Consolidated Short Arc & HID spotlight Lux readings

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There are lots of beam shots but very little measured lux@ 1 meter (CP) data on high out-put spot lights, This thread is dedicated to real world lux reading data of HID & Short Arc spot lights.
Ma_sha1 Lux readings are measured at 10 meter distance unless stated otherwise.
Equation to convert CP from lux reading @ X meters: CP= lux@ X meter times square of X
Example: Lux meter reads 10,000lux @ 10 meter distance, CP=10,000x10x10= 1 Million CP
Generally speaking, measure at 0.1X meters if its XK lux. If light is 10K lux or less, measure at 1 meter.
If light ~50K lux or less, measure at 5 meters. 100K lux, measure at 10 meters, > 1 million Lux, measure at 50-100 meters or more. >10 Million lux, measure at 100 meters or further.

Short Arc (ma_sha1 short arc lux reading are from Extech EA30 lux meter)


Swan Blaster: 260W Hi Pressure Mercury short Arc, 9.6" Hi End reflector - TB Completed
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...de-Tank-Light-The-Swan-Blaster-260W-Short-Arc

Maxa Blaster: 100W Mercury short Arc, 9" Hi End reflector -52 Million CP
(Measured by RA @ >100 meter distance)
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?125819-NOT-JUST-ANOTHER-THOR-MOD-!!-(the-Maxablaster!)

Moon Blaster: 120W Hi Pressure Mercury short Arc, 9" reflector -16.1 Million CP
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 100 meter distance)

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?307615-Blitz-Short-Arc-The-Moon-Blaster
16.7 Million CP when measured @ 10 meter distance

Mega Blaster: 120W High Pressure Mercury short Arc, 4.5" Aspheric lens-5.0 Million CP
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 100 meter distance)

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...-arc-mod-MegaRay-style&highlight=mega+blaster
5.5 Million CP when measured @ 10 meter distance

Maxa Beam Gen II
#1: 75W Xenon short Arc, 5" Hi End Reflector --2.3 Million CP
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 100 meter distance)

2.3 Million CP
when measured @ 30 meter;
1.7 Million CP when measured @ 10 meter.

Maxa Beam Gen II, #2:
75W Xenon short Arc, 5" Hi End Reflector
--3.2 Million cp
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 200ft/61 meter distance); 2.1 Million CP when measured @ 10 meter.

Maxa Beam Gen II, #2 with Gen III lamp: 75W Xenon short Arc, UXL-75PB lamp -6.1 Million cp
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 200ft/61 meter distance); 4.6 Million CP when measured @ 10 meter

Maxa Beam Gen II, #3 with UXL-75XE lamp: 75W Xenon short Arc,-7.1 Million cp
(Measured by echo63 @ 160 meter distance)

150W Military Xenon short Arc: 6" Hi End Reflector --0.8 Million CP
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 100 meter distance)
, 1.1 Million CP when measured @ 10 meter distance.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...-King-of-throw-for-Portable-production-lights

Franken Mag short Arc:
50W UHP short Arc, 4" Nighthunter II Reflector --
0.5 Million CP
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 10 meter distance)

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?313112-Move-over-SureFire-there-is-a-new-Beast-in-Town!-500-000-lux-1-meter


HID & Hi Power Halogen Spotlight True CPs for reference.

Extreme Throw Incans:
MagDaddy PAR 46 HIR: >400,000 cp, 130W, 5.75" Reflector sealed beam H7680 HIR (Measured by ma_sha1)
Platinum Thor 15 Million CP Halogen: 380,000 cp (Maxablaster host): 130W, 9" reflector (Measured by RA)
Several other 15 Million cp halogen spotlights: Non went above 400,000 CP, unknown but large reflector sizes
(Measured by RA)
Thor 10 Million CP Halogen: 183,000 CP 100w, 7" reflector (measured by mtbkndad & calculated by RA)

