First Insta-flash

[emac]

So I was playing around with my surefire C3, M2, and 6P using the P90, P60, P61 and Malkoff M61 to see which light I want to use the Malkoff in. I apparently had a moment where my head was up my *** and put the P60 to the C3 and insta-flashed it. I immediately knew what I did wrong and just hung my head in shame.



So who else has a story of blowing a $30 ish lamp module or other expensive bulb in a moment of stupidity?? Just to help me feel not so alone.

 

[HotWire]

Welcome to the club! We've all done it. Now I keep a list of what batteries should be used with what bulb. CPF is the perfect place to research that! :devil:

 

[Imon]

Yeah.... I flashed a P60 module once - it's not really a huge loss. It took around 7.6 volts too

Guess it's my fault.

 

[Chrontius]

I stuck an MN03 on a pair of IMR cells. They had red labels just like the Surefire primaries I thought I had just loaded in the E2. :shrug:

I blew a three-cell Magnum Star xenon lamp on a fresh alkaline lantern battery in an experiment with overdriving. That was somewhat expected, and I got it on clearance to minimize my risks, but... the MN03 one really stung, since it was another several months before I could afford to replace the darn thing.

 

[KiwiMark]

I had an Osram 64458 bulb blow, I guess the 4000 hours doesn't apply if you keep feeding 20.2V to a 12V bulb. Still, its short life was a bloody bright one and I'm happy with a few hours lifespan in exchange for the output I get.

 

[Stephen Wallace]

I've been lucky enough not to destroy anything too expensive. A few 2 cell Maglite bulbs - White Star and Magnum Star. I had an old six SubC cell racing pack laying around from my radio control modelling days, and split it in to two 3 cell sticks. With a shortened spring and a spacer tube, they fit perfectly in a 2D Mag. Nothing special, but a pleasing enough boost in output for no real effort, and from a battery pack that wasn't being used for anything else anyway. The first White Star lasted a while, so I gave Magnum Stars a try. I had a feeling that they would be less hardy than the standard bulbs, and was proved righ!

I did once take the risk on a P91, attempting to over drive it with 3 16340s rather than CR123As, fully expecting it to As it happens, the current draw must have been too high for the protection circuit on the cells, and it wouldn't actually switch on. Pretty sure that I did save some cash due to the failure of that experiment.....