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Dinotte 200L $ 249.00
Dinotte 200L Dual $ 349.00
| Light | Price | Claimed Lumens | Runtime | Battery Type | Light head weight | Battery Weight | Installed Weight | Lumens per gram | Lumens per dollar |
| Dinotte 200L | $249 | 200 | 8hrs | Lithium Ion | 64g | 237g | 303g | 0.66 | 0.80 |
| Dinotte 200L Dual | $349 | 400 | 4hrs | Lithium Ion | 130g | 237g | 385g | 1.04 | 1.15 |
| Dinotte 600-LI-4C | $399 | 600 | 3.5hrs | Lithium Ion | 138g | 237g | 397g | 1.51 | 1.5 |
Light Meter charts and comparison table available here.
Description:
The Dinotte 200L consists of a small light head cylinder and a compact, plastic-encased battery. The connector is a non-directional plug that snaps into place and keeps water out. The rubber switch is very easy to operate as it scrolls through the three light levels available. Mounting is simplistic with a rubber hoop that goes around the handlebar. The light is bright and the beam fairly wide with no hotspot.
All Dinotte lights have three ‘flash’ modes for commuting. They are very effective and visible for greater visibility for oncoming traffic. These flash modes are extremely visible on the red tail lights as well. And the best part is that the ‘flash’ modes do not interfere with regular use. The user has to press the button for six seconds to enter this mode. After using other lights where the flash mode is always in the way, this feature is very welcome.
We consider the Dinotte connectors as best in class as well. They are non-directional and pop into place and are thus the easiest to connect. Initially, they were a bit too hard to disconnect. But a little bit of Vaseline fixed that right up.
The Dinotte 200L comes with one lithium battery. The 200l Dual and the 600-LI-4C bothe come with two batteries. There are two batteries available with these lights, a 4-cell and a 2-cell battery. The batteries are selectable by the buyer at the time of purchase. All our run-time measurements were performed with the 4-cell battery.
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