Packhorse
Flashlight Enthusiast
Just been given a Kowalski light to upgrade.
Its not currently working and I dont know jack about it so I have opened it up.
I uses a bi pin halogen bulb of unknown wattage.
It has a 50mm reflector
The battery pack is a NiCd 3ah 7.2volt pack.
The switch seems to be a rotating pot with a off position. I can only assumed in it dimmable.
The most interesting thing about this is that it is a totally sealed design with exposed contacts for the charger. Or should I say for the power supply as the charger electronics are inside the light.
There seems to be no reed switches or anything that activate the charging contacts so I can only assume they are diode protected to stop current flowing through the salt water while in use.
The design presents some problems for modifying.
I will either have to use the stock charger and battery pack type or figure out how to build a charger inside the light for a Li Ion battery pack.
The reflector will also have to be replaced for one more suitable for a LED. At this stage I am thinking about a 2P2s wired MC-E due to the battery pack voltage.
Its not currently working and I dont know jack about it so I have opened it up.
I uses a bi pin halogen bulb of unknown wattage.
It has a 50mm reflector
The battery pack is a NiCd 3ah 7.2volt pack.
The switch seems to be a rotating pot with a off position. I can only assumed in it dimmable.
The most interesting thing about this is that it is a totally sealed design with exposed contacts for the charger. Or should I say for the power supply as the charger electronics are inside the light.
There seems to be no reed switches or anything that activate the charging contacts so I can only assume they are diode protected to stop current flowing through the salt water while in use.
The design presents some problems for modifying.
I will either have to use the stock charger and battery pack type or figure out how to build a charger inside the light for a Li Ion battery pack.
The reflector will also have to be replaced for one more suitable for a LED. At this stage I am thinking about a 2P2s wired MC-E due to the battery pack voltage.
