Exposure Lights Support Cell - 8.7 mAh
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Price: £88.00
Brand: Exposure Lights
Description: The Exposure Support Cell can be used to boost the burntime of your compatible Exposure Light. Compatible with Exposure Lights with Smart Port. Each cell is supplied with a 30cm cable, while the 8.7m Ah version comes with an additional 65cm extension cable. The Exposure Support Cell is perfect for those competing in endurance races, embarking on multi-day expeditions or just hungry for more power. Please note, 1.7m Ah version is only compatible with Verso Headtorch; it is not compatible with Exposure Helmet Lights. Exposure Lights Support Cell - 8.7 mAh - shop the best deal online on sportessentials.co.uk
Category: Cycling
Merchant: Tweeks Cycles
Product ID: USEEXPSC87
Delivery time: 1 to 4 days
Delivery cost: 0
GTIN: 5060276419215
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Author: J. Coleman
Rating: 5
Review: I bought this for my Exposure Six Pack to extend the run time by 50%. The only downside is that the supplied frame strap is made of a poor quality stiff material, so the battery just slides through. I solved this issue by using a Voile strap which is rubbery and holds the battery perfectly. One thing to be aware of is that the charge remaining OLED display on the Six Pack doesn't accurately reflect the additional battery, it just makes the battery last longer, so the time remaining runs slower.
Author: Scott La' Chance
Rating: 1
Review: Imagine that you’re riding in the wilderness at night, perhaps at the top of a mountain, let’s say Snowdon. Or maybe you're in the middle of a forest, such as the Forest of Dean. With the power in the headlamp exhausted, you have to turn to the backup power in the support cell in order to see you safely home. You look down to where the Support Cell ought to be, and discover that the battery has fallen away from your bike and is lost in the dark. You desperately fumble around, trying to retrace your steps in the faint hope of being able to find it, but are unable to. All of a sudden you find yourself in a desolate location with no light source. How would you feel? Could you even find your way home in the pitch black of night? And even if you could, could you traverse the terrain safely? Well, this is the exact situation that I found myself in. Thank God, I was just five miles from home, on the canal towpath. I lost my own Exposure 8.7 Support Cell within just 30 minutes of steady riding along the canal towpath. Basically, the mechanism used to secure the cell to the frame, being of flimsy material, is not strong enough to secure the battery in place (see image). The very first time that I tried to secure the cell to the frame as illustrated in the pictures, it fell off, with the base cap breaking away (see images). This is all that I now have left the battery. I should have heeded this warning, but I placed my trust 100% in the Exposure brand and their trusted reputation for 'Ultimate Sports Engineering' and I tried once again to secure the cell to the frame, making sure that I followed the manufacturer’s instructions, and that it was as secure as could be. It fell off within 30 minutes of riding, never to be seen again. At the very first opportunity, I contacted the manufacturer, and spoke to a gentleman named Tom Welsh, who, following our conversation, and after having tested one of these products at Exposure Headquarters, readily admitted that there was a design flaw in the device that is used to secure the Support Cell to the bike. He related further that ‘he had passed the issue’ onto the company’s R&D department, and that they will seek to develop a more appropriately designed mechanism to secure the cell to the bike. I had been promised to receive words to this effect in writing, but have since learnt that despite his verbal communication, Tom is not willing to commit to putting his comments into writing. Further, I was informed that it is 'only a suggestion' that the cell should be mounted onto a bike frame, you don't have to do this. This is despite the fact that the manufacturers leaflet that accompanies the product clearly demonstrates the cell being used in this way. Other suggestions include wrapping it around the stem of the bicycle... is this really plausible on a 50 mm MTB stem? I've tried it with a Duracell D Cell battery, which is a very similar size and weight to the 8.7 Support Cell, and it doesn't work. 'You could put it in a backpack'. And does the cord really stretch from the top of my backpack to the 6-Pack that I have mounted to my handlebar? 'Well, the battery is not really intended for use on a MTB, it's normally used by Endurance riders'. My point exactly! Not fit for purpose, when it's advertised as being suitable for use with the Maxx D and 6 Pack, MTB lights the purpose of which is to take the rider into the wilds at night. Now, this is a product manufactured by a UK based company, ‘born from a passion of cycling’, which makes lights of the very highest specification purposefully built to be used in the wilderness, to be used, for example, when riding up Snowdon. This is not some cheap item mass produced by some faceless corporation based in Taiwan. So I would ask why, at the very least, it is not made clear in the sales description of this item that it is not intended for use on a mountain bike, which when used properly, is ridden on rough, undulating surfaces, over roots and rock gardens, around berms and off of drop offs, where the retaining device will be rattled and shook to such an extent that the Support Cell WIILL fall away. Heck, this advertisement clearly states that the cell can be used with the Maxx D and 6. I am not alone in having found this fault with the device, as a previous Amazon reviewer commented, he found the product displayed the exact same defect. This defect, if initially detected by R and D, could have been easily rectified by designing a stronger strap made of rubber to secure the cell in place. As way of recompense, I have been offered the opportunity to purchase a replacement product at cost price. I will only do so once a measure has been designed that will ensure that the product remains firmly attached to my frame, thereby ensuring that when I next ride in the wilderness at night, I am not exposed (no pun intended) to the dangers of having to finish my journey by traversing down a mountainside in the pitch black of night.
