" circuitry.

strobe light A lamp that produces very short, intense flashes of light by means of an electric discharge in a gas. The ability of strobe lights to "freeze" the motion of rapidly moving objects by making them visible for only a fraction of a second makes them very useful in photography and in measuring vibration and other types of high-speed motion.

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Old 07-24-12 | 02:24 PM
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I have one of these: https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...29_-1___400158
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Old 07-29-12 | 12:34 PM
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Just got this

Not sure if this is what you are looking for but it seems to fit my needs.
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Old 08-02-12 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
noisy?
Yes, the thing is incredibly noisy due to a low cost build. I like the flash mode but I hate that is squeaks and rattles like that is its sole purpose. It is a piece of ****.

Originally Posted by Richard Cranium
A "strobe" is a specific type of flashing light. Most lights do not have "strobe" circuitry.

strobe light A lamp that produces very short, intense flashes of light by means of an electric discharge in a gas. The ability of strobe lights to "freeze" the motion of rapidly moving objects by making them visible for only a fraction of a second makes them very useful in photography and in measuring vibration and other types of high-speed motion.

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Well OK then. Care to suggest a not-strobe? Thanks for playing!
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Old 08-02-12 | 09:56 AM
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yes. my Dinotte lights is bright (white lights) . good ! so i can go to shopping .
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Old 08-08-12 | 07:48 AM
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White Zone 5? - https://www.niteflux.com/Products_WhiteZone5.aspx

i've got some RZ4s, and they're impressive. i should have my WZ5 by the weekend.

FWIW, the WZ5 will likely put my blaze 2W into retirement, and it will be supplemented with a "see" light.
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Old 08-08-12 | 01:30 PM
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VistaLight used to make one, a Xenon Flash tube bulb..
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