TigerhawkT3
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hi everyone,
We've all heard of how the USL and The Torch can start fires, but what else? The goal of this thread is to get a master list of flashlights that can start fires. It's in General because I don't want to exclude lasers or IR LEDs from it.
So, this is how it'll work: If you have a firestarting setup that hasn't been listed, please include its name and all components. It would probably be cool to include component and total costs, runtime, additional links, whatever.
I know there are many setups that can start fires - USL, The Torch, some WA setups, powerful lasers, and more - so get posting!
I'll start us off:
LarryK12
Enclosed in a big "10MCP" spotlight host, this light uses the Sylvania or GE Q4559X bulb, rated for 28V and 22A, or around 600W. My setup uses three 8-cell SubC NiMH packs from amondotech.com wired in series, for about a 7-8 minute runtime. Firestarting time on newspaper is about sixty seconds.
Bulb: ~$30
Batteries: ~$100
Host: ~$30
Switch: ~$5
Fuse: ~$3
Fuse Holder: ~$2
Total cost: ~$170
Link to original thread: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/111545
Link to video demonstrating firestarting capability: http://www.tigerhawkt3.com/lk12_fire.htm
We've all heard of how the USL and The Torch can start fires, but what else? The goal of this thread is to get a master list of flashlights that can start fires. It's in General because I don't want to exclude lasers or IR LEDs from it.
So, this is how it'll work: If you have a firestarting setup that hasn't been listed, please include its name and all components. It would probably be cool to include component and total costs, runtime, additional links, whatever.
I know there are many setups that can start fires - USL, The Torch, some WA setups, powerful lasers, and more - so get posting!
I'll start us off:
LarryK12
Enclosed in a big "10MCP" spotlight host, this light uses the Sylvania or GE Q4559X bulb, rated for 28V and 22A, or around 600W. My setup uses three 8-cell SubC NiMH packs from amondotech.com wired in series, for about a 7-8 minute runtime. Firestarting time on newspaper is about sixty seconds.
Bulb: ~$30
Batteries: ~$100
Host: ~$30
Switch: ~$5
Fuse: ~$3
Fuse Holder: ~$2
Total cost: ~$170
Link to original thread: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/111545
Link to video demonstrating firestarting capability: http://www.tigerhawkt3.com/lk12_fire.htm
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