Is the light beam more on the focused side of the wide side? Part of the street I ride is down-hill so I prefer focused light to see farther, unless the light is so bright that it lighten up both far and close.
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I'd say both. I use it in HIGH mode when going downhill. and in LOW or MID otherwise.
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It is very bright. You cannot see into it directly. The beam pattern is circular and it is wide enough because the intensity helps to point the beam far to make it wide to about 10 ft.
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I did not find it narrow beam, I put them high enough on outside wall on my house it quite bright works great. No problem so far.
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Tough question...I know I can stand down at the end of my street and that beam will light up the street on both sides a full block away. Hope this will give you an idea of how far it goes, Paul.
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I'd say a wide beam. It is one of the brightest above water and below water flashlights that I have ever used.
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The beam on these is distinctly side oriented. If what you want to light is high and wide they'd be fine on a roll bar, they do not really focus forward though. To be honest they are as bright as regular headlight beams, so I don't know just how big a deal the direction is, but from what I've seen, the classic round ones would be more ideal. I guess I could see using them on the outside with a pair of straight ahead focused ones on the inside to get a really wide field of view.
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It is more of a spot but it is very bright. It will blind anybody ahead. It lights up signs about 6 blocks ahead. I use it as a high beam only as I live in a city and do not want to blind others. I have another headlight that shines down for use in normal duty. It is amazingly bright but not terribly controlled. Hope this helps.
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The light is quite directional - but is also very bright. I would say that the output and spread is more than some may want if another person is trying to sleep next to you in same bed. Very good light- is very strong.
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Set on low or high (NOT strobe mode), depending on the amount of ambient and street lighting, I find it sufficient for lighting the ground in front of my bike to allow safe and confident progress at up to 15mph on streets with which I'm familiar. I wouldn't want to go faster because the further the light is aimed, the more diffuse is the bright spot it projects on the ground.
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it depends on what you are using them for. Fog lights have a wide pattern lighting up side to side and allow me to see in front of me and to the sides. Driving lights point forward giving you light for distance.
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This is a focused beam, but center is wide enough for my bicycling at night.
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That's very subjective. I find it quite bright even in daylight and the strobe mode definitely attracts attention. Indoors during the day, if I forget to turn it off, bike shop employees have commented how bright the light appears to them. Blinding? A dark-adapted person would find it quite uncomfortable at close range if pointed straight at them.
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I would say that the light is equally as bright, but somewhat more brilliant and focused. I am very pleased with the effect. I used a combination of downlights and eyeballs.
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I mounted two them on top of my headache rack along with two Daylighters. Both sets are separately switched.The wide beams don't throw the light as far as the Daylighters, but they seem to light up further than my truck's headlights. Plus I an very please with the "wide" beams. The offer excellent coverage in the areas missed by the Daylighters (the Daylighters are more of a spot light). For reference my truck is a 03 ram 2500 quad cab 4x4, not lifted.
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Hi, I use the bulb in a lamp with a shade next to the bed for reading. The light does not seem focused in a particular direction -- but widely diffused -- possible influenced by the shade. Nevertheless, combining it with a dimmer switch made it the right ecological choice -- needed the brightness to allow these sixty year old eyes to read well in the evenings .... and dimmed ... as an ambient light when not reading. Hope this helps -- I do like the bulb -- also, it doesn't seem to run as 'hot' as traditional lightbulbs.
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The light disperses both narrow and wide. and has a good sight distance. Make sure you keep extra batteries on you for safety. :D
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The light from a PAR bulb is focused. If you seek a broad flood, try a BR30 or BR40.