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Duncantx
 
location:
Tulsa, OK
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 20 on 3/28/2006 12:58 AM >
|  | | | AV: is it a Thor? ours was bought at costco for about $30 US, but we just replaced the halogen bulb w/ a HID + ballast and a lead acid. it was originally 15 mil, or at least thats what it said. now its god know how bright.
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FoxTwoFoxTwo
location:
Clarksville, Tennessee
Gender: Male
I'm an explorer who photographs...
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<Reply # 21 on 3/28/2006 1:08 AM >
| | | | It's too bright.
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Duncantx
location:
Tulsa, OK
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 22 on 3/28/2006 1:52 AM >
| | | | nothing is to bright! we will not stop untill we sustain a second sun in a vacuum powered by car batteries!
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CriminalSmile
  
location:
East Bay
Gender: Male
quaint cabin in scenic mountain surroundings
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<Reply # 23 on 3/28/2006 3:36 AM >
| | | | Posted by Duncantx
nothing is to bright! we will not stop untill we sustain a second sun in a vacuum powered by car batteries!
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you promise you're not compensating for anything...? ;)
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Glass
   
location:
Chicago
as one does
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<Reply # 24 on 3/28/2006 4:32 AM >
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you promise you're not compensating for anything...? ;)
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Hahaha! I enjoyed that. Welcome to the force.
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Duncantx
location:
Tulsa, OK
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 25 on 3/28/2006 5:03 PM >
| | | | well everyone will spend all their free money on one thing, and ours is flash lights.
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Logan
location:
Ra-Cha-Cha, NY
Gender: Male
We miss you Jerry
| | | | Re: The perfect tool for tunnels
<Reply # 26 on 3/28/2006 6:37 PM >
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Just imagine how good you feel when you say, hang on, i'll get mine, and then you pull it out. The looks should be priceless. N.
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haha...the look on their faces...that would be awesome.
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mathewbailey08
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<Reply # 27 on 3/29/2006 2:43 PM >
|  | | | Xenon bulbs of the kind used in theatre projector lamphouses are nough to light an entire screen,but how brightly lit would a tunnel look lit by one of those?
Xenon projector lamphouses are used mainly for 35 & 70 mm
film projection,but there are also some used for 16mm & slide projection as well. Disadvantages are that they require AC power & some like the 1 kilowatt ORC brand of lamphouses use 110/120 volts wile higher wattage lamphouses typically use 3 phase 220/240 volt AC. No way can you explore tunnels that way unless you have a generator hidden somewhere.
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<Reply # 28 on 3/29/2006 2:52 PM >
| | | | Posted by mathewbailey08
Xenon bulbs of the kind used in theatre projector lamphouses are nough to light an entire screen,but how brightly lit would a tunnel look lit by one of those?
Xenon projector lamphouses are used mainly for 35 & 70 mm
film projection,but there are also some used for 16mm & slide projection as well. Disadvantages are that they require AC power & some like the 1 kilowatt ORC brand of lamphouses use 110/120 volts wile higher wattage lamphouses typically use 3 phase 220/240 volt AC. No way can you explore tunnels that way unless you have a generator hidden somewhere.
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Of course, there's also the danger of dropping it. I worked as a projectionist for two years at a local theatre and we had to wear a vest and full face mask when changing the xenon bulbs, just in case we dropped one.
Quoted from another source: The light source in a projector is a xenon ball. It is a xenon gas and a quartz bulb under immense pressure, so much so that clothing that is provided for their handling is almost bulletproof. To strike or light this bulb, a 50,000-volt jolt is sent through it. Once lit, it runs at about 100 amps.
"I feel like I just got in a battle of wits with some kid in a helmet I found licking a window."
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blackhawk
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location:
Mission Control
UER newbie
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<Reply # 29 on 3/30/2006 1:51 AM >
| | | | Posted by -MisfitStyle-
Of course, there's also the danger of dropping it. I worked as a projectionist for two years at a local theatre and we had to wear a vest and full face mask when changing the xenon bulbs, just in case we dropped one.
Quoted from another source: The light source in a projector is a xenon ball. It is a xenon gas and a quartz bulb under immense pressure, so much so that clothing that is provided for their handling is almost bulletproof. To strike or light this bulb, a 50,000-volt jolt is sent through it. Once lit, it runs at about 100 amps.
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The run voltage is about 60 DC volts? Or is it higher? If I remember right they need a regulated DC source to run on too. Not cheap. Good light spectrum for pics though. 6000 watts is a lot. The efficiency increases as the wattage does too...how many lumens does that bad boy pump out?
[last edit 3/30/2006 6:25 PM by blackhawk - edited 1 times]
