Tesco 3W LED Torch

[BentMikey]

Nah, 120 lumen mode, or half power. That's the brightest light on setting without turbo mode.

 

[nigelb]

Don't know, but does this help?

http://www.duracell.com/oem/Pdf/MX1500.pdf

Yep, that nails it.

The supplied dry cells pegged it after a bit over an hour, looking at the Duracell datasheet if discharging at 1A they'll last a little over an hour ...

So, with 2.1Ah Instant cells, I should be safe for at least an hour, and as my journey takes ~45 mins as long as I recharge each evening all ought to be ok.
(I'll still carry a couple of spares "just in case" ...)

Nige

 

[BentMikey]

Small tip - apparently there was a German battery test, and the el cheapo alkalines from LIDL outperformed Duracells by a shocking margin. Much scandal according to my German mate.

 

[Downward]

Small tip - apparently there was a German battery test, and the el cheapo alkalines from LIDL outperformed Duracells by a shocking margin. Much scandal according to my German mate.

I shall stop at Lidl get some and report my findings !!

 

[Downward]

http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=74P&sa=G

 

[Downward]

Sorry
Here are the test results
http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=74P&sa=G

 

[BAGBOG]

re some torches not being as good as others.

It may be that the torches cannot be made to the same spec for the same price, or suppliers have been changed, (or the batteries are wearing out due people like me playing around with them trying to find the brightest one).
When I bought one recently I noticed there is a date near the barcode. The dates ranged from July 2008 to November 2008. I'm wondering if the older ones are more likely to be the same quality as the ones people rave about.

I bought 2 AA types and 2 C types Yesterday in Exmouth.

The 2AAs one is as good as my Fenix LD20 somewhere between med and high setting but with a broader beam. I will use close to bike with Fenix slightly further out. For the money it is amazing. I may not have bought the Fenix if I had read about these earlier. Although I probably still would as the Fenix is less bulky, lighter and has more battery saving beam settings.

Second set up will be either the Fenix or Tesco AA with the Tesco 2C. The 2C has a narrow but very bright spot beam. It throws an amazing distance. This setup will be used for rides where I expect fast descents.

A third option is all 3 lights on the bike for maximum light possibilities.

Any one of the three beats my Cateye 530 hands down and I was impressed by that when I bought it.

I have tried the Tesco 2AA with well used, two year old, rechargeables and they seem to work fine.

I have yet to try the lights out on the road but will report results when completed.

 

[RSV_Ecosse]

I can't remember if I've posted these in this thread already, but BAGBOG talking about mounting more than one torch reminded me of the set up I have on mine at present for my commute.

As you can see, even with clip on tri-bars there's still plenty of room :-

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk144/RSVEcosse/resized1.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk144/RSVEcosse/resized2.jpg

The mount that currently holds the other Tesco Cree AA was a cheap 360 deg variable one I got on eBay from China. Works fine but I will defo be adding another BLT spaceShuttle mount to that side to replace it and sticking another Revolution LED like the other one, underneath it.

I've got the AA Cree's angled so they light up the road further ahead and the Revolution LED pointing slightly downwards so it lights up the road immediately in front of you. Seems like a good combo and so far its working well.

 

[TopCat]

HEADS UP

I got one ofthe 3 watt'ers a few months ago, about £8 in the bargin bin, great little torch. I dropped lucky the other week and got a Niterider 7.2 Watt halogen bicycle front light on ebay for £1:04p . After trying it out I found it crap compared to the tesco torch. I plan to swap the heads over and use the tesco innards in the niterider.

Was in tesco today having a look round and spotted the 4 Watt Tesco torch at £8:81p - there website still advertises it at £17:61p. I snapped one up. There 3 Watt was still at £11:74?

Hurry and check out your local stores n' get yourself a bargin

Regards
Tom

 

[fossyant]

Be good for camping - D cells though. My son had his (my) C Cell Tesco 3w nicked on a District Cub camp a few months back - most likely some kid from another pack.....

 

[hackbike 666]

I've got a Fenix as recomended by Bent Mikey and it came in useful the other week when I got caught at those traffic lights at Stratford which have the infra red detectors on them but don't detect me.(Just like on temporary lights)

Gave them a flash with the old Fenix and they changed.

 

[HJ]

... I dropped lucky the other week and got a Niterider 7.2 Watt halogen bicycle front light on ebay for £1:04p . After trying it out I found it crap compared to the tesco torch...

Why do you think the old Niterider was on Ebay?

 

[TopCat]

Why do you think the old Niterider was on Ebay?

Canny Scot's are always on the lookout for a good deal. The light works fine but could be better. I'll adapt it with some cheap tesco innards and make it better

Regards
Tom