Popular bulbs current draw; SF & other brands, incl hotwires

[InfidelCastro]

Re: Help compile a list of Current Draw for popular bulbs

How about the Digilight DRB-6VHP?

I've read .8A like it's 9V big brother. Is this true?

 

[InfidelCastro]

Re: Help compile a list of Current Draw for popular bulbs

Btw, anybody have a DRB-6VX2 lamp?

It's the one in the Digilight 1000 series of flashlights. I've never heard it talked about here before, but the specs are better than the MN03 if they are to be believed.. 70 lumens for 90-120 minutes. Looks like they would fit in the Surefire E-series of lights, but I don't know for sure. It just looks that way.

I wonder what the current draw is and how the beam compares to the Surefire MN03?

 

[rikvee]

Re: Help compile a list of Current Draw for popular bulbs

Thank you, InfidelCastro, good question!
I would just like to be able to buy a guaranteed superbright, super efficient globe like that.
I still think they (the DigiLight DRB-HP Series) are a misunderstanding and actually do not exist, a combination of mis-interpreted specs and hearsay......

DigiLight DRB-12VHP - ?
Wolf-Eyes 12V D36 - ?
Wolf-Eyes 12V M100X - ?
SF MN 60 M4 LOLA - ?

 

[RowdyOne]

Re: Help compile a list of Current Draw for popular bulbs

More 2 cells lamps

Wolf Eyes 3.7v on an AW 17670 is 2.08

Wolf Eyes 6v on the supplied Battery Station CR123s is 1.2

Both lamps from Mike at PTS within the last 2 or 3 weeks.

 

[rikvee]

Re: Help compile a list of Current Draw for popular bulbs

Thanks Rowdy, are both the 3.7V and the 6V called D26 as well?

 

[rikvee]

Re: Help compile a list of Current Draw for popular bulbs

still looking for the current draw of these ones too:

WE 12V D36 - ?
WE 12V M100X - ?
Surefire MN 60 M4 LOLA - ?

 

[rikvee]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF current draw and battery requirements

New title, tidied up list on page 1 of this thread.

Any corrections/additions welcome :rock:

 

[nzgunnie]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

I just got an MN60, it's drawing 1.48 amps on 4 batterystation 123s.

MN15 is drawing 1.05a from a pair of AWs 17500s

Digilight's 12v xenon (not marked HP - don't now if that matters) is drawing 1.26a.

I have a Digilight 9v, although apparently not the HP version, it's drawing 1.12 amps on 2x17500s. It is whiter and a bit brighter than a P90. Digilight are going to send me the HP version when they have it in stock.

 

[rikvee]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

Thanks nzgunnie :thumbsup:

Once I can order a guaranteed .8A at 9V Lamp assembly that fits Surefires
and is brighter than my 1.2A G&P lamps, I'll have 4 meself ...........

 

[Paladin]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

SF N62 fed by slightly used SF 123's(four) pulled 3.5 to 3.7 amps.

Laser Devices OP-9 fed by three cells pulled 1.35 amps.

FWIW I measure the tail cap current of most new lights, so down the road I can have a feel for when to change the batteries, such as at 80% of initial, fresh cell current draw.

Paladin

 

[rikvee]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

Hi Paladin :wave:

is the N62 the M4 style lamp that is only to be used in short burst of less than a few minutes?

I think I read somewhere that CR123's shouldn't be expected to deliver above 2A, while the entire Surefire HOLA range, including the P61 seems to ignore that idea......:thinking:

 

[rikvee]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

dreaded double post; CPF is as slow as wading through mud right now..... :thumbsdow

 

[Paladin]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

Hi Paladin

is the N62 the M4 style lamp that is only to be used in short burst of less than a few minutes?

I think I read somewhere that CR123's shouldn't be expected to deliver above 2A, while the entire Surefire HOLA range, including the P61 seems to ignore that idea......

Yes, but I was under the impression bursts needed to be limited to around a minute, but self-impose about a 30 second maximum.

I agree wholeheartedly that 3.5 A. is way beyond the CR123 design limits. And four cells in series probably exponentially increases the potential for a bad cell to die, and then explode, from the other three cells driving current thru it. Nothing but SF brand will be used in it, and that will NOT be very often since the M4 is overkill for 99.9% of my lighting needs.

I just wanted a "Lion Light" clone for the off chance I might need "redneck night vision" capability while shooting at night. FWIW, had I known before how well the 9P/KT-2/MN16 throws I would probably not have bothered with the M4/N62.

Paladin

 

[rikvee]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

"redneck night vision" , love that!

yup, the KT/MN16 combo out-throws my WA1274 on a smooth finish metal Mag reflector, very oval beam though, the N2 is nice and round and draws less then half the amps (1.21A), so it probably lasts twice as long....

Does anyone know the current draw for the M3 LOLA, the MN10?

 

[rikvee]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

Should there be any additions to this little list at the bottom of page one?

Carley lamps
Welch Allyn lamps
Westinghouse bulb
MagCharger Mods Apr04
Ch 1 and 2 Supermag Cookbook Jan05
Ginseng's Aurora 2 Jul05
Answers to rookie questions Feb06

 

[petrev]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

Hi rikvee

I run my Osram 64275AXs in a direct drive 6C Mag and regulated @7.0V in a 3p2s-Li-Ion M6 if thats any use

Cheers Pete

 

[rikvee]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

Thanks Pete,

what batteries are in the 6C, and is "3p2s-Li-Ion" two blocks of 3 parallel R123's in series?

 

[cue003]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

Great post. Thanks for the efforts Rikvee.

 

[Lunarmodule]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

OK dokee, I have a few.

First, off: for the Beyond Lion category......

SuperNova: 75W short arc xenon lamp - 5.75A @ 12VDC (10 D cell NiMH battery)

2.650A surefire MN16 M3HOLA

4.900A surefire MN21 M6HOLA

1.250A Streamlight TL3 LION 2x17500 cells

1.675A Streamlight STRION

0.960A SF P60 17670 LION

2.280A sf P61 17670 LION

1.180A sf P90 2LION 17500

1.650A sf MN60 m4lola 3xlion

2.850A sf MN61 m4hola 3xlion

3.350A sf N62 2x 18650

1.450A digilight G120 3xlion

1.225A digilight G90 2xlion

1.500A Surefire U2 Lv6 45mA:Lv1
90mA:Lv2
180mA:Lv3
380mA:Lv4
780mA:Lv5

103mA Low 60ohm 760 High Aleph3 bbng750 txoh

490mA Low 10ohm 760 High

 

[rikvee]

Re: Popular bulbs on CPF: Current Draw and Battery Requirements

My pleasure, cue003!

Thanks Lunarmodule, have put them in :thumbsup:
Do you think the varying results (as in MN16 M3T HOLA- 2.54-2.65A) are due to individual bulbs, or the state of the batteries?