High Power HIDs

SanMak SM5500
100W Mod, 13" Reflector, 2.97 million cps, (Measured by The_Driver @ 10 Meter)
Mozo Mega
HID, 75W Mod, 6" Reflector, Philips 4300K lamp 1.7 million cps. (Measured by Ma_sha1)
BVH Vector 192 150W Mod
(2x 75W) Twin 4" reflector 2x DL-50 lamp 1.65 Million CPs.(Colonel Sanders @10 M)
Sanmak SM5200, 100W Mod, 6" reflector, 6000K bulb, ~1.25 million cps. (by 2100/12.5M/Dx meter)
Sanmak SM5200, 100W Mod, 6" reflector, 3400K bulb, ~1.35 million cps. (by 2100/12.5M/Dx meter)
Barn Burner 75W HID with stock DL50 lamp, 4.25" reflector: 988,000 cp (Measured by Colonel Sanders @10M)
Barn Burner 75W HID with stock DL50 lamp, 4.25" reflector: 750,000 cp (Measured by That Guy)
Barn Burner 75W HID with stock DL50 lamp, 4.25" reflector: 4-500,000 cp* (estimated by Flashanator based on Dec 2007 shootout)http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...=199989&page=2
Mozo Mini Barn Burner mod, 75W HID , 4" reflector: 552,000 cp (Measured by ma_sha1)
Polarion Night Reaper CWSL, 50W HID 3" Reflector: 506,000 cp (
Measured by 2100 @ 45 meters)
Polarion X1, 40W HID, 3" reflector: 400,000 cp (measured by mtbkndad & calculated by RA)

Regular Power HIDs (30/35W)

>5" Reflector group

...POB HID, 6" Reflector >400,000 cp , ebay 4300K lamp (measured by Petrev)
...Mozo Mega HID, 6" Reflector 430,000 cp, stock 6000K lamp (Measured by Ma_sha1)
...Mozo L35 clone in 5.75" Par 46 HIR Reflector 275,000 cp (Measured by ma_sha1)

4" Reflector Group
...Titanium Innovations L35 35W HID, 4" Reflector: 225,000 CP (Measured by selfbuilt)
...N30 HID 4" reflector, 250,000 cp (measured by mtbkndad & calculated by RA)
...Mozo L35 Clone, 35W HID, 4" reflector: 180,000 cp (Measured by ma_sha1)

3" or smaller Reflector Group
--Fire-Foxes III(火狐2012). 40W HID, 3" reflector: 225,000 cp (1st pre-production unit, Measured by ma_sha1)
--Fire-Foxes III(火狐2012). 40W HID, 3" reflector: 224,000 cp (Measured by Colonel Sanders @ 10m)
--Fire-Foxes I (火狐2009), 35W HID 2.6" SMO, Peeled naked bulb, 148,500 cp (measured by shinetop, 3 meters)
--Fire-Foxes I (火狐2009) 35W HID, 2.6" SMO, Peeled naked bulb: 100,000 cp (Measured by ma_sha1)
--Fire-Foxes I (火狐2009) 35W HID, 2.6" SMO, Peeled naked bulb: 115,000 cp (2nd unit Measured by ma_sha1)

--Xeccon SSK-33 2-mode HID, 3" reflector 35W mode: 135,000 cp (Measured by ma_sha1)
--Xeccon SSK-33 2-mode HID, 3" reflector 28W mode: 96,000 cp (Measured by ma_sha1)

--MicroFire Warrior III 3" OP reflector 53,000 cp (measured by MorePower)
--MicroFire Warrior III OP-polished reflector 92,000 cp(measured by MorePower)
--MicroFire Warrior III 3" SMO reflector, 108,000 cp (measured by shinetop, 3 meters)
--6600mAH ebay HID 35W, 3" SMO reflector, 103,500 cp (measured by shinetop, 3 meters)

Low Power HIDs: 25W or less
...24W Tactical HID- 40,000 cp (measured by jirik_cz)
...24W Oracle HID, OP reflector- 45,000 cp (measured by ma_sha1)
...ledpwr's 14W DC HID maglite, peeled bulb, Anode Focus, SMO 330,000 cp.
...Ra's 10W Mini DC HID, peeled bulb, Anode Focus, SMO 250,000 cp.
 
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Thanks! I have some led lux scattered around in my threads & there are a lot more led lux scattered around CPF, but my main interests have left LED. May be you should start a LED lux collection? :)

I started collecting the HID lux because I can hardly find any real numbers when I started moving toward bigger spot light mods. There are boat loads of beam shots & full of confusions & mis conceptions, took me a while to sort things out for my own understanding. Much more messy compared to the LED area.

