Moderator: Moderators
Cody JW wrote:Craig- The sten light is likely the best commercial available cave light I know of.It costs around 300 bucks.The Priceton Tec Apex is a great light for around 70 bucks.It has one three watt spot( sten had two)and a cluster of leds on each side of the spot for regular caving.Led tech. is changing alot know and I am sure better ones may come around soon.Fenix has a nice small backup hand light for around 70 bucks that is brighter than a sten but handheld like a mini mag.It runs off lithion ion ( spelling?) batteries that are now kind of expensive but are the wave of the things to come.I hear Fenix is working on a headlamp,if they do and it is anything like their Digital P3D light it will be hard to beat.
FiddleCaver wrote:ON TOPIC... The sten is a great light and I highly recommend it. Jeff Bartlett (a friend and cavechat member) recently got one with luxeon rebels and reflectors instead of lenses. According to him it is quite a bit brighter than the normal version and the price difference was quite minimal. These are mods that the sten people can custom make for you.
fiddlecaver wrote:Man that is almost exactly like the ones I've been building.
Eric wrote:instead of $300 for a Sten I'd pay $50 more for one of these!
http://ktronik.com/cncdelite/index.html
a little modding and you'd have an awesome caving headlamp
looks pretty bomber to me.
Eric
Complete Head Kit: Comes with everything except battery or remote switch ,programmed to your spec. All needed connectors provided (battery,charging,remote) connectors are Deans and mini-Deans. US$350 & $10 P&H.
FiddleCaver wrote:Man that is almost exactly like the ones I've been building. Dark Storm, I seriously doubt that anybody is getting over 500 lumens with anything using luxeons, and I would say from experience that $150 - $200 is closer to the cost of building a serious waterproof light with a machined housing, li-ion batteries etc. but it is really not hard at all to put one together. Honestly, the hardest part is building your own battery packs.
ON TOPIC... The sten is a great light and I highly recommend it. Jeff Bartlett (a friend and cavechat member) recently got one with luxeon rebels and reflectors instead of lenses. According to him it is quite a bit brighter than the normal version and the price difference was quite minimal. These are mods that the sten people can custom make for you.
edit: Eric, feel free to pm me if you need any help with your light making. I imagine my countless hours spent looking for the right parts and trying out the wrong ones could save anyone else a bundle of time.
Cody JW wrote:Craig- The sten light is likely the best commercial available cave light I know of.It costs around 300 bucks.The Priceton Tec Apex is a great light for around 70 bucks.It has one three watt spot( sten had two)and a cluster of leds on each side of the spot for regular caving.Led tech. is changing alot know and I am sure better ones may come around soon.Fenix has a nice small backup hand light for around 70 bucks that is brighter than a sten but handheld like a mini mag.It runs off lithion ion ( spelling?) batteries that are now kind of expensive but are the wave of the things to come.I hear Fenix is working on a headlamp,if they do and it is anything like their Digital P3D light it will be hard to beat.
CaverCraig wrote:Could you tell me more about the luxeon rebels and reflectors instead of lenses. Is this somthing Sten offers or is it somthing thats an after market do it your self upgrade? Is the Lexon Rebel a higher powered 3 watt bulb? and what about the refectors instead of lenses?
Steven Johnson wrote:I wish the Sten would beads available with Cree or other nextgeen LEDs as they are around 50% more efficient.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users