Cateye el530

[biggs682]

needed a front light for my daily commute so treated my self to a Cateye el530 from Merlin Cycles at a very good value £22.50 all in , arrived very quick , impressed with the service and look of the actual light .

Today was the first dark commute using the light and ok its not as bright as come of the cree units out there but i found it good enough for my commute , only gripe is original battery's only lasted 3 x 10 mile early morning rides so will see how good the next set last .

 

[biggs682]

a month down the line and all going well , maybe not bright enough for some but suits me fine .

 

[albion]

You really need a pack of Eneloops.

Don't go for the high capacity, get the rock solid stable ones that do 1800 charges.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I use eneloops for all my rear lights (front are the cree ones) the AAA seem to last for an absolute age

 

[biggs682]

You really need a pack of Eneloops.

Don't go for the high capacity, get the rock solid stable ones that do 1800 charges.

like these ? http://www.buyabattery.co.uk/sanyo-...tgb-4bp.html?gclid=CK2-p9Oeq7sCFY47MgodczUAzA

 

[albion]

Yes, with luck they should last forever. Those work very well at low temperatures and unlike alkaline do not suffer from lower capacity at a higher load .

Theoretically you lose 20% maximum brightness, but LED efficiency also increases. So it could be as low as a 10% loss.

 

[biggs682]

You really need a pack of Eneloops.

Don't go for the high capacity, get the rock solid stable ones that do 1800 charges.

do you need a different charger ?
asking as just ordered some

 

[Cycleops]

Be aware that rechachables are rated at somewhat less, about 1.2v I think, than alkalines so they won't be quite as bright.