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Since its not the HID its 900 lumens,'now I remember. . If I also change the bulb to 100 watt H3, what kind of battery time should I expect? On a side note, I purchased a 900 lumen Aurora flashlight from deal extreme, if I get from it anywhere close to what this costco lights puts out I'm going to be extremely happy.
the aurora is nice small and does put out but nowhere the throw or volume of light. I hear its closer to 300-400 lumens but it will impress non cpf people. itneeds a much bigger reflector for it to be a thrower. the costco light is nice and well built easy to change the bulb, has a nice led area light I'll use it a lot for camping. because of the led light. they should burn fo a very long time. and I'll have a massive overkill light when needed.100w h3 bulbes are rated at 2000 bulb lumensbut the burn time will be less then 1/2 the 55w bulb. didn't check to see what batteries were in the costco lantern. but it is heavy 7.2lbswas thinking of visiting the motorcycle shop for bulbs...
the one I have came with a 55w H3 bulb, which I replaced with a 100w h3. so mine has a bit more now. If Costco has an hid lantern I'll need to visit all the costcos in my area, I'm sure the HID will be more awesome. Any other quick upgrades to do? would love more output
good point but if I find a $30 HID at costco it would be worth it.now the mega illuminator looka tempting.Slap a cheap Chinese HID kit into it... 35w would provide the most runtime and is cheaper than the 55w (over-hyped-rating) version! :thumbsup:
BTW instead of tearing around town looking for HID spotlights, try ringing places listed in your directory (cheaper & more efficient use of time)
