The problem is that the run time on high is not even close to 4 hours. I would put it at closer to 1.5 hours, if that. I had hoped it was possibly a bad LED, but all three of my redlines have similar run times.
To run an LED of this brightness, the batteries are being taxed, ie. drawing a lot of current. For this reason, you will see on the nebo packaging not to use rechargeable batteries, because NiMh batteries run at 1.2V while alkaline batteries run at 1.5V. So in series three AAA alkalines can provide 4.5V and rechargeables only 3.6V. For the redline, this makes a big difference in brightness and run-time. Also, even with alkalines, depleting the batteries so fast tends to accentuate any differences or defects in batteries, so that one battery tends to be exhausted before the other two have.
So all in all, I would rather have had my Blaze 1 watt powered by two rechargeable AAs. Or, better yet, finally buy a light powered by a rechargeable lithium battery pack.
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The product says it will las 4hours/8hours thats true but NOT WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER, so less ligh until you get a dim light. I think you can get an hour and a half maybe of full power. Strobe function also just works well if your baterry are fully charged. This product has a big flaw, if it falls off, it brakes. Yes, its aluminum but some genius added to de design a red plastic ring so it will glow when you turn on the light, but yeah you read well is plastic, so it easily breaks on falling, like mine. Please take the pimp red plastic ring and make it full aluminum.Best Deals for NEBO Redline Bikelight 220 Lumens 4X Ajustable Quick Release
OK so wishing I had bought this here so I could return it. The light itself works pretty well, you can actually see the road with this versus most other cheap lights, great where I am with bike path thats unlit and off from the road. the mount on the bars itself is decent, BUT....the fraking piece of BRITTLE PLASTIC THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE LIGHT HOUSING IS CRAP!!! The mount is designed so you can slide the light off the mount, well the plastic plate that is screwed to the flashlight housing itself is JUNK, insanely brittle broke off both ends first time I took it off, just crumbled in my hand. Not sure why for a mount that basically costs $10 (the light by itself is $25ish) they couldnt put a decent type of plastic on the plate for the light itself. If they did that would be 4-4.5 stars worthy for the price. Got 2 stars cause light is nice but now I gotta figure out hwo to keep it from sliding forward or back in the mount. Center is still there for the moment...see how long before that breaks. Got one whole use outta it and now having to sort this all out AGAIN so I can night ride.
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I did not purchase my Nebo Redline Bikelight through Amazon. That said, it is a EXCELLENT light. I purchased this light to mount on my recumbent trike. The light is well constructed and appears to be water resistant. The light can be adjusted from a beam to flood. Although the 220 lumens provides adequate light to trike at dusk, I may mount a second one for night triking. I typically use the light in strobe mode, often during daylight and always at night, as it provides adequate light, catches the attention of drivers, joggers and other cyclers, and provides up to 72 hours of light. The mount securely attaches to my trike. The quick release is secure and allows the light to be easily removed from the mount. To demonstrate how well the light is constructed, yesterday I was involved in a crash while avoiding a car that failed to stop at a stop sign. The light took a full force hit which scarred the metal on the front of the light and broke the plastic part where the light engages the mount. The light still works perfectly I hope Nebo can replace the plastic part that broke. If not, this will make an excellent light for hunting and camping. I have ordered one for my wifes trike. If you have researched lights for bikes, you will recognize that a well constructed 220 lumen light for $40 is a great value.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for NEBO Redline Bikelight 220 Lumens 4X Ajustable Quick Release
while this light is the most powerful light, in the smallest package I have ever owned, and the light itself being made of metal has already proven it's worth, I have already been though a crash with it, and as a result of said crash the mount basically exploded/disintegrated, in a crash where other lights would have been just fine. So I just took electrical tape and lashed the light to my handle bars, it is perfectly stable now!The other issue I have is the design of the battery compartment, it has 2 weak springs in it and when traveling over any kind of rough surface fades in and out, turns on and off all by itself, easy fix is to put a coin between the battery holder and the end cap, but it was a little scary finding out the light wanted to do it's own thing, in the middle of evening traffic.
other than those 2 things I have been Very happy with the the actual brightness, especially when this 1 LED light than a 5 LED Cat Eye, I have been pleased with the battery life too.
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