petrev
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hi
Just got one of the New-Style V2-Thor Spotlights
Same Old Power so . . .
Fit an Osram 64458 and 3x 6V 4000mAh SLAs - Nice and simple minimal modding.
Take the H4 bulb
Prize and cut off the bulb-base cover
Rip out the bulb
Dremel off those bits of wire - then drill 4 holes in the base - 3 are where the legs are (inner plastic face has guide holes that work well to align the drill correctly)
and the fourth hole is in mounting position for the Kiu Socket. That blue mark was on the base already - just used the Kiu as a template to drill final hole
The 4th hole was drilled at 2.4mm and then the Kiu mounting screw threaded the bakelite - The other mounting position was a 3.4mm clearance hole and requires a nut
Filament height was a tad low so either pull bulb up slightly or fit spacer (nut?) between Kiu and H4 holder for correct height
Solder or crimp male spade connectors to the Kiu wires and fit in 3x 6V 4000mAh SLA.
They fit perfectly with very little plastic removal.
Finished
The rear twin flourescent tubes still work at nominal 18V ( ? ) so the reading light function remains - at least for a while anyway . . .
How does it perform ? you ask . . .
Considerably brighter than Std. about the same output as my 623 Mag but not as clean a beam for white wall hunting as the FM3 head.
BUT
Better throw than the 623 FM3 by quite a margin and outdoors the beam is even enough - so really should be quite useful.
Should have a cheap 18V power supply/charger from eBay soon (after Easter now !) so that charging can be done in situ as normal.
Cheers
Pete
Just got one of the New-Style V2-Thor Spotlights
Same Old Power so . . .
Fit an Osram 64458 and 3x 6V 4000mAh SLAs - Nice and simple minimal modding.
Take the H4 bulb
Prize and cut off the bulb-base cover
Rip out the bulb
Dremel off those bits of wire - then drill 4 holes in the base - 3 are where the legs are (inner plastic face has guide holes that work well to align the drill correctly)
and the fourth hole is in mounting position for the Kiu Socket. That blue mark was on the base already - just used the Kiu as a template to drill final hole
The 4th hole was drilled at 2.4mm and then the Kiu mounting screw threaded the bakelite - The other mounting position was a 3.4mm clearance hole and requires a nut
Filament height was a tad low so either pull bulb up slightly or fit spacer (nut?) between Kiu and H4 holder for correct height
Solder or crimp male spade connectors to the Kiu wires and fit in 3x 6V 4000mAh SLA.
They fit perfectly with very little plastic removal.
Finished
The rear twin flourescent tubes still work at nominal 18V ( ? ) so the reading light function remains - at least for a while anyway . . .
How does it perform ? you ask . . .
Considerably brighter than Std. about the same output as my 623 Mag but not as clean a beam for white wall hunting as the FM3 head.
BUT
Better throw than the 623 FM3 by quite a margin and outdoors the beam is even enough - so really should be quite useful.
Should have a cheap 18V power supply/charger from eBay soon (after Easter now !) so that charging can be done in situ as normal.
Cheers
Pete
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