I have the Stanley HID and use it for night fishing about 3 times a week. When were on the boat, we just plug it in to the outlet. When were off the Docks/Piers I toss a deep cycle on the cart and use the cigarette adapter....works great.
Re: Stanley bulb shimming question
Thats pretty much the process.....Kinda. Check out the link of BVH's beam shots.....big difference after its shim'd. As for shims, I dug around my r/c car parts box and found 4 metal clutch plates out of a transmission.
They look like this. The notch fits...
Re: New Stanley H.I.D. and 1365 lumen spotlights
Im going to the post office today to grab a priority flat rate box to see if it will fit for ya......
Battery Question:
Would it be possible to run 2 3600mah 7.4v rc car batteries in series to run this light?
Re: New Stanley H.I.D. and 1365 lumen spotlights
Yes....I was going through my rc parts and found 4 plates to an old transmission I had laying around. They actually work pretty good, they have the cutout of the electrode.
Re: New Stanley H.I.D. and 1365 lumen spotlights
Id be willing to ship if anyone wanted one that didnt have them in their area. I will go to the local walmart tomorrow and see how many are left.
For those who got the light, try shimming the bulb, made a night and day difference. Takes a...