Yeah, I haven't got to this one yet...
GMC 3MCP Twin Spotlight
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M@elstrom
Flashlight Enthusiast
That's okay... I've got plenty of time & popcorn 
Rather than use extra batteries, and 2 chargers and a whole load of wiring... how about a 15v boost circuit - along these lines http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm/an_pk/3843.
Granted it'd have to be able to handle a lot more than 0.5A, but it might be an option, if a more powerful version exists.
Granted it'd have to be able to handle a lot more than 0.5A, but it might be an option, if a more powerful version exists.
LumenHound
Flashlight Enthusiast
There are Pulse Width Modulation halogen headlight voltage boosters being sold in countries that have cracked down on illegal HID conversions but the problem I see with these units is that they are only designed to overdrive a regular 12V 55 watt bulb up to about 75-80 watts or so.
They wouldn't work for your application because they just can't handle the current your bulbs would be drawing when you overdrive them to 200 watts each.
I doubt they would fit inside your spotlight housing.
A single switch, a charging plug, and 3 smallish high current cells that you know will fit inside your spotlight will get the job done with the fewest hassles.
I'm a real fan of the K.I.S.S. modding method and batteries and a switch is about as K.I.S.S. as it gets.
They wouldn't work for your application because they just can't handle the current your bulbs would be drawing when you overdrive them to 200 watts each.
I doubt they would fit inside your spotlight housing.
A single switch, a charging plug, and 3 smallish high current cells that you know will fit inside your spotlight will get the job done with the fewest hassles.
I'm a real fan of the K.I.S.S. modding method and batteries and a switch is about as K.I.S.S. as it gets.
Isthereanybodyoutthere
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Hmm how about leaving one bulp stock
And the other converted to hid ,,maybe a 55wator more
then you would have the stock for instant light(no warm up)
And the HID for longer run time
the original batteries could be used and a slim ballast wouldnt look bad on the outside , if inside wasnt possible
And the other converted to hid ,,maybe a 55wat
or more then you would have the stock for instant light(no warm up)
And the HID for longer run time
the original batteries could be used and a slim ballast wouldnt look bad on the outside , if inside wasnt possible
As much as the overdriven incan idea interests me, I'd really love to make this thing HID.
A friend of mine has said he could fabricate a new base that could accommodate a larger 12V SLA, leaving the top completely free for ballasts.
I'm torn....
A friend of mine has said he could fabricate a new base that could accommodate a larger 12V SLA, leaving the top completely free for ballasts.
I'm torn....