No body believed me when I first reported Gen II Maxa Beam numbers, yet no one ever measured & published any numbers. I just got my 2nd gen II Maxa Beam, measured again, yep, in line with my first one.
 
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Some new updates, added second Maxa Beam lux measurements.
Both lights are Gen II, factory rated 6 Million CP models.
Both Maxa Beam measured a little over 2 Million cps in my Extech EA30 lux meter. (#2 still need longer distance lux, I only have the 10 meter lux for now)

Added Xeccon 35W/28W 2-mode HID:
--Xeccon SSK-33 2-mode HID, 3" reflector 35W mode: 135,000 cp (Measured by ma_sha1)
--Xeccon SSK-33 2-mode HID, 3" reflector 28W mode: 96,000 cp (Measured by ma_sha1)

More info about this light here:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?314267-XECCON-SSK-33-Hard-Anodized-HID-35W-28W
 
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I'm not sure how I missed this before but this is a great data base! Couldn't help but notice that the figures seem a bit low compared to Ra's, mtbkndad's and Peakbeams own specifications of cp similar lights. You and Peakbeam for example both measure at about the same distance which makes me wonder about the 1/8 discrepancy ratio. Any thoughts?

I like sabbluster's idea of including LED's as well, although that would be an incredible amount of work. I measured the SR90 at 115,000 at 10M using your own adjustment method for the DX meter.
 

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I'm not sure how I missed this before but this is a great data base! Couldn't help but notice that the figures seem a bit low compared to Ra's, mtbkndad's and Peakbeams own specifications of cp similar lights. You and Peakbeam for example both measure at about the same distance which makes me wonder about the 1/8 discrepancy ratio. Any thoughts?

Thanks, I don't really know. One way to find that out is to reciprocally read each other's lights, they read mine & I read theirs, with such expensive lights, I doubt this is going to happen.

Another way is to see more CPFer go out & measure their MB with a lux meter, with enough data, the truth will come out even w/o direct reciprocal measurements.

Can you imagine my Moon Blaster been read by Peak's Beam's lux meter? with the 8x Conversion ratio, my 16 Million cp 120W P-VIP/ 9" reflector Moon Blaster will tun into 128 Million cps, over taking Ra's Maxa blaster for the #1 spot :eek:

I am about to install a G3 lamp, will publish an improvement data soon.

Excellent work ma_sha1 - a very interesting and useful resource! :clap:

I've added it to the Spotlights & HID - Threads of Interest sticky.


Thank you sir, a big honor getting in on the sticky list lovecpf
 

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Getting ready to install the G3 lamp on Gen II Maxa Beam #2, so I went out did longer distance before lux

New udate:

Maxa Beam Gen II, #2:
75W Xenon short Arc, 5" Hi End Reflector
--3.2 Million cp
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 200ft/61 meter distance)
 

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Maxa Beam Gen II, #2:
75W Xenon short Arc, 5" Hi End Reflector
--3.2 Million cp
(Measured by ma_sha1 @ 200ft/61 meter distance)


Nice result and your highest MB reading yet! That's a nice gain from the G3 lamp. Thanks for the update!
 

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Nice result and your highest MB reading yet! That's a nice gain from the G3 lamp. Thanks for the update!

G3 lamp not installed yet. This is the BEFORE data, on g2 stock lamp, lux @ 61 meters., Previously I had the #2 light read only at 10 meters.

Max Beam #1, G2 Stock. 10 meter lux 1.7 Million ----- 100 meter lux 2.3 Million
Maxa Beam #2, G2 Stock. 10 meter lux 2.1 Million ---- 61 meter lux 3.2 Million

Gen 3 lamp upgrade on Maxa Beam #2 coming soon...
 
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Gen III lamp on Top, Gen II lamp at bottom:
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The Gen III lamp has been installed, but it won't focus to the spot, turns out that the Gen III lamp needs to be push forward more than the Gen II lamp to get to the optimized spot focus.

This can be achieved by pulling the lamp out a bit but the front spring is pushing it back after
the front glass window being installed. In order for it to stay, I ended up cutting about 5mm of spring out to reduce the pressure. Finally, I was able to get a nice spot & it looks a lot brighter than before.

