First off, I know all of you will want pics(so would I) of the mod and before/after beamshots but I can not help you out with that. I do not have a good camera and buying one isn't in the cards right now. With that said I just wanted to give everyone an idea of how it turned out and what to expect if someone else would want to mod this light.
Ok, so the HID kit I got was from distantextremes on ebay. They have personally measured the output to the bulb and it was 80 watts RMS even though they are labeled 75 watt. If any of you want more details on that I can give you links to the kit. The 75 watt ballast is huge compared to the stock 35 watt ballast. Also the bulb arc chamber is much larger than the stock bulb and seems way beefier. I had to remove the AC battery charger and stock ballast from the inside of the light to make room for the huge 75 watt ballast. Fortunately I can still use the 12 volt DC charging cord provided. So from the outside of the light nothing looks different other than the bulb.
So, how does it perform? Wooooooow!!!! First off, for those of you who have seen this light in stock form already know that it throws really well and blows away all the "so called" 10-20 million candlepower halogen spotlights. The stock Mega has been measured by someone on CPF and was just under a true 1 million candlepower. So with that said I would guess the modded Mega is now probably a true 2-3 million candlepower. I was lighting up buildings that were a verified mile+ distance from my location. The stock Mega output was not that impressive for being so large, especially since I have a N30 which is very impressive for it's size. That has all changed with the mod. There is so much light coming out of this thing now it is amazing. The spill, corona, and throw have all improved. It lights up huge sections of the farmland around where I live. The spill is so bright that it was brightly lighting up road signs a 1/4 to 1/2 mile away. Again, I am talking about the side spill doing that. The corona is huge and bright. It is many time brighter than before.
So to summarize, the mod from the stock 35 watt bulb/ballast to the 75 watt bulb/ballast(measured at 80 watts) increases the throw slightly, and greatly increase the corona size and brightness and also the brightness of the spill. My guess is that the surface brightness of the arc is not a whole lot more than the stock one but is just plain bigger. It makes the light much more useful now.
I hope you guys can still get something out of this even though I can't take pics. I really am sorry for that!
Ok, so the HID kit I got was from distantextremes on ebay. They have personally measured the output to the bulb and it was 80 watts RMS even though they are labeled 75 watt. If any of you want more details on that I can give you links to the kit. The 75 watt ballast is huge compared to the stock 35 watt ballast. Also the bulb arc chamber is much larger than the stock bulb and seems way beefier. I had to remove the AC battery charger and stock ballast from the inside of the light to make room for the huge 75 watt ballast. Fortunately I can still use the 12 volt DC charging cord provided. So from the outside of the light nothing looks different other than the bulb.
So, how does it perform? Wooooooow!!!! First off, for those of you who have seen this light in stock form already know that it throws really well and blows away all the "so called" 10-20 million candlepower halogen spotlights. The stock Mega has been measured by someone on CPF and was just under a true 1 million candlepower. So with that said I would guess the modded Mega is now probably a true 2-3 million candlepower. I was lighting up buildings that were a verified mile+ distance from my location. The stock Mega output was not that impressive for being so large, especially since I have a N30 which is very impressive for it's size. That has all changed with the mod. There is so much light coming out of this thing now it is amazing. The spill, corona, and throw have all improved. It lights up huge sections of the farmland around where I live. The spill is so bright that it was brightly lighting up road signs a 1/4 to 1/2 mile away. Again, I am talking about the side spill doing that. The corona is huge and bright. It is many time brighter than before.
So to summarize, the mod from the stock 35 watt bulb/ballast to the 75 watt bulb/ballast(measured at 80 watts) increases the throw slightly, and greatly increase the corona size and brightness and also the brightness of the spill. My guess is that the surface brightness of the arc is not a whole lot more than the stock one but is just plain bigger. It makes the light much more useful now.
I hope you guys can still get something out of this even though I can't take pics. I really am sorry for that!
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