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BROMPTON ACCESSORIES #7 - AKSLEN HEADLIGHTS
(This blog is not a review, it's more on my foray in purchasing accessories for my 3rd Foldie - a Raw Lacquer Brompton P6R)
I had asked my friend, TH Tan, in Bangkok to get me one of those brass bells made for the Brompton. He posted the bells photos to me and also added another photo that got my attention.
A headlight that fits just under the bag-block. Looks good and fits nicely with the Brompton concept of fold-ability, nothing sticking out. So I asked him to get one for me, together with the brass bell.
The front of the package is the light, it's the Akslen HB-112 headlights with 10 lux brightness. Made by Taiwan HAOLI company, it's the two bulb model. Cost is 950 Bahts per unit.
The back of the package were the mounting brackets. Great! They included two AA Panasonic batteries too.
The cardboard piece that came with the packaging showed mounting instructions on one side...
Impatiently, just like a kid unwrapping his Christmas present, I took the lights out from it's package.
Swell! It looks like the head of Wall-E the robot - just what I wanted for Christmas!
At the top is a red press-down button switch (water-proofed) and a flip bracket to lock in the unit after battery installation.
From this angle it looks even more like Wall-E, add a body and it will probably walk around.
The mounting assembly that came is not suitable for the Brompton or more precisely not suitable for where it should be mounted. Thankfully, Tan had sent over a mounting bracket (also made by Akslen) that will do the trick. This cost me an additional 220 Bahts.
Another round of eager un-wrapping.
The above photo shows the bracket bottom view actually, for mounting it should be turn up-side down from what the photo shows.
To the left is the oval slot for screwing onto the Brompton handle shaft, (it's the same bolt that holds the front brakes. Ensure that when installing, push the bracket as far out of this oval so that it does not interfere with the handle turning). The front is the slot for the light and behind it, a turn screw for tightening after getting the shine angle correct.
The unit, opened up. The flip lever is on the left and the batteries goes on top of the green colored PCBs. On the right, a white gasket can be seen going round the cover, these ensure water tightness.
The light below the mini-Ortlieb Bag, with still good clearance so that it does not interfere with the bike's turning.
But when Tan saw the photo I posted to him, he said that I have installed it wrong. The red switch should be on top.
A bit of fiddling with the brackets and the "Akslen" headlight in now mounted the right way up on my bike. The red switch is on top.
The switching mode is Off>1 bulb on>2 bulb on>2 bulb alternating blinking>Off.
Only thing is, installed this way, the flip locking-lever has to be flip upwards to be able to slot the light in & out the holding bracket.
Overall, I am satisfied as the light subscribes well to Brompton's concept of fold-ability - fitting snugly without protruding out even when the bike is folded.
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AhPek Biker - Riding Adventures
BROMPTON ACCESSORIES #7 - AKSLEN HEADLIGHTS
(This blog is not a review, it's more on my foray in purchasing accessories for my 3rd Foldie - a Raw Lacquer Brompton P6R)
When the parcel came, I was anxious to see the bells and also the lights..
Yes, they were all there. The lights and the bells (... see blog on bells).
... and batteries installation instructions on the other.
Swell! It looks like the head of Wall-E the robot - just what I wanted for Christmas!
From this angle it looks even more like Wall-E, add a body and it will probably walk around.
The above photo shows the bracket bottom view actually, for mounting it should be turn up-side down from what the photo shows.
To the left is the oval slot for screwing onto the Brompton handle shaft, (it's the same bolt that holds the front brakes. Ensure that when installing, push the bracket as far out of this oval so that it does not interfere with the handle turning). The front is the slot for the light and behind it, a turn screw for tightening after getting the shine angle correct.
The switching mode is Off>1 bulb on>2 bulb on>2 bulb alternating blinking>Off.
The shine with one bulb switched on, i.e. at 5 lux.
The shine with two bulbs switched on, i.e. at 10 lux.
Christmas came early for me, it will definitely be a brighter on!
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If you like this, view my other blogs at Jotaro's Blog
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