Replacement battery pack for Ixon IQ Speed

[Kristian Zoerhoff]

After many, many years of solid service, the battery pack on my Ixon IQ Speed is on its last legs. Does B&M still sell replacements for a unit this old, or am I being nudged by fate into upgrading (and if the latter, what’s the latest/greatest in this line)?--

Kristian Zoerhoff
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[Peter White]

We have the batteries in stock.

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Peter White

[Kristian Zoerhoff]

Excellent! I’ll call the shop tomorrow to order one.

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[Peter White]

The part number is B&M493AT

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Peter White

[Kristian Zoerhoff]

Reviving a dead thread!

The replacement battery pack has been working just fine, but yesterday, the light refused to turn on. After my ride, I charged the pack and did some testing in the garage. The indicator light on top comes on when I hold the power button and will toggle properly between green and green/red if I hit the button to change modes, but the lamp itself never comes on in either high or low mode. I've had this light since 2008, so is it safe to assume it's reached the end of its illustrious career?

[Lee Legrand]

Maybe you should send your question directly to Peter. I  think Peter is your best bet since he use to sell that model and knows these lights pretty well.

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[jacques_...@yahoo.com]

I used one of these lights for many years feeding it with a steady 6.5V from a DC-DC converter. With a 6.5V input the indicator lights alternate green-red on high beam and flashes green only on low beam which is handy as it's not always easy to tell if you're on hi or lo otherwise. With a DC-DC converter you can use all sorts of batteries as long as they are within the specs of the input voltage to the DC-DC converter. Modern lithium batteries of course have a higher energy density than the original NiMh batteries that came with the light. With the DC-DC converter you can also use single use cells with the right battery holder. All this assumes that you're an electronics tinkerer which you may not be. 

 

I eventually gave up on the light because moister would get inside in the rain and it was very fiddly to dry out.     

[jacques_...@yahoo.com]

"alternate green-red on high beam and flashes green only on low beam". Now that I think about it, I got this part backwards. I doubt anyone really cares, though.