{"id":1063,"date":"2014-07-04T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.4\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2018-01-09T06:49:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T14:49:37","slug":"dinotte-headlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/?p=1063","title":{"rendered":"Dinotte headlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

It slices in the dark…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is what I did with my Dinotte head lamp to make it work comfortably with my setup.\u00a0 First off, the unit that I purchased is the 400L headlight<\/a> without the battery.\u00a0 It ran for around $150 and this was my primary reason for being reluctant for screwing it up with a modification.<\/p>\n

Not long after placing the order, the headlight arrived.\u00a0 The headlight was built solid and I had to poke around to get some idea of what I could do.<\/p>\n

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The case was easy to open.\u00a0 The front plastic cover has 8 small phillips screws that hold it to the metal housing.\u00a0 There is a rubber gasket that sandwiches between the cover and housing.<\/p>\n

The designers had the intent of owners being able to open the cover to change the lenses.\u00a0 They shipped me a second set of lenses so I can choose between a variation of focused to diffused beams.\u00a0 I installed both of the diffused because that was my preference.\u00a0 How nice of the DiNotte folks to offer that option up to their customers.<\/p>\n

This was a relief because this meant the inside modification was going to be forgiving.\u00a0 I spotted the locations were I needed to tap in to and noticed that the cable entry was ready for my monkey business.\u00a0 I used an old PS2 cable from a dead mouse and soldered away.\u00a0 It really didn’t take much work to finish it up.<\/p>\n

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The cable was a nice fit through the housing.\u00a0 The cover and gasket went back on without issue.\u00a0 When I was done, I didn’t notice any modification and this exceeded my expectations.<\/p>\n

The mounting wasn’t particularly difficult either.\u00a0 I took a T bracket, bent it to shape and had the fellas down in the shop grind away the excess.\u00a0 Then I wrapped the bracket in electric tape and fastened the housing to it.\u00a0 The whole assembly fit nicely under my front rack.<\/p>\n

Testing the beam pattern was just verifying that my direction was good.\u00a0 I really like the coverage.\u00a0 The beam modes are all controlled by a momentary push button located by my right grip.\u00a0 I can also control the beams with the built in push button on the front cover.<\/p>\n

As luck would have it, summer had arrived by the time I finished, and my night rides were few. \u00a0However, I did get the chance to test it out.\u00a0 The highest beam is really intended\u00a0for unlit areas.\u00a0 I typically use the middle beam and switch it to low when another rider comes by.<\/p>\n

Much thanks to Gary R for suggesting the DiNotte, over and over again…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, thank you Gary!\u00a0 I’ve gone through at least half a dozen different head lights over the years.\u00a0 When Gary gave his take on his Tubus rack and how durable it was, I listened and got one.\u00a0 I had already had 3 different racks fail, but the Tubus lives on, even 2 bikes later.\u00a0 I should never question the man’s wisdom nor be reluctant to follow his advise, I’ve only suffered until concession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It slices in the dark… Here is what I did with my Dinotte head lamp to make it work comfortably with my setup.\u00a0 First off, the unit that I purchased is the 400L headlight without the battery.\u00a0 It ran for around $150 and this was my primary reason for being reluctant for screwing it up with a modification. Not long after placing the order, the headlight arrived.\u00a0 The headlight was built solid and I had to poke around to get…<\/p>\n

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