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02-08-2013, 08:24 AM #1
Cheap Bright Chinese Lights for Everyone!
Miniature American flags for others!
Looks like the magicshine lights have plummeted in price. $27 for a "1000 lumen" light.
Check it out!Last edited by knumbskull; 02-08-2013 at 12:15 PM.
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02-08-2013, 08:48 AM #2
Damn that's cheap. Anyone ever use one of these? It's hard to pass up for a second light I just don't want to buy one that will set the house on fire....
Last edited by jimmyjames11; 02-08-2013 at 08:58 AM.
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02-08-2013, 09:45 AM #3
As far as I can tell its the same as the MagicShine my buddy has been using for about a year with no issues. I have 2 on order I will report back when the fire trucks show up.
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02-08-2013, 10:39 AM #4Registered User
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You're not going to get a real 1000 lumens of output from that T-6, but as long as you know that going in, it's still about the best deal going. I bought one a few months ago for ~$38 and have been perfectly happy. Note that it doesn't come with a helmet mount, and that's not very floody for a bar-mount light. But there are $5 lenses you could buy to fix that.
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02-08-2013, 12:15 PM #5
Yeah you're right about the lumens and I knew that. Fixed my post.
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02-08-2013, 02:22 PM #6
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02-08-2013, 02:39 PM #7
I have one and it works. The one I have is a very focused light so I bought a refacting lense for it.
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02-08-2013, 03:37 PM #8Registered User
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02-08-2013, 04:05 PM #9
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02-08-2013, 04:21 PM #10Registered User
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02-10-2013, 05:29 PM #11Registered User
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an FYI - make sure to beef up the connections once you get the light. The lines tear out pretty easily.
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02-10-2013, 08:27 PM #12
As stated in the other threads that discuss this, what you are NOT getting with the sub $40 lights is a good battery, IMO.
CAVEAT EMPTOR.
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02-13-2013, 03:37 PM #13
Heh... Yeah. It sounds like some of them explode.
http://forums.mtbr.com/lights-night-...ht-837382.html
Whatevs, I bought one. It's a $25 gamble. I hope I get a good one.
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02-13-2013, 08:43 PM #14
Good to know. Maybe I should get an ammo can for charging the batteries.
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02-14-2013, 11:41 AM #15
has anyone thought about making/buying a better battery pack to replace the possible exploding one?
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02-14-2013, 11:48 AM #16Registered User
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FWIW, I have a couple of these. They are bright as hell.
As with anything I buy from China like that, I expect that they are funky. I don't charge them unattended or overnight... don't know if that is really the risky part of it all, but I assume so.
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02-14-2013, 11:53 AM #17
Here is a link to the place I've bought a couple from:
http://www.batteryspace.com/li-ionpacks37-89v.aspx
You just need to find out what voltage is required.
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02-14-2013, 01:03 PM #18Registered User
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02-19-2013, 07:07 AM #19
Ordered on up, can't wait!
I rip the groomed on tele gear
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02-19-2013, 08:00 AM #20
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02-20-2013, 04:50 PM #21
Just got mine, they look great for the price. Will see how they hold up in the rain soon.
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02-21-2013, 12:49 PM #22
I bought a Magicshine a few months ago from Geomangear. I guess they recently went out of business. These are even cheaper. I think the additional price of the geomangear is the supposedly better battery. But for $27 its worth buying to try out as a second Light. I'll try and do a little review comparison of the two when the new one arrives.
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02-21-2013, 10:42 PM #23delusional Guest
I've picked up one of these this winter to complement my 3+ year old magic shine. With a refracting light in one unit on the bars, and the other on the helmet, you get a pretty ridiculous light setup.
The waterproofing on the batteries is a real issue though. insufficient waterproofing killed the first battery on my magic shine. This winter I picked up a tub of plasti-dip for around $20 and sealed both my batteries with that - they still fit in the pouch, and it's nice to know they're properly waterproof when you ride in a rainforest.
It might seem expensive after only paying $30 for the light; but the total cost for two lights, a wide angle lens & the sealant was still <$100.
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