Rear lamp: Axa Slim

Specifications:

StVZO approval no: K980
Mass: 41g (with washers/nuts).
Size: height 40.6 mm, width: 106.4 mm, thickness 17.2 mm
Light source: 1 red LED.
Mounting method: On the rear rack, 50 mm or 80 mm bolt distance (which are different versions).
Cabling/connectors: There are 2 bad clamp connectors for loose wires.
Construction: Plastic, with 2 steel black painted bols, and ditto serrated washers and nuts.

Versions: steady (standlight), with either 50 mm or 80 mm bolt distance
Price: ca. € ?,-

Pictures:

Experiences

Tested from: 2015-1-16

Those clamp connectors are stuff from the 1980s! Make something better Axa!

This is yet another taillamp with crap optics, far too high light density because of a near-point-source of light. I have described this problem in many reviews of taillamps, so briefly: This annoys and even blinds at close distance (depending on surrounding light etc.), it makes distance estimation impossible.

Beam shots

See the camera settings page for more on the setup and settings to make pictures of the beams of taillamps.

From 2014 on I will not make beamshots of any further taillamps with poor optics, it's just a waste of time! So, no beam shot pictures of this taillamp.

Comparing taillamps

Design- and thus review considerations for taillamps

See Theory for taillamps.

Conclusion

The clamp connectors are archaic.

The directly visible near-point-source of light means: Not recommended.

Last modified: 2015-1-19 CEST