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<Reply # 20 on 2/6/2004 3:41 PM >
|  | | | Super Light Facts:
I charge it about once a month with a car battery charger - otherwise it's in my trunk - it's never let me down.
When I first built it I fully charged the battery turned it on and walked away. 4 hours later - no change - six hours later not quite so bright (but the sun had come up and it was hard to tell) but still going strong.
It's actually really light weight - It's just lens/reflector and bulb plus about 1/3 of the cylindrical plastic housing from the original light. The added weight on the helmet can get uncomfortable after a couple hours but I can take it off and hang it on my shoulder by the power cord for a nice break.
I used a nice connector so I can disco from the battery at will. I used the nice coiled car adapter wire as the power cord so it doesn't tangle and gives plenty of flexibility (very handy to just drop the whole hat down a hole a few feet to see what's down there)
I used an old duffle bag strap and a bunch of duct tape and a wire coat hanger for the sling - Has gotten through several expeditions - I'm thinking about making a nice nylon strap for it so it doesn't swing around so much.
The battery powered hand held spotlights usually last 30-60 minutes, and you have to carry them - this is hands free - a bit more weight and ten times the battery life. When climbing or crawling my hands are free - though the battery can be a pain. But for regular walking and such it's wonderful. My first titan base trip I brought the original light - it was a coleman 1MCP with a battery built into it. It gave off a great amount of light - for about 30 minutes then I had to carry the fucker for another 2 hours and used the little 2AA flashlight I brought (and duct taped to my glove).
I figured there had to be a bettwer way - I needed my hands free and un-matched battery life. I have about 8 motorcycle batteries in my garage from an ongoing battlebot project...They are good non-spillable cells with almost no gas output (wouldn't it suck if your battery killed you in a closed air environment?). A dremel tool some epoxy and a bit of spray paint later the superlight was born.
I'd be happy to build a superlight for anyone that wants one - I have batteries and hard hats - I just need to get spotlights and slings. If you're interested let me know - I can ship them but the batteries are heavy so you might be best off finding one locally. The spot will run about $10 and maybe $5 for materials for the sling - (no duct tape, I'll make a nice nylon one for you) -I'm into the hardhats for $5 - a couple hours of labor - so maybe $50 for everything but the battery - I'll paint it black for you - or $5 for any other color -? $80 with the battery (though freight will be high). Drop me a line if you want one. I can crank it out in a few days.
Explorer Archetype 4? They should call it Explorer Archetype Chainsaw.
[last edit 2/6/2004 3:48 PM by Chainsaw - edited 1 times]
Quid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
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F A S T
Location: Oakland, CA
Gender: Male
Coastal Wind
| |  | | Re: 1 Million Candle Power Flashlight
<Reply # 21 on 2/6/2004 4:26 PM >
| | | | Posted by 'Dukes
Question one: is the candlepower count something that can be fudged for marketing purposes, thus the light is as bright as a standard maglight for example? I'm unsure of the candlepower of my mag, but I know it's bright enough.
A standard consumer might be wowed by 1 million candlepower, but that may be "standard". And what's the standard for measuring candlepower? Depending on the method used to test that parameter, a shit light could beat a mag or otherwise "superior" light.
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A lot of the time there are other factors, something called lumen I think. Search and find the candlepower forums. I think I'm going to post this light on there and vs it against garrity sometime and see what the folks there say. When I'm done I'll post a link here.
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Lunis
Location: Durham Region
Gender: Male
Oh The Pleasures of Camo
| | Re: 1 Million Candle Power Flashlight
<Reply # 22 on 2/6/2004 7:11 PM >
| | | | 1 million candle watt eh? Impressive...But utterly useless really... a normal maglite does a fine job but if you want a powerful flashlight...Get the most powerful flashlight on the planet.. The site i found is american but i assure you these are available in canada, as my brother-inlaw has one they are used by the Fire Department. They are Called the stinger and they retail for around $200-$400 CDN. Depending on what you want now...do you need this light? No... Is it Practicle...? No, but god damn it was fun to have during the blackout!
http://www.ilfireandpoliceequip.com/Streamlight_stingerXT.htm
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'Dukes
Noble Donor
Gender: Male
At least someone llikes me
| | | Re: 1 Million Candle Power Flashlight
<Reply # 23 on 2/7/2004 12:13 AM >
| | | | Posted by Pimp Daddy B
Super Light Facts:
I charge it about once a month with a car battery charger - otherwise it's in my trunk - it's never let me down.
When I first built it I fully charged the battery turned it on and walked away. 4 hours later - no change - six hours later not quite so bright (but the sun had come up and it was hard to tell) but still going strong.
It's actually really light weight - It's just lens/reflector and bulb plus about 1/3 of the cylindrical plastic housing from the original light. The added weight on the helmet can get uncomfortable after a couple hours but I can take it off and hang it on my shoulder by the power cord for a nice break.
I used a nice connector so I can disco from the battery at will. I used the nice coiled car adapter wire as the power cord so it doesn't tangle and gives plenty of flexibility (very handy to just drop the whole hat down a hole a few feet to see what's down there)
I used an old duffle bag strap and a bunch of duct tape and a wire coat hanger for the sling - Has gotten through several expeditions - I'm thinking about making a nice nylon strap for it so it doesn't swing around so much.
The battery powered hand held spotlights usually last 30-60 minutes, and you have to carry them - this is hands free - a bit more weight and ten times the battery life. When climbing or crawling my hands are free - though the battery can be a pain. But for regular walking and such it's wonderful. My first titan base trip I brought the original light - it was a coleman 1MCP with a battery built into it. It gave off a great amount of light - for about 30 minutes then I had to carry the fucker for another 2 hours and used the little 2AA flashlight I brought (and duct taped to my glove).
I figured there had to be a bettwer way - I needed my hands free and un-matched battery life. I have about 8 motorcycle batteries in my garage from an ongoing battlebot project...They are good non-spillable cells with almost no gas output (wouldn't it suck if your battery killed you in a closed air environment?). A dremel tool some epoxy and a bit of spray paint later the superlight was born.
I'd be happy to build a superlight for anyone that wants one - I have batteries and hard hats - I just need to get spotlights and slings. If you're interested let me know - I can ship them but the batteries are heavy so you might be best off finding one locally. The spot will run about $10 and maybe $5 for materials for the sling - (no duct tape, I'll make a nice nylon one for you) -I'm into the hardhats for $5 - a couple hours of labor - so maybe $50 for everything but the battery - I'll paint it black for you - or $5 for any other color -? $80 with the battery (though freight will be high). Drop me a line if you want one. I can crank it out in a few days.
Explorer Archetype 4? They should call it Explorer Archetype Chainsaw.
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So the battery is sling mounted? When you first mentioned it, I was envisioning the battery being worn on some sort of a fannypack, sort of zipped into a cordura nylon pouch. That would make the weight less noticeable.
Great lighting idea!
Dukes
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Chainsaw
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Location: Underground, Colorado
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| | | Re: 1 Million Candle Power Flashlight
<Reply # 24 on 2/7/2004 4:54 AM >
| | | | Posted by 'Dukes
So the battery is sling mounted? When you first mentioned it, I was envisioning the battery being worn on some sort of a fannypack, sort of zipped into a cordura nylon pouch. That would make the weight less noticeable.
Great lighting idea!
Dukes
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Yeah, it's the brown strap in the linked picture - you can almost see the battery peeking around my enormous ass.
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