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Anyone use the boss led light with the cats eye? i was looking at it and the bright eyes super six led light. just wondering. thanks

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We have the "BOSS LIGHTS" with cat eyes. Would not have anything eles after we have used these. We love the Cat eyes. We have a few with Green and a with Red. We like the Green the best coons never even know it is on them they cant see it. We have had K lites and Bright eyes. BOSS LIGHTS ARE THE BEST AND THE BRIGHEST!!

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Boss lights,ive had both several different bright eyes but not the six but i like the boss way better and the cats eye is awesome.

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The cats eye is awesome.

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as for the Brightest, it is bright eyes, and all the test prove it. quality building? again the bright eyes, no question. I have hunted with several folks who use the Boss cap light, and on 3 occasions, they have have to borrow my extra Bright eyes to make the end of the two hour hunt. Their Boss's seem to go dead really fast. Is it a good light? I think it is, but it doesn't even compare to the enginnered light that Bright Eyes has on the market. If you want the best light, save your self a lot of bumbbling around in the dark, and get you a Bright Eyes.

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as for the Brightest, it is bright eyes, and all the test prove it. quality building? again the bright eyes, no question. I have hunted with several folks who use the Boss cap light, and on 3 occasions, they have have to borrow my extra Bright eyes to make the end of the two hour hunt. Their Boss's seem to go dead really fast. Is it a good light? I think it is, but it doesn't even compare to the enginnered light that Bright Eyes has on the market. If you want the best light, save your self a lot of bumbbling around in the dark, and get you a Bright Eyes.

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I've used a Boss for about a year now and I never charge in less than 3 nights of use and have never had it go dim, let alone dead. I think ANY of the LED heads will get that much or more battery life from a 20v with a pack that is in decent shape. I also don't believe there is any practical difference in brightness from any of the 5 or 6 LED heads heads out there. The only real difference in heads is with the Cats Eye and that is for sure a worthwhile investment, especially when finding them means going to the pay window.

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I don't take kindly to being called a liar in open forum, and only spoke things as i have witnessed. If you wish to discuss this any further, my name and number is listed. CALL ME!!!

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Liar???? Not even close.
This bogus idea that anyone who would be so bold as to disagree is calling someone a liar........nothing but drama.

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No Drama Jim. You and i have gotten along fairly well, but all you have to do is read the reply. He stated my seeing those lights go dead is BS. Well..maybe you don't see it as i did, but where i'm from that is calling it a lie. Its between he and i, and i'm sure he'll call me and work it out just fine. There'll be no further comment by me to anyone else on this subject.

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Before all the arguing starts it’s real easy just ask your light maker what LEDs they are using and what amperage they are being driven at. I don’t mean amperage draw from the batteries I mean out the front of the driver the amps that are actually being seen by the LEDs. All else being the same that will tell you whose light is the brightest. Although I can tell you that there is not a nickels worth of difference in the brightness from one 5 or 6 led drop in to the next.

There are 2 things I can tell you all drivers have a tolerance of + or - a certain amount of output. So you could be comparing two different lights at the opposite end of the spectrum. Another thing I can tell you is in the field when you guys are comparing these lights the one that is on you head looks brighter every time if the lights are equal.

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I don't take kindly to being called a liar in open forum, and only spoke things as i have witnessed. If you wish to discuss this any further, my name and number is listed. CALL ME!!!

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I've compared my bright eyes to a valley creek. Bright eyes is a fuzz brighter. Compared it with that new blazer head. Blazer is brighter. That's about all I know. Id compare it to a boss but nobody has one here.

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how about providing some facts to back up your unsubstantiated statements .....

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dang, i didnt mean to cause so many problems. i was just wondering abot the lights. lol. Does the boss have red? All i seen you could order it in was amber and green.

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Yeah you can get it in RED.

Robert Johnson I will take your word that you seen a Boss cap light go dead in 2 hours, but that person needs to call the number on the light and get it fixed. The Boss cap light head and the Turbo head on the super lite are not the same head inside the Turbo head is brighter.

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I've compared my bright eyes to a valley creek. Bright eyes is a fuzz brighter. Compared it with that new blazer head. Blazer is brighter. That's about all I know. Id compare it to a boss but nobody has one here.

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The Bright Eyes should be brighter then the Valley Creek light when brand new because the Bright eyes is being driven at 1000 ma the Valley Creek is being driven at 750 ma. I don't know anything about the Blazer.

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1000ma. Now your asking how all the people can say my light is brighter then another light being pushed at the same ma.

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There are 2 things I can tell you all drivers have a tolerance of + or - a certain amount of output.

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Since both heads use the 6-led drop in module, you question is really
simple to answer. Both heads produce the same FOV – this is given and not
changeable. This drop in module is designed for peak performance using
CREE XRE family of LEDs, any other LEDs will not produce results for which
it is designed. So we have established that both heads use the same
module with the same FOV, and that they use the same family of LEDs. You
have the boss with one bright white LED removed, to make place for a red,
green or whatever color you want. Removal of this bright white LED does
not change the FOV. The CREE XRE LED comes in BIN codes of: P2, P3, P4,
Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 and R2. With the BIN codes established you can now
determine the brightness. Since Q5 and R2 are adjacent BIN codes, you
could have a hot Q5 that would be as bright as a low grade R2, with this
estalished for the difference in price I would not see any need to spend
the extra money for R2s. Q5s driven at the maximum recommended current
(1000ma) produces 235 lumens each.. R2s driven at the maximum recommended
drive current (1000ma) produces 250 lumens each. So do the math –
whichever head produces the most lumens will be the brightest. When these
LEDs go past 25C in temperature the brightness begins to degrade, and I
promise you LEDs driven at the maximum go past 25C real quick,
Additionally, according to CREE design specification TINT does not change
the lumen output. If you need any more information I would recommend a
search for CREE XRE and you will be loaded with information.

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You can run 5 LEDs wide open longer then 6 LEDs. The 6 LEDs heats up faster do to there being more drivers and LEDs running and it will get to the point where the thermal control kicks in faster and truns it down. I would think it would take 6 longer to cool down and get back to wide open. This could also come in to play when doing a side by side test. If you had the 6 LED wide open then truned on the 5 LED if the thermal control had truned the 6 down the 5 would be brighter maybe.

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We had two of the five led cap lights, bought them both brand new. They kept kicking off after using them for two or three nights of hunting. Traded them back in for the new six led lights, they held up nice but you could tell the brightest was decreasing the more you use them. Three led lights are the max I think you can go with without them loosing there brightness. JMO.

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You can run 5 LEDs wide open longer then 6 LEDs. The 6 LEDs heats up faster do to there being more drivers and LEDs running and it will get to the point where the thermal control kicks in faster and truns it down. I would think it would take 6 longer to cool down and get back to wide open. This could also come in to play when doing a side by side test. If you had the 6 LED wide open then truned on the 5 LED if the thermal control had truned the 6 down the 5 would be brighter maybe.

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By the way what light do you think is the best and brightest?

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so which one is the brightest lol

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so which one is the brightest lol

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