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[Closed] Advice needed on a DealExtreme light: a bit too spotty, not floody enough

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Hi,

I bought one of these recently:[url= http://www.dealextreme.com/p/t6-waterproof-xml-t6-3-mode-1200-lumen-white-led-bike-light-with-battery-pack-set-904482510 ] http://www.dealextreme.com/p/t6-waterproof-xml-t6-3-mode-1200-lumen-white-led-bike-light-with-battery-pack-set-904482510 [/url]

It's wonderfully bright but the light is *very* spot focused, and although there's a reasonable halo, it'll be pretty difficult to ride offroad I think.

Any thoughts on how I could make it more floody? Can you get alternative reflectors, or are there any other tricks?


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:10 pm
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Perfect, thanks


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:54 pm
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Try some of the cloudy Scothcbrite tape on the lens.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 4:16 pm
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The lens does make the spot wider in a kind of letterbox shaped hotspot, but it is an improvement.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 4:29 pm
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I stuck the glow in the dark ring underneath the lens and reflector and found that helped a bit. Couldn't get scotch tap to work that well


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 5:00 pm