Fluxient 3000 Lumen 3xT6 bike light

[Bike Lore]

I noticed that people are missing a gem that can be fond only on the hub in SA.

 

There are so meany lights out there that it must be unbelievably hard to find one that suits your needs. What compounds the problem is that numbers are inflated to improve sales. Some of the cheaper lights claim stuff like 1600 lumen out one Cree XML LED. If you know anything about the subject you will know how impossible that is. You can always go for a brand light and play safe but that is a costly option.

 

So I am taking this time to just point you to a light that I discovered that really is out there with the big boys.

 

The Fluxient 3000. Yes i do sell the light but that does put me in the position to compare them much better than anyone else can.

 

First I need to say that Pyrolights which are manufactured by Magicshine have proven them self. They cost more because they spend a lot of time to design a high quality light. With that they have build a name for them self which is what you are paying for when you buy that light.

 

Fluxient is a new player on the field and from what I can see there going to give magicshine a go for there money.

 

What really stands out for me is that fact that it uses 3 XML and drives them equally. Compared to the Micky mouse type where the side lights can't be powered as much a the main LED due to heat problems.

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Mounting is first class.

But the best part about this light is its mounting.

http://www.bikelights.co.nz/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/f/l/fluxient_bikelights.co.nz_image.jpg

It is an easy clip on quick release mounting. it comes with 3 sizes rubbers and will fit any shape handle bar. you can clip of the light and leave the clamp one the bike. The clamp can swivel from side to side about 15 deg. This allows you to point the light down the middle of the road even if it is not mounted in the middle .

 

 

Light output

 

One thing that irked me is that there over-claiming the output. But that is not new for a china lights. The real question is how much do they over claim and well from the power it uses I can say it should be between 2200-2500 lumen. That is a huge amount!!!!

On low mode you can expect it to outshine the old MJ808 with its 800 real lumen for 9h. TBC

 

http://media.someammo.com/52225b797761/beam-pattern_630W.png

 

 

The beam pattern is perfect. It is wide and has a good transition from flood to hot spot. it does not have a very sharp hot spot at all so the amount of light is very well used. Generating a even lux level over the aria in-front of you

 

More Features

At the end this light packs a lot of punch with the 8800mAh 8.4V battery pack. As one should expect the battery pack is protected for over and under voltage. I have noticed that some of the really cheap lights does not have this. It is a must for a battery pack to survive and this lights as it.

 

You also get the features of a high end light for example; temperature protection and battery low level warning. The light dims when it over heats and the button changes red when there is less than 10% power remaining.

 

For R1499 this is a steal. It might suffer from the over blueish white that all lights have using low cost T6 but with this much light who really cares....

 

http://media.someammo.com/e881aa35aff0/boxset_630W.png

 

This light combined with the Extreme 1200 light for a helmet light makes for a perfect match.

http://media.someammo.com/53ad36b5e76c/extremelights-1200_630W.png

 

if you where looking for a high powered light this is the one.

Edited July 23, 2012 by Hannes Zietsman

[Thug]

That looks very good value for money.

 

What's driving it? Maxflex ?

[Bike Lore]

The ic's markings are removed so there is no way to say. But the LEDs are connected in serrie so it must be a boost. There not boosting much with the voltage only being 10V on the LED and 8.4-6.6 on the battery pack.

 

It would have been better if they had 3 drivers for each LED but that would dive cost up. at the end all we really want is lots light for cheap. And this light does that well

 

What I find interesting is that the 7 LED Trustfire got more than double the amount of light. 203 Lux vs 98 lux.

 

http://www.extremeli...o.za/comparison

 

I did not expect that. I will have to put some time in to why that is. I thought the Trustfire would be about x1.5 not x2

 

What is cool to see is that the Extreme3000(98 lux) is 3.3 times a bright as the Extreme1200(29 lux)

 

That is a classical example where thermal protection allows the designer to push the LEDs much harder.

Edited July 24, 2012 by Hannes Zietsman

[Bike Lore]

Here are some pictures to compare the Fluxient 3000 3xT6 98 Lux with the 1200 Lumen 10W CREE XML 29 lux

http://media.someammo.com/5892982e1f14/s200-3000_630W.png

http://media.someammo.com/77f3a8a29238/s200-1200_630W.png

 

To think you can see that for 3h!!!