jtice
Flashaholic
All you guys talking about how many hours of runtime you were getting from those D batts driving an Arc AAA head. I just had to try my own.
This was a $3 Rayovac 2D light, that was in my truck for over a year,,, the batts bursted in it, and made it a mess. I saved it though, thinking i would use it for parts, Im glad I did.
The AAA head went in place of the stock bulb, after alittle cutting and bending of the bulb spring.
I cut the light down to 1D size and glued it back together. I dont totally trust the glue, so I also taped it up. Yea, I know, its not very pretty, but eh, I wasnt really going for looks on this one.
Whats great is, the lights original switch is still operational, and i can change the AAA head rather easily to another color.
Now, for some runtime tests. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
---------------- UPDATE --------------------
Well, I made this light just in time.
Last night, right before I was going to test the batt voltage at the 24 hour mark. The Power went out !!! :O
The power stayed out for about 4 hours and 20 minutes. I was dieing. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif NOTHING to do.
My younger brother came downstairs. "OK you light nut, give me a darn flashlight to use."
He wanted to do some reading, so I handed him this 1D Arc AAA mod. He had it on the entire time of the power outage.
I have said it before, and I'll say it again... You never really realize how bright a light is, till you use it in TOTAL darkness. An Arc AAA is plenty of light to walk around the house with. You can place one facing the ceiling, and it will light the room up enough to easily walk around.
I found that I was actually using my 2 Brinkmann LED lights the most. (Rebel, and Long Life LED) Mainly becasue I didnt need the Brightness of my Arc LSH-P. Although I did use it also, with the 2AA pack on it.
Oh BTW....... anyone that has a Brinkmann Rebel.... unscrew the bezel, and take out the focusing lens. The light makes a super nice even smooth flood of light without the lens. !!!
OK,,,, so,,, the 1D Arc AAA head holder was running about... 28.5 hours Straight. Batt voltage started out at 1.6V and ended at 1.402V. And this light is BARELY dimmer than when it started. And that might just be my eyes playing tricks on me.
I will be making a couple more versions of this light. This is a much have emergency light. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
This was a $3 Rayovac 2D light, that was in my truck for over a year,,, the batts bursted in it, and made it a mess. I saved it though, thinking i would use it for parts, Im glad I did.
The AAA head went in place of the stock bulb, after alittle cutting and bending of the bulb spring.
I cut the light down to 1D size and glued it back together. I dont totally trust the glue, so I also taped it up. Yea, I know, its not very pretty, but eh, I wasnt really going for looks on this one.
Whats great is, the lights original switch is still operational, and i can change the AAA head rather easily to another color.
Now, for some runtime tests. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
---------------- UPDATE --------------------
Well, I made this light just in time.
Last night, right before I was going to test the batt voltage at the 24 hour mark. The Power went out !!! :O
The power stayed out for about 4 hours and 20 minutes. I was dieing. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif NOTHING to do.
My younger brother came downstairs. "OK you light nut, give me a darn flashlight to use."
He wanted to do some reading, so I handed him this 1D Arc AAA mod. He had it on the entire time of the power outage.
I have said it before, and I'll say it again... You never really realize how bright a light is, till you use it in TOTAL darkness. An Arc AAA is plenty of light to walk around the house with. You can place one facing the ceiling, and it will light the room up enough to easily walk around.
I found that I was actually using my 2 Brinkmann LED lights the most. (Rebel, and Long Life LED) Mainly becasue I didnt need the Brightness of my Arc LSH-P. Although I did use it also, with the 2AA pack on it.
Oh BTW....... anyone that has a Brinkmann Rebel.... unscrew the bezel, and take out the focusing lens. The light makes a super nice even smooth flood of light without the lens. !!!
OK,,,, so,,, the 1D Arc AAA head holder was running about... 28.5 hours Straight. Batt voltage started out at 1.6V and ended at 1.402V. And this light is BARELY dimmer than when it started. And that might just be my eyes playing tricks on me.
I will be making a couple more versions of this light. This is a much have emergency light. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
