Ucaller lamps

pejay

Has anyone used these lamps if so how did you find them.

I called the dealer today they told me they are a copy of the lightforce,
but they are a fair bit cheaper €105 for the 170 and they come with variable power.

Also the Ucaller nighteye 14 amp battery pack,
"When using on a 170 mm 100 Watt lamp the pack will last about 2 hrs on constant full power." ???

Any advice would be great.

clivej

There are 2 hand held no dimmer used here all good so far. €59 a pop.

The lamp will use 8.8amps an hour so you won't get 2 hours outa that battery at FULL use, but turning it off and using the dimmer you will get 4-5+ hours handy.

pejay

Thanks clive,

Would they be as good as the lightforce, if they are they seem good value.

jap gt

they have a scope mounted version that will be available soon

pejay

Yea jap thats the scope mounted one at € 105 they have them in stock now. Handheld is about €70.

ormondprop

might get 1 myself, i have a lightforce blitz but want something scopemounted, they seem very cheap compared to lightforce
http://www.lractive.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=115_127&zenid=b8ef89ddab601bf1add3481e3b18dd43

just seen a pic of it there now and they seem to be mounted very high, whats the thinking behind that i wonder http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lractive.com/images/mounted.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lractive.com/index.php%3Fmain_page%3Dindex%26cPath%3D115_127&usg=__Zy9xkOHpUT01E_A-K9Vq2yZ_Zh8=&h=409&w=400&sz=16&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=5D2bLTdNWJERzM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ducaller%2Blamp%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D981%26bih%3D673%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Divfd0%2C103&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=240&vpy=241&dur=415&hovh=131&hovw=128&tx=133&ty=156&ei=J4D5TMT1CYTDhAeo-vXzCA&oei=BYD5TOvWL826hAfbpqS3Bw&esq=11&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0&biw=981&bih=673

CJhaughey

I don't see much difference between the Ucaller and the Lightforce scopemounted prices?
€105 for Ucaller and €115 for Lightforce.
Not a massive difference anymore with the lightforce price drop.
I guess it's like all things they start out expensive and get progressively cheaper as the copies start being made.
I've been reading about guys using HID setups for lamping, the ballasts and bulbs are getting cheaper all the time and maybe a 140 with a HID installed might be a nice setup.

clivej

pejay wrote: »

Thanks clive,

Would they be as good as the lightforce, if they are they seem good value.

IMO yes they are a clone of the LF 170

pejay wrote: »

Yea jap thats the scope mounted one at € 105 they have them in stock now. Handheld is about €70.

should be able to get them for €59

landkeeper

becarefull with those scope mounted lights especially the high ones they have a lot of leverage and knock a scope of zero fairly easily we found , so much so that we went with a homemade mount that put the light under the forend

pejay

I asked the lady i spoke to about a handle, could you get one so you could change from scope mounted to handheld like the lightforce, she said the handle on lamp is permanent but it still clips on and off the mount on the scope.
May explain the height.
Would it realy make a difference??

ormondprop

CJhaughey wrote: »

I don't see much difference between the Ucaller and the Lightforce scopemounted prices?
€105 for Ucaller and €115 for Lightforce.
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where can you get a variable lf 170 for 115 as for an extra 10 i'd go for the lf

pejay

What about the extra cost of the dimmer and the handle if you go with the lightforce, if you wanted them, which I do. They are both built in with the ucaller AFAIK

I spoke to a lightforce dealer today

LF Striker 170 €145
Deben belt battery pack €124
Handle and dimmer €90 ish
Total €359

Ucaller dealer.
Ucaller variable power 170mm scopemounted €105
Ucaller night eye 14amp battery pack €120
Total €225

€134 of a saving but is it worth it

jap gt

pejay wrote: »

What about the extra cost of the dimmer and the handle if you go with the lightforce, if you wanted them, which I do. They are both built in with the ucaller AFAIK

I spoke to a lightforce dealer today

LF Striker 170 €145
Deben belt battery pack €124
Handle and dimmer €90 ish
Total €359

Ucaller dealer.
Ucaller variable power 170mm scopemounted €105
Ucaller night eye 14amp battery pack €120
Total €225

€134 of a saving but is it worth it

you would save a good bit buying a battery from a motorfactors etc, i bought a 12v 18amp for 24 euro

pejay

How would you go about hooking them up to each other and charging???

CJhaughey

pejay wrote: »

What about the extra cost of the dimmer and the handle if you go with the lightforce, if you wanted them, which I do. They are both built in with the ucaller AFAIK

I did't know the Ucaller had a a dimmer, I just thought it was a focusable light just like the standard LF170.
If the Ucaller has a variable dimmer then it is a much better deal and I can't see lightforce competing with that.

Liam_D

The plastic on the u caller seems a lot lighter than the Lightforce. I had a ucaller 170 apart last week as the switch had gone faulty, easy enough to replace and it's hard to believe how much they can charge for a piece of plastic and a bulb, I saw replacement bulbs in maplin with a vertical filament for £1.99 where deben are charging £9 or more for the same thing.

declan1980

i got a ucaller lamp last friday + the 14ah battery pack in stakelums for €160. shot the first fox under it tonight. it was able to cut through heavy snow fall enough for me to see the fox clearly at 150 yards.
well worth the money in my opinion

foxboy

this is what I use think I paid 180 euro, can be charged from lighter socket in car or jeep

Deben Tracer Max Pro 400m Scope Mounted Lamp

No6

I got a Ucaller and was shooting away for a few weeks when the switch went, I got in touch with LRactive and fair play to them they replaced it straight away!!:D

declan1980

No6 wrote: »

I got a Ucaller and was shooting away for a few weeks when the switch went, I got in touch with LRactive and fair play to them they replaced it straight away!!:D

i'll watch out for that with my one