Just when I popped a bottle of beer ready to chill out & do some lux measurements, see how much improvements I got, the up/dowm center mechanism crapped out, I lost the spot completely.:eek:

To repair that up/down mechanism, I had to take the head out, turns out the centering screw stripped its socket. I found a nut that works & JB welded above the stripped hole.
Got to wait for it to cure overnight now.
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New update:

Maxa Beam Gen II, #2 with Gen III lamp: 75W Xenon short Arc, 5" Hi End Reflector 6.1 million Cps (Measured at 61 meter distance)
4.6 Million CP when measured @ 10 meter

it doubled the lux of before on stock Gen II lamp,
The optimized focus made spot much smaller as well. My "simply pulling the lamp out" method on the post above didn't work, the lamp slided back when I was done. In the end, I installed a 3-4mm "spacer" to the bottom side of the Gen II lamp,
that way it can't slide back & I was able to achieve ideal focus.
 
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New update:

Maxa Beam Gen II, #2 with Gen III lamp: 75W Xenon short Arc, 5" Hi End Reflector 6.1 million Cps (Measured at 61 meter distance)
4.6 Million CP when measured @ 10 meter

it doubled the lux of before on stock Gen II lamp,
The optimized focus made spot much smaller as well. My "simply pulling the lamp out" method on the post above didn't work, the lamp slided back when I was done. In the end, I installed a 3-4mm "spacer" to the bottom side of the Gen II lamp,
that way it can't slide back & I was able to achieve ideal focus.

ma_sha, Have you completely forgotten my remarks about 'optical arc displacement', months and months ago...??????????
And, it was not the optimized focus that made the spot smaller, but the abcence of 'OAD' !!

Never mind... You solved the problem.

Regards,

Ra.
 
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Ra,

You are absolutely correct, I forgot to mention the new lamp solved the optical arc displacement issues from the old straight tube lamp. My apologies :)

I wonder if the lack of OCD might in turn helped made the smaller focused spot possible?
neither one of my stock maxa beam can focus the spot this small.
 
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Ra,

You are absolutely correct, I forgot to mention the new lamp solved the optical arc displacement issues
from the old straight tube lamp. My apologies :)

I wonder if the lack of OCD might in turn helped made the smaller focused spot possible?
neither one of my stock maxa beam can focus the spot this small.

Apologies accepted!

Remember that the arc-area resonsible for throw, happens to be extremely small (a few 1/100 of a mm!)
Small enough to show different results, even within the narrow tolerances of the electroformed reflectors and round shaped bulbs!
So you cannot compare different Maxabeams on focused spot geometry, they all will be different!
The more perfect the reflector, combined with the total abcence of OAD, the smaller your spot will be (at infinnity..)

Regards,

Ra.
 

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Ma_sha, would you want to add the CSWL night reaper? IIRC what i saw is a 3" reflector. Measurement is about 2 mins mark. 900k, DX meter. 250 lux max at 60 metres. Unfortunately the PH50 is not in the country so i could not measure that.

I have the 60m spot marked out, i can go there again to do my other lights.
 

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Sure, I added it to the list. Can you measure it again when you do the other HIDs? See how it go up against your Sanmak SM5200, 100W Mod, may be use the Sanmark to calibrated it?
The 900Klux seems to be High for the 3" reflector/50W, long arc HID. It's even higher than the 75W/4.25" reflector Barn Burner,
also more than 2x the lux than Polarion X1 (40W), which already is a super performer with Polarion 3" High quality reflector, maybe you got a super duper performer? 10W more power would not make than much gain.
 
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I assume white copy paper was your target surface?
 
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Just added 3 more HID flashlight lux, those were measured by shinetop, the man behind the Fire-Fox 1, the world's smallest 35W HID.

--MicroFire Warrior III 3" SMO reflector, 108,000 cp (measured by shinetop, 3 meters)
--6600mAH ebay HID 35W, 3" SMO reflector, 103,500 cp (measured by shinetop, 3 meters)
--Fire-Foxes 1(火狐2009), 2.6" SMO, Peeled naked bulb, 148,500 cp (measured by shinetop, 3 meters)
 
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