B&M Seculite Plus v 4D Lite Plus

MSeries <[email hidden]> sd / msg
<[email hidden]> dtd Sun, 16 Oct
2005 18:37:45 +0100:

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Does anyone have any opinion on which of these lights is the best, that
is brightest, I have seen the former in action but not the latter.
Please keep to subject, NOT battery LED v dynamo LED

Do you mean the 4D TopLight? I have found them excellent (I have four
of them). I habe not used the SecuLite. The TopLight has a built-in
full-size reflector and good wide-angle visibility. I think both are
probably good products.

Guy
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"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

Just zis Guy said:

MSeries <[email hidden]> sd / msg
<[email hidden]> dtd Sun, 16 Oct
2005 18:37:45 +0100:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone have any opinion on which of these lights is the best, that
is brightest, I have seen the former in action but not the latter.
Please keep to subject, NOT battery LED v dynamo LED

Do you mean the 4D TopLight?

Yes, probably.

Quoted message said:

I have found them excellent (I have four
of them). I habe not used the SecuLite. The TopLight has a built-in
full-size reflector and good wide-angle visibility. I think both are
probably good products.

Thanks

Just zis Guy said:

MSeries <[email hidden]> sd / msg
<[email hidden]> dtd Sun, 16 Oct
2005 18:37:45 +0100:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone have any opinion on which of these lights is the best, that
is brightest, I have seen the former in action but not the latter.
Please keep to subject, NOT battery LED v dynamo LED

Do you mean the 4D TopLight?

Actually I mean the 4D Lite Plus (4 LEDs, mudguard mounted), not the
Top LIte (single bright LED, rack mounted) I already have one of those.

MSeries <[email hidden]> sd / msg
<[email hidden]> dtd Sun, 16 Oct
2005 22:28:28 +0100:

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Actually I mean the 4D Lite Plus (4 LEDs, mudguard mounted), not the
Top LIte (single bright LED, rack mounted) I already have one of those.

And I meant the 4D TopLight, 4 LEDs rack mounted.

Guy
--
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

MSeries said:

Just zis Guy said:

MSeries <[email hidden]> sd / msg
<[email hidden]> dtd Sun, 16
Oct 2005 18:37:45 +0100:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone have any opinion on which of these lights is the best,
that is brightest, I have seen the former in action but not the
latter. Please keep to subject, NOT battery LED v dynamo LED

Do you mean the 4D TopLight?

Actually I mean the 4D Lite Plus (4 LEDs, mudguard mounted), not the
Top LIte (single bright LED, rack mounted) I already have one of
those.

I have one of the Seculite Plus on the rear mudguard of my "leave locked at
the station hack". Powered by a B&M bottle dynamo which also runs a B&M
headlamp.

Pros:
It seems pretty bright and reasonable spread of visibility behind.
Standlight does all one would expect.
Adequate as rear light for my after dark use (rural Suffolk roads to local
station).

Cons:
The plastic bubble lens looks a bit exposed to either bike-rack bashes, or
carelessness when turning bike over for any emergency repairs. Its survived
so far, and no sign of problems, but it looks vulnerable.

If I were buying again I might pick the 4D Lite Plus as it looks a bit more
solid. Whether it is significantly different, I don't know.

- Nigel

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Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

MSeries said:

Just zis Guy said:

MSeries <[email hidden]> sd / msg
<[email hidden]> dtd Sun, 16 Oct
2005 18:37:45 +0100:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone have any opinion on which of these lights is the best, that
is brightest, I have seen the former in action but not the latter.
Please keep to subject, NOT battery LED v dynamo LED

Do you mean the 4D TopLight?

Actually I mean the 4D Lite Plus (4 LEDs, mudguard mounted), not the
Top LIte (single bright LED, rack mounted) I already have one of those.

what a dogs dinner of brand names B&M have got into. I ended up with
the single LED rack mounted light, expecting it to have four diodes
like the 4 diode mudguard one I bought my mum for christmas and was
rather disappointed. I never realised there actually was a 4d toplight
until today. So can't compare one 4D with the other but can confirm
that 4D (mudguard) is much better than 1D (rack) but I think you knew
that already

oh well
james

I've had one (the dynamo one with battery option, light-sensor and
standlight); my only criticism is the switch, which is very
un-positive, and easily slides between the three positions, sometimes
by itself on bumpy roads.