Power on Board(POB) HID first impressions

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kaimaikid said:
Hrmmmm looks like a cool set up - love to know how it goes and why he used 2 6v sla's instead of 1 12v?
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Not sure... size? my Scout uses 2 6v 4.2Ah SLA's (in series), runtimes for a 55w HID comes in around 32 minutes HOTC, not too shabby when you consider i get around 45 minutes with a 12v 7Ah SLA (Professionals Favourite host) :thumbsup:
 
Just got my POB from Sams, best $30 I ever spent 🙂 Had a lot of fun last night lighting up the sky
 
BTW, the problem with mine (flickered then died on turn-on) was the bulb. Popped in a new one, and it's all hunky-dory now. Thanks to Turbo DV8 for helping me out with the tri-wing bits and bulb. 🙂
 
TigerhawkT3 said:
BTW, the problem with mine (flickered then died on turn-on) was the bulb. Popped in a new one, and it's all hunky-dory now. Thanks to Turbo DV8 for helping me out with the tri-wing bits and bulb. 🙂
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It's nice to know what the outcome of that was....nice that it was something simple too.

That reminds me of BVH's HID bulb replacement thread. You might have to post an update over there now. 🙂

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=196987
 
I'm not to impressed with my POB. If I hear rukus in the backyard I want a light that turns on fast, at least in the time it takes me to open the door.

How long does it take this thing to reach full brightness?
 
mine kicks on fast.... more than 10 sec, no more than 15 sec. The pob is focused to be a far away spot light. If you used it up close the spot will ruin your night vision anyway and hurt your eyes. The light has a very big spil but not very bright since all the light is funneled into the hot spot.

Maybe put a flood light in your back yard, they are cheap at the home depot and they come on fast.
 
glenda17 said:
I'm not to impressed with my POB. If I hear rukus in the backyard I want a light that turns on fast, at least in the time it takes me to open the door.

How long does it take this thing to reach full brightness?
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It takes only about 5 seconds to get to 75%, 10 seconds to get to 95% brightness, and then abother 5 seconds or so to reach full brightness. I find it to start up very fast and have good output for an HID when it it first turned on.

If you are looking to get a spotlight that turns on to full brightness instantly, I recommend the Brinkmann Qbeam Bix Max (Or "Max Million III") 3 Million MaxPower Rechargeable spot/flood light $40 from either Walmart or Target. It is by far the best rechargeable Incandescent spotlight I have ever used (IMHO of course), and has a more floody beam than the POB but still great throw and is super bright. It runs for 25 minutes straight on a fully charged battery.

I think this Brinkmann might be just what you are looking for. It isn't quite as bright as the POB but is brighter than the POB for the first 5 seconds after turning them on. Its flood mode is very useful, as it can flood an entire multi-acre piece of property with light unlike any other spotlight I know of. It's quite an amazing light! 🙂
 
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here are a couple beam shots....not the best
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And testing all four for function
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here is one more
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Mettee, those are some of the best beamshots I have ever seen of the POB as you do a great job of depicting its incredible throw and laser like beam!:twothumbs Isn't is amazing how the POB is like a blue laser?😀

P.S. I just wanted to give you a heads up that the maximum allowed size for images on CPF is 800x800 pixels, so your beamshots need to be downsized.🙂
 
those beamshots are exactly what i see with mine. pictures tell a thousand words......
 
Mettee,
Glad to see that all of the ones you bought are functioning properly! Must have been fun to get all four fired up at once!
 
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