Hello, all, this is my first time posting, so please let me know if this is in the wrong section.
I have a 1920's Yale electric vintage light that I bought on eBay some time ago, and since I have received it, it has used 2 bulbs. In my first attempt to see if it worked - since it came with no bulb - I pulled the entire LED assembly out of a Mag that had burst alkaleaks sealing it shut, and taped it onto the front of the bulb socket. Sure enough, it was very bright, but the beam was terrible, since the light was nearly touching the lens. Currently the light has a no-thread LED out of a dollar store light pressed into the e10 base, with the spring from a pen making the center contact. This has a good beam, but it is very blue.I was wondering what the brightest e10 bulb would be that I could put in this light, both for 3x NiMH D cells, and 3x LiPo 32600 cells (3.7 volts nominal per cell, 4 volts max, for a maximum 12 volt bulb voltage). I would much, much prefer incandescent, since I have found them to have much more pleasing colours, as well as feeling more "proper"for this particular bulb.
- Regards, Wolf
I have a 1920's Yale electric vintage light that I bought on eBay some time ago, and since I have received it, it has used 2 bulbs. In my first attempt to see if it worked - since it came with no bulb - I pulled the entire LED assembly out of a Mag that had burst alkaleaks sealing it shut, and taped it onto the front of the bulb socket. Sure enough, it was very bright, but the beam was terrible, since the light was nearly touching the lens. Currently the light has a no-thread LED out of a dollar store light pressed into the e10 base, with the spring from a pen making the center contact. This has a good beam, but it is very blue.I was wondering what the brightest e10 bulb would be that I could put in this light, both for 3x NiMH D cells, and 3x LiPo 32600 cells (3.7 volts nominal per cell, 4 volts max, for a maximum 12 volt bulb voltage). I would much, much prefer incandescent, since I have found them to have much more pleasing colours, as well as feeling more "proper"for this particular bulb.
- Regards, Wolf