Gloworm have a "second generation" family of lights out that use USB-C batteries and connections on the light:
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I'd thought I'd lash out on an X2 Lightset (2000 Lumens 10Ah battery / not the Adventure 5Ah battery) when Pushys were doing their latest % discount sale, for a few reasons:
The light head has bluetooth, and you can run the Gloworm Link app on your phone to program the light levels available - from 1-100% in 1% increments, and choosing how many levels you want. I really like the idea of having a 1% level that would take hundreds of hours to drain the battery but is bright enough for, say, cooking at a camp.
It also comes with a 2-button remote that links with BT. Seems like only 1 button does anything though, same as the 1 button on the back of the light. Also you have to press a button to link it within 10 seconds each time you plug in the light.
They deliver a pile of different optics. I like the idea of being able to change the beam shape to my preference.
USB-C seems handy. If out on a long trip, the battery can be easily used as a powerbank to charge your phone or other devices. It's called 10Ah but not sure how many watt-hours that equates to.. Perhaps @ 7.4v, so = 74Wh? There's a fancy OLED display on the battery that shows either how many "bars" left or run time in hours:minutes, and sometimes some other messages.
I also thought that you could just use any other USB-C PD powerbanks to power the light, but when I plug the light into my Cygnett ChargeUp Pro 20000mAh the light will not change from the 1st level. On the other hand, if I plug the light into any USB-C PD charger (the 20W unit it ships with, an Apple 18W, an Apple 60W) then the light works just fine. Maybe other USB-C PD powerbanks will work perfectly, but I only own one. Anyone else tried the same?
I might have an issue with the supplied battery: the Gloworm app gives you lots of stats about the battery when it's connected to the light. One of them is design capacity - listed as 10000mAh, which is what the battery is advertised as. The app is showing well under 8000mAh for Full Charge capacity though. I'm hoping that increases a lot over the next few charges, but I've emailed Gloworm to ask their thoughts.
100% light output appears to draw about 15w. Gloworm claim 2000 Lumens and 3h50 battery life at this brightness.
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TD/DR:
Nice lights, decent tech though quite pricey. Now does anyone else have these lights? Tell me what the app says about your battery capacity.
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I'd thought I'd lash out on an X2 Lightset (2000 Lumens 10Ah battery / not the Adventure 5Ah battery) when Pushys were doing their latest % discount sale, for a few reasons:
The light head has bluetooth, and you can run the Gloworm Link app on your phone to program the light levels available - from 1-100% in 1% increments, and choosing how many levels you want. I really like the idea of having a 1% level that would take hundreds of hours to drain the battery but is bright enough for, say, cooking at a camp.
It also comes with a 2-button remote that links with BT. Seems like only 1 button does anything though, same as the 1 button on the back of the light. Also you have to press a button to link it within 10 seconds each time you plug in the light.
They deliver a pile of different optics. I like the idea of being able to change the beam shape to my preference.
USB-C seems handy. If out on a long trip, the battery can be easily used as a powerbank to charge your phone or other devices. It's called 10Ah but not sure how many watt-hours that equates to.. Perhaps @ 7.4v, so = 74Wh? There's a fancy OLED display on the battery that shows either how many "bars" left or run time in hours:minutes, and sometimes some other messages.
I also thought that you could just use any other USB-C PD powerbanks to power the light, but when I plug the light into my Cygnett ChargeUp Pro 20000mAh the light will not change from the 1st level. On the other hand, if I plug the light into any USB-C PD charger (the 20W unit it ships with, an Apple 18W, an Apple 60W) then the light works just fine. Maybe other USB-C PD powerbanks will work perfectly, but I only own one. Anyone else tried the same?
I might have an issue with the supplied battery: the Gloworm app gives you lots of stats about the battery when it's connected to the light. One of them is design capacity - listed as 10000mAh, which is what the battery is advertised as. The app is showing well under 8000mAh for Full Charge capacity though. I'm hoping that increases a lot over the next few charges, but I've emailed Gloworm to ask their thoughts.
100% light output appears to draw about 15w. Gloworm claim 2000 Lumens and 3h50 battery life at this brightness.
.
TD/DR:
Nice lights, decent tech though quite pricey. Now does anyone else have these lights? Tell me what the app says about your battery capacity.
