I got sent 2 sets of working Ayups yesterday with the request to make them better .
so in view of the Diy thread have done one with XPGs and the Regina optic .
in what is a very easy and impressive upgrade to the ayups
so haveing one done and one standard meant I could get some comparison shots .
first up is the standard Ayup
and the upgraded .
Nice troutie, what's the cost for it?
how much would you charge for such an upgrade as this is some thing I am looking at doing if you wan't to mail me that would be great also what sort of burn times would this also be
cheers they look great
ditto MicArms...
Nice troutie, what's the cost for it?+1
Interesting, what are the side effects like burn time, heat etc?
And again - email in profile if it's not for public posting
I dont have a point of reference as to how long an Ayup will run
on its standard battery .
or how warm they get .
am testing it as I type this .
cost for the bits is about £16 plus PP
Its a pretty easy Mod and I will take some pics when I do the next one
I am guessing it will shorten the burntime by 20% but could be wrong here.
sat at my desk it is slowly warming up but it has no airflow at all .
so have hung it on the washing line outside to see if it cools .
I might be interested in an upgrade also. The battery lasts ages anyway on the Ay-Ups so a 20% loss in run time would be fine 
Standard AY-UP is normally warm at the end of a night ride, but not hot.
The three hour batteries last at least three hours normally, the six at least six (one magazine managed to get 11 hours out of a six but I believe it was very yellow towards the end)
£16 is interesting - instructions included?
its been hung on the washing line for the last 35 minutes
with still air and an ambient temp of 9 degrees C
for light is at 20 degrees C and holding there .
Less if you were moving, so doesn't seem much heating increase.
Troutie, also interested. I have a pair, one narrow and one medium. Do your new Regina optics alter the light spread or just enhance what is already there? Cheers, Roly.
Roly
as you can see with the pics the standard one is the narrow .
the one I modded was the wide or difused and I did not get chance to try it out .
No worries about heat as its still only 5 degrees above ambient on the washing line.
Any chance of sending my lights to you for an upgrade let me know the cost i have also mailed you
cheers
Another potentially interested punter here if you are starting to mod these
e mail in profile
Could be interested too especialyy if it widens the beam.
OK I am cool to do the mods for a small beer money fee
but let me get these 2 back to their owner for his opinion on if it is a good un .
I have run out of the leds at the moment some more on their way .
and will post up a how to do it probably at the weekend .
Interested to but only if I can keep the narrow beams (I only use mine on the road)...
What a lucky boy!
I'd be interested in this mod too. Looks like a good way to enhance an already good light set up.
Interested in this. Is the estimated £16 per head unit or per pair (ie one light "block"?
Currently running intermediate on bars and narrow on the lid. Definately interested in upgrading the bar set. Lid set less of an issue because the narrow spot follows your line of sight anyway.
A mate of mine will be interested in this too and would be happy to pay sensible money.
Shall I get him to email you Troutie?
+1 for bits & instructions or your services
Very interested here too.
The spot light which I use on my helmet is fine but the standard broad beam is a little dissappointing by comparison.
Ive got a Pair of the origional Lumicycle ( 12w, 20w) lights, that I would want to get upgraded if you do that kind of a mod fella???
Wow! I use Ay-Up lights and have been very impressed by the output and burn time. The output increase you seem to have achieved is cracking. I'm looking forward to instructions.
Hello all by the way! I'm new to the forum and this is my first post.
Definately interested in a how to but I might send them to you to get a good job done on them instead of the possible destruction I may cause.
Is the upgrade based on the proprietary Ayup battery and how is the light being controlled? Resistor or driver. If it the driver then where do you install the driver as I like the simplicity of the ayup package. In a previous post you linked to a combined LED & driver board, is this what you are using.
Only tools needed are a kettle / small sharp screwdriver/ soldering iron / Stanley knife
long nosed pliers.
no driver involved uses the existing resistor.
I'm interested too.
Forgive the dull question, but is this a modification to the light unit or the battery, as I've got 2 lights and 5 batteries in total.
If it's the light unit itself, is that £16 per double unit ? In other words, £32 for a full 'bar and helmet set ?
+1
+1 for kit and instructions (i've got the narrow beam)
very interested as well. Like other I would get the inter bar ones done but leave the narrow helmet ones be.
the approximate price is of the parts to do I unit ( 2 LEDs 2optics )
it just involves removing the led and optic and replacing with the new ones
with a small amount of bodgery
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