We've got two (his/her) Beacon V.1's. Purchased 1st quarter 2017. Both worked okay until one of them has issues with all of the LEDs firing up upon faster speeds. Worked with the Owner and he stands behind his products. Around that same time I asked him if he were going to consider making a focused lens option (StVZO). At that time he (unfortunately) said 'no.' IMHO, if he were to do so, he could sell a lot of these units to randonneurs and cyclotourists alike.
The Version 1 works quite well. At low speeds only 1 or 2 of the LEDs light up. As speed increases, the third LED lights up. The lens is unfocused, so it is pretty decent if you are off-road on dirt roads. The USB output is integrated into the chassis (obviously power limited via the dynamo). There is a second way to power up the light - you simply plug in a USB power source - excellent when you get to a campground after dark and you need to light up your camping spot (or if you want to power the light without the dynamo). Well thought-out. If only there was a StVZO lens *option*, I think it would be perfect. Note: the USB power output is power limited by the dynamo (not the device itself). We have had trouble trying to charge late-model smartphones since they are quite power-hungry. It is probably better to try and charge a battery bank (pass-thru or not) vs. the smartphone itself (in our experience). The dynamo + Beacon *does *re-charge small-ish GPS devices quite well such as Wahoo BOLTs and ROAMs. Best regards, Jeff Claremont, CA On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 3:41:05 PM UTC-7 brizbarn wrote: > Anyone have a Sinewave Cycles Beacon 2 Dynamo Light they want to sell? Or > has anyone used it, and care to share their thoughts? My dynamo light > broke and can't be fixed, and I have a Sinewave Reactor dynamo charger that > I use to charge my iPhone or other USB things. I figured I'd combine the > two to declutter things a bit with the Beacon Light. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/26e34dd1-ad97-4fe0-b152-3e90f5d0fc66n%40googlegroups.com.
