I bought the spot 400 “dual fuel” model thinking I was purchasing a lamp with a rechargeable battery built-in. However, it does not come with an internal battery pack nor a removable rechargeable battery pack. You have to purchase a $30 battery pack separately. With the battery pack you ou have to plug the power cord into the battery itself and not the lamp housing. Which means you cannot use it while charging like the “R” version. However, it does allow you to use alkaline batteries as well. So, having options is great. You could buy an additional battery pack as well if so inclined so you could charge one while using the other. The ideal light for me would be the storm with 500 lumen, a dual fuel system BUT instead of charging by only plugging into the battery you ALSO have the option to plug and charge directly into the headlamp so you could not only use and charge lamp but also charge a spare battery while OUT of the housing as well. I like the idea of the swappable battery because I assume the battery will fail before the light… also having the blue light to track blood trails is ideal for hunters.
Hi, is it possible to power on to red light in the BD Spot-R without cycling through white light? I know it remembers last mode during power on but can you go directly to red light? On the Storm-R it can be done by holding mode button from powered off state
Hey, I have no idea but I didn’t get any alerts for your comment and someone else’s. I’m sure you’ve already found your answer but on the off chance you haven’t, so the best of my recollection - yes. In fact, I recall it being a lot easier on the Spot 400-R than the previous generation as there are now two buttons on the top.
Oh man! I keep the Flare buried in my mini first aid kit, so it’s not immediately accessible, but my first thought is perhaps yours was over tightened from the factory. I remember playing around with mine during filming and did not experience any difficulty. If your retailer is good, perhaps consider exchanging it or contacting Black Diamond Customer Service for after sales support.
Thanks I was looking for 400 or 400r and ur video told me to get 400 because I wanna to have the battery backup :-)
I bought the spot 400 “dual fuel” model thinking I was purchasing a lamp with a rechargeable battery built-in. However, it does not come with an internal battery pack nor a removable rechargeable battery pack. You have to purchase a $30 battery pack separately. With the battery pack you ou have to plug the power cord into the battery itself and not the lamp housing. Which means you cannot use it while charging like the “R” version. However, it does allow you to use alkaline batteries as well. So, having options is great. You could buy an additional battery pack as well if so inclined so you could charge one while using the other. The ideal light for me would be the storm with 500 lumen, a dual fuel system BUT instead of charging by only plugging into the battery you ALSO have the option to plug and charge directly into the headlamp so you could not only use and charge lamp but also charge a spare battery while OUT of the housing as well. I like the idea of the swappable battery because I assume the battery will fail before the light… also having the blue light to track blood trails is ideal for hunters.
Hi, is it possible to power on to red light in the BD Spot-R without cycling through white light? I know it remembers last mode during power on but can you go directly to red light? On the Storm-R it can be done by holding mode button from powered off state
Hey, I have no idea but I didn’t get any alerts for your comment and someone else’s. I’m sure you’ve already found your answer but on the off chance you haven’t, so the best of my recollection - yes. In fact, I recall it being a lot easier on the Spot 400-R than the previous generation as there are now two buttons on the top.
For the life of me I cannot remove the back battery cover of the Flare
Oh man! I keep the Flare buried in my mini first aid kit, so it’s not immediately accessible, but my first thought is perhaps yours was over tightened from the factory. I remember playing around with mine during filming and did not experience any difficulty. If your retailer is good, perhaps consider exchanging it or contacting Black Diamond Customer Service for after sales support.