greenLED
Flashaholic
I did my seasonal pilgrimage to the local REI's "scratch and dent sale" today. A NiteRider headlight grabbed my attention and I couldn't really resist. It looks and was labeled as "new" and it came with a Nite Rider 7.5V AC/DC adaptor. The only things missing from the package are a battery and the mount.
The light came with a NiteRider TrailRat 2.0 manual, BUT I'm doubting that's the case. There are a few things that I'm confused about:
1. The pics of the Trail Rat I've seen online show it with a black switch button. The headlight I have has a transparent button.
2. In addition to being transparent, the button has a little LED indicator under it, right next to the actual switch button. I plugged the light directly to the AC/DC adaptor, and the LED changes color (red, orange, green) as I press the switch .
3. AFAIK, the Trail Rat is a "regular" incan light. The lamp in the light I got looks like an HID lamp (has the long glass post thingy in the middle of the LA, with an external metal filament going from top to bottom of the glass). BTW, I *hope* I didn't mess up the HID lamp by plugging it directly to the 7.5V adapter (I can't think of a reason why it would, but... I'm not an incan guy...).
So, I need you incan bike light experts to help me sort this out. After browsing around, I'm almost certain I do not have a TrailRat 2.0 light. I *think* the following are some viable alternatives:
1. Evolution Smart: By the looks of the transparent button. Since this is an REI return, *maybe* the owner tried to put an HID lamp to make it brighter and when it didn't work, they returned it...? :shrug:
2. An Enduro HID: Again, by the looks of the transparent button and the HID LA currently in there. If that's the case, then the REI Staff (or the previous owner) mixed up an HID headlamp with the TrailRat's adaptor. :shrug:
3. Your ideas?? Pics??
Any fail-safe ways of ID'ing which NiteRider headlight I got?
:thanks:
The light came with a NiteRider TrailRat 2.0 manual, BUT I'm doubting that's the case. There are a few things that I'm confused about:
1. The pics of the Trail Rat I've seen online show it with a black switch button. The headlight I have has a transparent button.
2. In addition to being transparent, the button has a little LED indicator under it, right next to the actual switch button. I plugged the light directly to the AC/DC adaptor, and the LED changes color (red, orange, green) as I press the switch .
3. AFAIK, the Trail Rat is a "regular" incan light. The lamp in the light I got looks like an HID lamp (has the long glass post thingy in the middle of the LA, with an external metal filament going from top to bottom of the glass). BTW, I *hope* I didn't mess up the HID lamp by plugging it directly to the 7.5V adapter (I can't think of a reason why it would, but... I'm not an incan guy...).
So, I need you incan bike light experts to help me sort this out. After browsing around, I'm almost certain I do not have a TrailRat 2.0 light. I *think* the following are some viable alternatives:
1. Evolution Smart: By the looks of the transparent button. Since this is an REI return, *maybe* the owner tried to put an HID lamp to make it brighter and when it didn't work, they returned it...? :shrug:
2. An Enduro HID: Again, by the looks of the transparent button and the HID LA currently in there. If that's the case, then the REI Staff (or the previous owner) mixed up an HID headlamp with the TrailRat's adaptor. :shrug:
3. Your ideas?? Pics??
Any fail-safe ways of ID'ing which NiteRider headlight I got?
:thanks:
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