A little background first:
I manage the nightcrews for several large thoroughbred farms. We make our living by artifical light and use a variety of lights throughout the night. These lights get used for 12hrs a night, 365 days a year, in rain, snow, heat, cold, dropped, smashed, On-off-on-off you name it.
For the last 10 years, our spotlight of choice has been one of Havis Shields models, either the CD Magnum or the Pulsar 750. I've tried a few HID models such as the Xeray 35w HID and the AE 25w(?)HID. We love the output of the HID lights, but the lights didn't like the on-off nature of thier job. We save them for special purposes now.
I am looking to buy some replacements for some of the older lights and was wondering if there is anything new out there that is up to the task.
My Needs are:
1.Extreme durability
2.Throw and more throw
3.12 volt- most of the guys don't like rechargeables for this task, but the option is good.
4.$200-$300 range. The Havis models aren't cheap, but they have paid for themselves MANY times over.
Thanks so much.
I manage the nightcrews for several large thoroughbred farms. We make our living by artifical light and use a variety of lights throughout the night. These lights get used for 12hrs a night, 365 days a year, in rain, snow, heat, cold, dropped, smashed, On-off-on-off you name it.
For the last 10 years, our spotlight of choice has been one of Havis Shields models, either the CD Magnum or the Pulsar 750. I've tried a few HID models such as the Xeray 35w HID and the AE 25w(?)HID. We love the output of the HID lights, but the lights didn't like the on-off nature of thier job. We save them for special purposes now.
I am looking to buy some replacements for some of the older lights and was wondering if there is anything new out there that is up to the task.
My Needs are:
1.Extreme durability
2.Throw and more throw
3.12 volt- most of the guys don't like rechargeables for this task, but the option is good.
4.$200-$300 range. The Havis models aren't cheap, but they have paid for themselves MANY times over.
Thanks so much.
