Anyone used a Cateye Triple shot?

Peter S said:

I've been following the threads about building a light with luxeons but just
curious if anyone has actually bought / used one of the Triple shot luxeon
lights from Cateye.

http://tinyurl.com/a522n

I do all of my midweek riding before dawn and at the moment I'm using a
Cateye EL500 which is just 'ok' so long as I follow a white line on the road
and the road isn't wet.

Via the internet I can get one of these Triple shots delivered for under
AU$300 and I'm tempted!

Peter S

They are awfully expensive for a glorified three luxeon light.
You can build a single 3 watt luxeon for under $60 that will whomp all over the EL500.
users.cyberone.com.auLUXEONLEDS.htmOpen ↗

Pete

Peter S said:

I've been following the threads about building a light with luxeons but just
curious if anyone has actually bought / used one of the Triple shot luxeon
lights from Cateye.

http://tinyurl.com/a522n

I do all of my midweek riding before dawn and at the moment I'm using a
Cateye EL500 which is just 'ok' so long as I follow a white line on the road
and the road isn't wet.

Via the internet I can get one of these Triple shots delivered for under
AU$300 and I'm tempted!

Peter S

I have two friends with the Triple Shots and I use twin 5 watt Luxeons
and another friend runs twin 5 watt luxeons of my design.
The triple shots have a narrower and slightly brighter beam but I think
my luxeons produce more light overall. $300 sounds like a good price but
I'd still prefer my home-made lights. How many watts are the triple shots?

Friday

Quoted message said:

I have two friends with the Triple Shots and I use twin 5 watt Luxeons and
another friend runs twin 5 watt luxeons of my design.
The triple shots have a narrower and slightly brighter beam but I think my
luxeons produce more light overall. $300 sounds like a good price but I'd
still prefer my home-made lights. How many watts are the triple shots?

Friday

The triple shots are 3x3watt luxeons - supposedly as bright as a 20 watt
halogen. I thought there was supposed to be a problem with the 5w luxeons
and how long they last??

$300 or thereabouts is a lot of cash for a light but since I do so much
early riding I'm looking for feedback - I don't know anyone with one
personally so your feedback is appreciated.

Peter S

Peter S said:

Quoted message said:

I have two friends with the Triple Shots and I use twin 5 watt Luxeons and
another friend runs twin 5 watt luxeons of my design.
The triple shots have a narrower and slightly brighter beam but I think my
luxeons produce more light overall. $300 sounds like a good price but I'd
still prefer my home-made lights. How many watts are the triple shots?

Friday

The triple shots are 3x3watt luxeons - supposedly as bright as a 20 watt
halogen. I thought there was supposed to be a problem with the 5w luxeons
and how long they last??

$300 or thereabouts is a lot of cash for a light but since I do so much
early riding I'm looking for feedback - I don't know anyone with one
personally so your feedback is appreciated.

Peter S

I've been mountain bike riding regularly for the last two years or so
with my Twin 5 Watt Luxeons and they're still going strong. I average
about two night rides a week of about two to three hours duration. I
think they run a bit warmer than recommended but without any ill
effects. From experience I can say that talk of short life spans for
luxeons is either ignorance or scare mongering.

Friday

quote='Friday'Peter S said:

Quoted message said:

I have two friends with the Triple Shots and I use twin 5 watt Luxeons and
another friend runs twin 5 watt luxeons of my design.
The triple shots have a narrower and slightly brighter beam but I think my
luxeons produce more light overall. $300 sounds like a good price but I'd
still prefer my home-made lights. How many watts are the triple shots?

Friday

The triple shots are 3x3watt luxeons - supposedly as bright as a 20 watt
halogen. I thought there was supposed to be a problem with the 5w luxeons
and how long they last??

$300 or thereabouts is a lot of cash for a light but since I do so much
early riding I'm looking for feedback - I don't know anyone with one
personally so your feedback is appreciated.

Peter S

I've been mountain bike riding regularly for the last two years or so
with my Twin 5 Watt Luxeons and they're still going strong. I average
about two night rides a week of about two to three hours duration. I
think they run a bit warmer than recommended but without any ill
effects. From experience I can say that talk of short life spans for
luxeons is either ignorance or scare mongering.

Friday[/QUOTE]

Hi Friday

What lenses are you using for the luxeons? I am just about to order some K2's and pucks from www.luxeonstar.com. I already have a Cateye stadiumIII and just want a helmet light to point where I aim it. I'll most probably make up a couple of torches for fun as well.

Cheers

Geoff

I just bought a Cygo Dualcross 300 dual Luxeon unit
(http://www.cygolite.com/2-Products/1-DualCross300.htm) from AEBike in the
US for $US138. Comes with a smart charger that won't bugger the battery. Two
rather than three light units but less than half the price of the Cateye.

Nick

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Quoted message said:

I've been following the threads about building a light with luxeons but
just
curious if anyone has actually bought / used one of the Triple shot luxeon
lights from Cateye.

http://tinyurl.com/a522n

I do all of my midweek riding before dawn and at the moment I'm using a
Cateye EL500 which is just 'ok' so long as I follow a white line on the
road
and the road isn't wet.

Via the internet I can get one of these Triple shots delivered for under
AU$300 and I'm tempted!

Peter S

"Friday" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've been mountain bike riding regularly for the last two years or so with
my Twin 5 Watt Luxeons and they're still going strong. I average about two
night rides a week of about two to three hours duration. I think they run
a bit warmer than recommended but without any ill effects. From experience
I can say that talk of short life spans for luxeons is either ignorance or
scare mongering.

If you look at the manufacturers documentation, the lumen maintenance
characteristics for the Luxeon V are steeper than those of the Luxeon I or
Luxeon III. i.e. Time for max output to fall to 50% of new is much shorter
but still in the thousands of hours range.

geoffs said:

Hi Friday

What lenses are you using for the luxeons? I am just about to order some K2's and pucks from www.luxeonstar.com. I already have a Cateye stadiumIII and just want a helmet light to point where I aim it. I'll most probably make up a couple of torches for fun as well.

Cheers

Geoff

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