Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro LED Pod Light w/ Bracket - Combo - 5,796 L - 3" Cube - Qty 1

Video Transcript for Review of Diode Dynamics Off Road Lights - SS3 Pro LED Combo Pod Light And Bracket - DDY47QV

Hi everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together at this Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro LED combo pod light with bracket. Now this three inch LED combo pod light is gonna be great for seeing near and far. It's gonna give you bright light with reduced glare for improved visibility and safety. As you can see, I have this connected to my power source already, and what you're currently seeing is one of my favorite features of this light, it's the backlight.

But more on that in just the next moment or two. I wanted to show you that I do have this installed to the included bracket. And this bracket is going to let you mount this virtually anywhere on your vehicle and you are gonna get the hardware that you need to mount this bracket to your vehicle. But you're also going to get the hardware to mount this light to the bracket itself. And as you can see, you can easily adjust the angle of this light in that bracket and then wherever you want that angle to be kept at, just tighten down the hardware on each side and you'll be good to go.

I have a another bracket here that's not installed just to show you what it's going to look like. This bracket's constructed out of durable aluminum, so it's gonna hold up really well for you, especially against the elements. You're not gonna have to worry about corrosion or anything like that. I'm gonna turn my studio lights off here and go back to my wide view, just to give you a better view of this backlight and what it's gonna look like from a distance in low light or dark conditions. This amber backlight is gonna be great for adding a stylish touch to your vehicle.

It's gonna give you even some visibility when you're not using that main beam. But speaking of that main beam, let me fire that up for you. And you can see there's quite a difference. Again, there's the backlight, there's the main beam, and then I'm gonna see if I can shine this on the wall behind me to give you a better view of that beam. That combo pattern is actually a mix between a driving beam and a flood beam.

So this light is gonna be great for all around use, it's gonna be very flexible for you. And this slide has a raw lumen rating of 5,796 lumens and a measured lumen rating of 3000 lumens. And just kicking my studio lights back on, you can see just how bright that light is, you can still see the the beam pattern there. And then going for another closeup again, this has a peak beam intensity of 35,100 candela. And in case you don't know, candela ratings actually measure the directional light output and it's how anything is rated where you want light shining in a specific direction. Lumen ratings are just for omnidirectional output, like your regular light bulbs where you want light shining in all directions. But for a more detailed description of these ratings, you can visit our product page here at etrailer.com for this light or Diode Dynamics, provides additional information that you can find. Now, the power draw on that main beam is 2.7 amps, and on the backlight it's 0.03 amps. And this light is designed with the newer technology known as custom TIR optics. TIR stands for total internal reflection. So unlike the older technology that uses reflectors or simple projector lenses which aren't real efficient at focusing all of the light where you want it, this custom designed, large TIR optic actually collects and then focuses all the light forward very efficiently. And instead of having another external lens, certain lens patterns have been molded directly onto this lens surface, so that's gonna prevent the normal efficiency loss that you see with an outside lens. As you probably know, when you shine light through any type of glass or plastic, you're gonna lose a little bit of that light, you could lose up to 10% of that light just from it shining through. So by making it as a part of this lens, you're actually going to pick up some efficiency rather than lose it. This light does feature the industry standard, integrated, Deutsch style connector on that pigtail there that I have plugged into the back of the light. But I do have another pigtail here just to show you what that's going to look like. So it's gonna be very easy to plug that back in, plug that into the back of the light and wire it up and it's gonna clip in securely. And also, on the back of the light, lemme see if I can show this to you, move that bracket out of the way. There we go, right there. We do have a breather patch, which is great because that's going to prevent moisture buildup in the light itself. And we have heat sinks on the back of the housing here and those heat sinks are going to allow heat to dissipate quickly and that's gonna increase the overall longevity of this light. Now this light has been built with high intensity LED chips. It does feature a durable, powder-coated aluminum construction. So that heavy duty construction is gonna do a great job of withstanding extreme temperatures, corrosion, and vibration. Testing has been completed to SAE standards, just like your factory lighting components on your vehicle. And an interesting fact Diode Dynamics actually designed, engineered, and assembled this light, right down the highway from us at their headquarters here in the Greater St. Louis area. Let's go over some measurements. Looking at the overall width, measuring end to end, we are sitting right at about 3 and a 1/4 inches wide. That's gonna be the same measurement for our height, but then when you add that bracket, that's gonna obviously make this a little bit taller. So measuring from the top of our light, to the bottom of the bracket, we're gonna be sitting right at about 3 and 3/4 inches tall, and then measuring from the front of the light, all the way to the end of our heat sinks, that's gonna be just about 2 and 3/8 inches deep. Now this light does draw high current and it does require adequately sized wiring for a safe operation. So if you're not using a Diode Dynamics wiring harness, you do wanna be sure that you're using wiring that's 16 gauge or larger to ensure safe operation. Now we do offer this light in a set of two with brackets and hardware. If you're looking for more than just one light, so you can find that here, at etrailer.com. And then I also wanna let you know, if this light isn't exactly what you're looking for, we do carry a wide selection of lights from Diode Dynamics, so be sure to check out our other offerings from them. And I'm confident you're gonna be able to find just what you're looking for. Well, I think that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that our time together has been illuminating for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.