Re: Busch & Mueller "Big Bang"---the ultimate bike light? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

02-05-2007, 02:56 PM

> But then, IMHO I think the DiNotte lights, while nice, seem to have a
> pretty high mark-up.

Funny to me that the Li-ion lights command such a premium, when the
cell voltage of Li-ion and the forward voltage of high-flux white LEDs
are a nearly perfect match. I've made my own LED lights using 3 x
NiMH cells in the same way-- no drive electronics, no driver losses,
no additional packaging or extraneous points of failure. (And no low
beam, of course.)

Chalo

02-05-2007, 03:44 PM

On Feb 5, 4:56 pm, "Chalo" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> > But then, IMHO I think the DiNotte lights, while nice, seem to have a
> > pretty high mark-up.
>
> Funny to me that the Li-ion lights command such a premium, when the
> cell voltage of Li-ion and the forward voltage of high-flux white LEDs
> are a nearly perfect match. I've made my own LED lights using 3 x
> NiMH cells in the same way-- no drive electronics, no driver losses,
> no additional packaging or extraneous points of failure. (And no low
> beam, of course.)
>
> Chalo

Care to provide a link to tell us how?

02-05-2007, 04:42 PM

Chalo wrote:
>> But then, IMHO I think the DiNotte lights, while nice, seem to have a
>> pretty high mark-up.
>
> Funny to me that the Li-ion lights command such a premium, when the
> cell voltage of Li-ion and the forward voltage of high-flux white LEDs
> are a nearly perfect match. I've made my own LED lights using 3 x
> NiMH cells in the same way-- no drive electronics, no driver losses,
> no additional packaging or extraneous points of failure. (And no low
> beam, of course.)
>
> Chalo
>
>
>
The Lithium cells have more power per pound, or size, and are the latest
hot item. As long as people will pay for them the price will be up
there. The "market" target is actually cell phones (talk time) and
laptops. A friend needed a replacement for his laptop and was happy that
he got such a bargain on Ebay, only $115.00 Only when the demand goes
down, competition emerge, or a better chemistry comes out, will the
price start going down.
At least competition and a free market have these benefits.
NiMh is for us cheapskates.
Bill Baka