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  • 900 Lumen Joystick ;)
  • toons
    Free Member

    Alright it’s not an exposure joystick and it’s probably not 900 lumens.

    But it only cost a 1/3 of the price 🙂

    Can't wait to try it out tonight.

    Posted 14 years ago
    ridethelakes
    Free Member

    How did you adapt it to fit, I have a joystick mount and the same torch but they don't fit. Tried various methods of adapting it without success.

    Oh and its bright as hell on the trail, expecially with a HID lamp on the bars!

    Posted 14 years ago
    Olly
    Free Member

    nice.
    looking at getting one of those myself,
    literally browsing the web this afternoon, and lots of posts have come up RE DX lights.

    let us/me know how it goes!
    are you using it on its ownsome toons? or with a bar light too?

    Posted 14 years ago
    singletracksurfer
    Full Member

    which one is that?

    I've got a couple of Fenix L2D's, but they don't do much with my DX Bastid on the bars.

    Posted 14 years ago
    toons
    Free Member

    Fits perfectly in the joystick mount?

    it's this one

    I've got an L\M Arc HID on the bars

    Posted 14 years ago
    johnikgriff
    Free Member

    Just ordered one, I'll see how it goes, thanks

    Posted 14 years ago
    JohnnyPanic
    Full Member

    How long did it take to come?

    Posted 14 years ago
    toons
    Free Member

    Ordered on the 14/10 delivered 25/10.

    BTW I paid for the EMS (faster?)delivery.

    Posted 14 years ago
    Dimmadan
    Free Member

    I have 2 of these. One on the bars and one on the helmet.

    Run times work out better if you keep it on the medium setting unless you are hammering down hill when full power works well.

    Ideal for 2 hour rides in the evenings.

    Posted 14 years ago
    DaveJones2478
    Free Member

    Did you have to pay for the VAT and import duties?

    Posted 14 years ago
    singletracksurfer
    Full Member

    does the lockfish mount work with this?

    Posted 14 years ago
    smartiekid
    Free Member

    Where can I get the mount from for the light? 🙄

    Posted 14 years ago
    DrP
    Full Member

    See this thread for my post about halfway down…. need a lathe though!

    DrP

    Posted 14 years ago
    CountZero
    Full Member

    I've got the SSC Aurora, which has the same P7 emitter. I mount mine with a piece of foam road grip on the torch and a couple of Velcro straps, double sided, which go around the torch then through the lid vents then back over the torch. Absolutely rock solid, and hitting an overhanging branch will rip your head off before the torch comes off. Fantastic torch, think of it as a Toro or Diablo, rather than a JoyStick; same 700 lumen output.

    Posted 14 years ago
    toons
    Free Member

    The light was bloody amazing; I can’t believe how good it is.

    Run time on High was about 80-90 minutes, after that it dropped to the medium setting and was still going strong after 120mintues.

    No import duties.

    Mount was from Evans.

    My mate has one mounted on the bars; I find out what he his uses.

    I’d highly recommend one of these lights and the exposure mount (which is also quality).

    Posted 14 years ago
    DaddyPig
    Free Member

    Toons

    Was that run time just on one standard AA battery?

    Looks good that!

    Posted 14 years ago
    Dimmadan
    Free Member

    DaddyPig, they dont use AA's they use 18650 batteries
    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20392

    You can buy torch, mount, batteries, charger and adaptor for plug for less than £40.

    Posted 14 years ago
    toons
    Free Member

    What dimmadam said.

    I'd buy two batteries and run on full.

    Posted 14 years ago
    tinsy
    Free Member

    Did that mount work? or did it do what it looks like it would, and sound like a woodpecker on your head the whole ride?

    What is it with worrying about proper mounts for helmet use anyhow, I had 2 lightsets that came with helmet mounts and I always dithced them in favour of a velcro strap and a litle duct tape. my DX torch is very happy mounted this way.

    Posted 14 years ago
    smartiekid
    Free Member

    The Joystick mount is as expensive as the Torch!! So I've been wise and ordered 2 torches instead from DX.

    I've gone for the foam pipe lagging and a bit of velcro option as suggested above.

    Should have the full lighthouse effect with 2 900 lumen lights onboard! 😆

    Posted 14 years ago
    toons
    Free Member

    lol the mount worked a treat, torch didn't move a mm.

    Posted 14 years ago
    DaddyPig
    Free Member

    sweet. thanks chaps

    Posted 14 years ago
    toons
    Free Member

    I'm using this battery

    Posted 14 years ago
    Optifaff
    Free Member

    Are you using a specific charger from DX too? You mentioned buying a charger and adaptor too as part of the £40 cost!

    I think exposure do a joystick bar mount too…same design as the helmet mount, so all in it's perhaps worth going for 2x instead of the Bastlid maybe?

    Posted 14 years ago
    nobster
    Free Member

    Go onto flea bay and type in P7, I got a similar torch off there about three weeks ago. It has the CREE P7 LED in it and was from an English supplier so was delivered within 2 days. Cost £60 including two batteries and a charger…
    It's brighter than my Hope HID and with two batteries runs for longer.

    Word of warning – don't order a multifunction one as my mate has a couple and on rocky decents they keep switching onto strobe mode which is a nightmare!

    Quick and easy mount option – get one of those thick elastic bands that they "give out" at the local swimming baths and simly loop it roudn the torch and through your helmet – perfect fitting and flexible enough if you fall off and give it a crack.

    Posted 14 years ago
    Ewan
    Free Member

    I had the multi function mode change problem. Resolve by:

    – Remove the rear section with the button.
    – Get a piece of welding rod bend into a tweezer shape and insert in the two holes to unscrew the brass cover on the inside of the tail cap (doubtless other pointy things will work)
    – A spring will be revealed, stretch this out a bit and reassemble – there will now be more 'umph' holding the battery in place.
    – If you still get the problem get some small rare earth magnets from DX (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4248) and use these to make the battery a bit longer.
    – Whilst waiting for DX to deliver, get a 5p piece and gaffer tape to the positive terminal of the battery. This will also make the battery longer but looks a bit ghetto. The battery will still fit in the charger fine.

    Problem solved. But a bit ghetto.

    Posted 14 years ago
    40mpg
    Full Member

    Been running one of those for a year now, superb! I use an old joystick mount too, with the middle bit of a HT2 bottom bracket slid up the torch body to space it to suit the mount.

    Just had anotherc 3 arrive today for mates, plus a dx specific bike light 🙂

    Posted 14 years ago
    Dimmadan
    Free Member

    Order this lot

    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12060
    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.6105
    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.26249
    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2709
    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8274
    or http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12000 (i use this on the stem for a bar mount option and one on the helmet)

    Hope this helps

    Posted 14 years ago
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