dx magicshine

Paulkingk

I recently purchased this light as i did not have enough money to speend £150-£200 on lights and after going for a quick blast tonight on the way home i have to say so far so good.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25149
I read a product strip down by a man called trout? and i was wondering how to contact this man about the mods he carried out on one to ensure they worked ok.
Also has anybody used one for a long period ? and is the battery waterproof? if not any ideas on how i can waterproof it?
:roll: Thanks

supersonic

There has been updates to the model - some of the 'problems' have been addressed.

AidanR

troutie (at) blueyonder.co.uk

allthegearnoidea

troutie is a member on here now! and if you search for a thread by dazzza in this section about the troutlite you'll see him pop up in there!

turnercraig

I ordered my Magicshine on the 4th October from DX and it arrived yesterday. 8)

I took it to Coed Y Brenin for a test run last night with the magicshine on the bars and a Tesco torch on my helmet.

I am very impressed with it, it came fully charged and ready to go.

The difference between this and my old lights are staggering, easily bright enough to go at a decent speed rpound CYB, so ideal for me really.

The battery didn't go flat with over two hours of full beam, so I'm sure it will last the 3 hours it states on the box.

To your question 'is it waterproof', it definantly was last night. About half way round it started absolutely chucking it down, had no problems. I'll probably just stick a small plastic bag over the battery pack next time just to be safe though.

BlackSpur

Does the handlebar clamp fit OS bars?

cat_with_no_tail

I've had mine for a few months now, still loving it

As of Monday, I'll be using it (on low) for commuting too.

The light comes complete with 2x 'O' rings, one to fit 31.8 bars and the other to fit 25.4.

warrerj

I wish people would stop telling me how good they are.

I ordered mine 10 dyas ago and can't wait any longer :roll:

I want my new toy NOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!

Sorry spoilt brat tantrum over

big_scot_nanny

BlackSpur wrote:

Does the handlebar clamp fit OS bars?

Yes it does, and the wee o-ring mount is a thing of simple-but-very-effective design.

It is a bloody fabulous light.

Kev

Johnny Napalm

Has anyone been clobbered by customs when ordering this light?

cat_with_no_tail

I've heard the stories, but never actually seen any evidence of it, can't happen that often.

My guess is that you'd be ok so long as you are only ordering one.

turnercraig

Johnny Napalm wrote:

Has anyone been clobbered by customs when ordering this light?

I was fine, it clearly states 'gift' on the packaging so in theory it should be exempt from customs

Johnny Napalm

Cheers!

And has anyone managed to securely waterproof the battery?

cat_with_no_tail

Didn't know that it wasn't waterproof already :shock: .

Been out with mine in pouring rain, come back absolutely soaked and not had any probs.

I guess if you were really worried about it you could wrap it in cling film or something maybe?

duckers

Trout mostly lives on the singletrackworld forums and has been busy knocking out some of his own high quality lights recently.

I have a dx light and its spot on, but agree that the battery does not look very waterproof. At the risk of sounding like a bodger I used cling film, a coin bag, and wide brown packing tape to make mine ultra watertight!!

For £50 its a bargin and definitely comparable to lights 3 or 4 times its price, I am going to try out some different reflectors on it to see if I can throw a bit more light forward.

Mne took 3 weeks from ordering to hitting my door, but I think they're currently struggling to keep up with demand and its always out of stock. DX now also do a version with a head/helmet mount, but I would go for the standard bike version (SKU 25149) as it has a better charger.

cat_with_no_tail

If I didn't already have one of these, I'd definately be considering one of those lights from the trout, they just look astonishing.

I don't mind paying 3x the price of the magicshine for a light 3x better.
Not going to pay 3x the price just so it says Hope or Lupine or something on the side though
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Troutie

My stripdown was from a very early one

Tis a good light and the issues from the first lot have been sorted to a degree that has made it better .

the battery would benefit from putting inside a sealable sandwich bag or a condom as there have been reports of failures after wet rides and they are not sealed at all .
the circuit on the battery is very vunerable

But for £50 they must have sold shedloads
and must have taken a fair % of sales off the main players

there has also been good feedback of replacements for faulty ones being quick .
they usually fail on the first ride

silveringsurfer

Cool - got one on order. Can't wait for it to arrive. 8)

turnercraig

aaaaaaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhhh.

I've lost my 'o' ring that secures the light to the bars!

Don't know what I've done with it, I've looked everywhere.

Does anyone have a Magicshine and use standard size bars? If so would you like to swap your oversize (the big one) rubber 'o' ring for my standard (the small one) size one so you have got a spare?

cat_with_no_tail

If no-one has a spare one, just go get another o-ring from the local DIY/ plumbing supply shop.

The one for oversized bars is roughly 40mm internal and 50mm external diameter.

turnercraig

Cat With No Tail wrote:

If no-one has a spare one, just go get another o-ring from the local DIY/ plumbing supply shop.

The one for oversized bars is roughly 40mm internal and 50mm external diameter.

Good call, thanks. I'll go and try and get one tomorow.

Pity nowhere is open today, I'm doing the Cimachx tonight on the way home from work, I've got elastic bands, hair bands, cable ties and electric tape with me, I'm sure I can fashion something

Would still like to do a swap with someone, if you're running standard bars you could have a spare I'll even pay your postage!

Dazzza

Isn't there a b&q or homebase near you?

turnercraig

No, nothing!

I live in deepest darkest Wales, from where I live it would be about an hours drive and I'm working all day. :roll:

There's a good hardware store in the town I work in but it's shut today.

Dazzza

Then it's rubber bands/cable ties for you today.

turnercraig

Ye, don't forget the hair bands, I'm hopefull they will work ok

turnercraig

Another thing, I have just plugged it in to be charged (I have used it once but it came charged) and the charger has just got a small led light that is green, probably just to say it is charging.

How do I tell it is fully charged?

grumsta

Green means it's fully charged - mine came charged as well. If it's flat it starts red then turns green when it's done.

turnercraig

That's strange, I used it for ages the other night! It can't be still fully charged!

silveringsurfer

Anyone know if you can get spare battery packs for this torch? :?

The Northern Monkey

anoyone got a trail beam shot using this light?

BorisSpencer

silveringsurfer wrote:

Anyone know if you can get spare battery packs for this torch? :?

One of the other current light threads had a link to a site selling Magicshine spares.