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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Duncantx
location:
Tulsa, OK
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 30 on 3/30/2006 3:08 AM >
| | | | we use an industrial lead-acid battery. the kind that are about the size of a 2 bricks, you might have seen them lying around in factories. but we use the same bulb and ballast from a BMW 7 series.
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FoxTwoFoxTwo
location:
Clarksville, Tennessee
Gender: Male
I'm an explorer who photographs...
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<Reply # 31 on 3/30/2006 4:14 AM >
| | | | Don't you ever think this thing is going to get you caught... by the Air Force?
or NASA?
In a DRAIN?!
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Duncantx
location:
Tulsa, OK
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 32 on 3/30/2006 6:05 PM >
| | | | lol, we have to be careful, as we live right under the landing path of DFW, fairly close to the runway, but we are usually carefull of that.
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Deuterium
location:
PNW
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 33 on 3/31/2006 8:58 PM >
| | | | Posted by Duncantx
if anyone in the DFW area or KC area are interested, we make custom spotlights modified w/ HID bulbs from a BMW 7 series. they also have a lead-acid battery that will run about 1 hour 20min. the width of the front is about 1ft across, and it has a shoulder strap. all in all, itll probably cost about $120, not bad for the brightest light money can buy. email me or come UEing w/ us and we can give a demonstration. trust us, this thing has gotten us out of trouble a lot by showing it off to cops. the love it!
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For those who prefer something equally powerful, but somewhat smaller and those outside of DFW area, Harbor Freight Tools makes a very competitively priced unit that is comparable.
http://www.harborf...f?Itemnumber=93175
Weighs 16 lbs. Comes with shoulder strap and car and home charger
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nobody
location:
VANCOUVER B.C.
Gender: Male
5:55 is a state of mind
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<Reply # 34 on 3/31/2006 9:00 PM >
| | | | 30 mil? Holy wow. N.
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Deuterium
location:
PNW
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 35 on 3/31/2006 9:07 PM >
| | | | Posted by mathewbailey08
Xenon bulbs of the kind used in theatre projector lamphouses are nough to light an entire screen,but how brightly lit would a tunnel look lit by one of those?
Xenon projector lamphouses are used mainly for 35 & 70 mm
film projection,but there are also some used for 16mm & slide projection as well. Disadvantages are that they require AC power & some like the 1 kilowatt ORC brand of lamphouses use 110/120 volts wile higher wattage lamphouses typically use 3 phase 220/240 volt AC. No way can you explore tunnels that way unless you have a generator hidden somewhere.
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Speaking of generators, a Honda EU1000i generator can give a sustained 900W output and weighs only twice(29 lbs) as much as the HID portable light and you can power a light ten times as more powerful light like a 400W metal halide spot light with an electronic ballast(to keep weight to minimum) for hours on a tank and carrying an extra quart of gasoline wouldn't be too hard if the few hours of runtime isn't adequate.
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grit1
location:
University Campus - Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male
Got Shear Line?
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<Reply # 36 on 4/2/2006 1:24 PM >
| | | | Posted by Deuterium
Speaking of generators, a Honda EU1000i generator can give a sustained 900W output and weighs only twice(29 lbs) as much as the HID portable light and you can power a light ten times as more powerful light like a 400W metal halide spot light with an electronic ballast(to keep weight to minimum) for hours on a tank and carrying an extra quart of gasoline wouldn't be too hard if the few hours of runtime isn't adequate.
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In a place where noise and fumes wouldn't matter, you could...
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Deuterium
location:
PNW
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 37 on 4/2/2006 5:16 PM >
| | | | To clarify, the harborfreight one is only available online from their e-store and it is a 35 watt HID, not halogen.
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FoxTwoFoxTwo
location:
Clarksville, Tennessee
Gender: Male
I'm an explorer who photographs...
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<Reply # 38 on 4/3/2006 12:40 PM >
| | | | Wheres the huge diesel powered flashlight that puts out .0003 million candles?
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Avatar-X
 
Alpha Husky
location:
West Coast
Gender: Male
yay!
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<Reply # 39 on 4/3/2006 2:44 PM >
| | | | Posted by grit1
Yeah there's no way that your 12 million cp is actually 12 million...there's a discrepancy in the way it's measured that lets them get by with it but maxabeam dominates all  .
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I don't care what the measurement is... it puts my luxeons to shame, and it is so hot and so bright that after being on only a few minutes the plastic lens cover is hot enough to give you a serious burn with only a moment's contact.
I pointed it at a thermometer, and in 10 minutes it had raised the temperature of the thermometer by 10 degrees C.
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