osram 64623?

[mrartillery]

ive been reading alot about these bulbs for a Mag100 i was wanting to build, the bulb rating says 12v, 12aa ni-mhs will be running 14.4v, can these bulbs be overdriven like WA lamps? if so does anyone know the lumen output of these running at 14.4v?

 

[FILIPPO]

+ 1 on wanting to know the above informations....
any pics?
however I think that this bulb can be overdriven by 14.4V....

 

[wooniris]

Also who sells them? Any recommendations

 

[winny]

Yes, you can run it at 14.4 V. It will be about 83% brighter, so ~5120 lumen.

All bulbs can be overdriven. WA has nothing to do with it.

 

[jimjones3630]

I have pushed the 64623 upto 16v I think on the bench. Madmax put out a 13 cell pak with 15.6v

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=152961

I buy a lot from these folks because they not only have reasonable prices but also deliver with fedX.

http://www.bulbconnection.com/ViewItem/bcrw/itmid/132/oc/EVA (64623 HLX)/item.html

Jim

 

[mrartillery]

thanks everyone :rock:

 

[zehnmm]

A few of my opinions:

1. I second what jimjones3630 said about buying from bulbconnection.com.
2. I have run this bulb with 12x CBP1650s in an FM 12aa-3d holder. Get about 8 min. of runtime, give or take.
3. I do not run it more than 2 min. It is incredibly bright; one of the brightest that I have ever seen. Gets pretty hot quickly, even though I have a finned head, kiu high temp switch/holder, FM cammed reflector with heatsink.
4. Bulb at spec gives out gives out 2800 lumens (est. 1820 torch lumens using 65% conversion factor.) At 14.4 volts, the bulb lumens rise to 5300 (est. torch = 3445); at 13.2 volts, bulb lumens at 3909/ est. torch = 2541. The latter figures are the more likely ones with the CBP1650s, imho.
5. 2000 hr. life bulb ---> results in good candidate for overdriving, esp. with direct drive.

All in all, a good "wow" light. Sometime in the future, I plan to use a different battery pack with different batteries.

I have to say that after 4 or 5 runs with this setup, and my initial joy of seeing the incredible brightness, it is not my favorite. For a bright (although no where near as bright as the 64623) hotwire, my favorite is the 50W 64610 bulb with AWR's HD set for 13.0V. I get some 1300 torch lumens for about 23 min. with Eneloops.

Regards.

 

[Icebreak]

I haven't been paying good attention and couldn't find the answer. Are you guys using a KIU? I've got a FM bi-pin adapter and no way are these pins going to fit it.

 

[LuxLuthor]

A good summary with links is in my post #3 in this thread.

 

[Icebreak]

adapter

So, no CPFer built adapter works?

 

[LuxLuthor]

See my previous post with full images, details, components....including KIU.

 

[litho123]

adapter

So, no CPFer built adapter works?

The pin spacing doesn't work with Fivemega's adapter.

A kiu socket is the only way to go.

 

[Icebreak]

Thanks, Greg.

 

[zehnmm]

Ditto what litho123 said about the kiu socket.

 

[jimjones3630]

Zehnmm,

I have a new wow light I posted in another thread. Funny, how the 64610 50w is so popular, basic 2x or more run time of 100w bulb and has a white white focused beam .

It is my go to light when called out in the middle of the night swaping out the 64625 in a 13v pak with HD set at 12.9v.

Jim

A few of my opinions:
I have to say that after 4 or 5 runs with this setup, and my initial joy of seeing the incredible brightness, it is not my favorite. For a bright (although no where near as bright as the 64623) hotwire, my favorite is the 50W 64610 bulb with AWR's HD set for 13.0V. I get some 1300 torch lumens for about 23 min. with Eneloops.

Regards.