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[Closed] Too early for a light thread BUT ....... This is interesting.

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Browsing on eBay this evening and found this.

Sorry for the big link. The poxy forum crashes my iPad when I link to url.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/281759111065?lpid=82&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F0%252Fe11011.m43.l1120%252F7%253Feuid%253D00bd2b0e174b4a4ba1a22bdbb72a9936%2526loc%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%25252Fitm%25252Flike%25252F281759111065%25253Flpid%25253D82%2526srcrot%253De11011.m43.l1120%2526rvr_id%253D0

Yes, the lumen count is bollox but they've used a USB for power. Interesting because you can use of of the Phone charger battery packs as a nice compact power supply. They're cheap and come in loads of sizes.

Struck me as a good idea.


 
Posted : 27/07/2015 7:34 pm
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£6.99?

Bloody hell..

Oh wait.. it's an auction.. Cheeky sods.


 
Posted : 27/07/2015 7:41 pm
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the buy it now are £9.99 without a battery pack .

does anyone sell USB battery pack .

i like the idea as the solarstorm are great lights but the battery packs let them down .


 
Posted : 27/07/2015 7:46 pm
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The last few have gone for £7.49 or they are £9.69 buy-it-now. Nice idea. Usually carry a usb battery as an emergency phone charger. Could chuck this in too for some light on those rides that go on a little longer than planned.


 
Posted : 27/07/2015 7:51 pm
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Interesting because you can use of of the Phone charger battery packs as a nice compact power supply.

Not seen a USB battery with any waterproofing, suppose it might work kept in a pack.

Some of the Solarstorm battery pack aren't that bad anyway and you can always source better ones


 
Posted : 27/07/2015 7:53 pm
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I doubt you can draw more than 3 amps from the battery pack, that won't bring you anywhere near the quoted lumen count.


 
Posted : 27/07/2015 7:55 pm
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[url= http://www.dx.com/p/upgraded-4-x-18650-dc-usb-dual-interfaces-protected-battery-case-red-396777#.VbaQEfmzl0M ]DX Battery case with USB[/url]


 
Posted : 27/07/2015 8:10 pm
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How many amps can a usb connector and cable carry?
Even the cable makes a massive difference.

Nice idea though giving plenty of battery options. Almost worth trying; especially so if you already have one of those powerbanks.


 
Posted : 27/07/2015 8:32 pm

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