Minimoog
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These little lights are quite common in the UK - they take the 3 Volt No.8 battery. Whilst you could get the battery up until about 1990, they are not at all easy to find now - and only zinc are available. Even with a new battery, the 2.5V, 0.3A bulb was not all that useful. I found out my old torch from the loft last weekend and fancied to see what I could do with it. Firstly I tried an LED screw in module but the LED die being fed through the lens gave a horrible pattern and the cold blue light was not good at all. So what could I do? Firstly I found the highest brightness MES lamp that will fit - that being 6V 0.5A. To drive this two Efast 18350's were used in series (amazingly the perfect length) with a band of thin adhesive foam around them to keep the centred. On powering up, the slight overdrive gave not only a white light - but a bright one too. The light even warms my hand a little - WAY brighter than stock, yet keeping the incan goodness.
Here it is closer up. A basic light, yet now very useful. It tail stands and lights a room well. I remember giving up on it years ago as being useless, now I will be using it as a genuine useful light - the beam is a perfect circle pool of light - no throw as such but great for 'doing things that need a light'.
Anyone else using their 'No.8' light still? How are you running it?
Here it is closer up. A basic light, yet now very useful. It tail stands and lights a room well. I remember giving up on it years ago as being useless, now I will be using it as a genuine useful light - the beam is a perfect circle pool of light - no throw as such but great for 'doing things that need a light'.
Anyone else using their 'No.8' light still? How are you running it?