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I have a Brinkmann 5D flashlight, I bought it years ago just because I *wanted* it. It is decently bright, but I quickly learned it is rather big, heavy, and awkward to use, so I have never used it much. The handy thing about it, the body is in two segments, a 2D segment and a 3D segment. So I am planning to convert it down to the 2D segment, get a pair of 3AA to 1D adapters, and run it on 6AA NiMH batteries. The question is, what bulb should I use?
The light came with a KPR112 (Krypton) bulb. (Actually, two of them, the spare is still in the tailcap.) Since that bulb is designed for 5 D cells, a nominal 7.5 volts, I figure I should be OK running it on 6 NiMH cells, a nominal 7.2 volts. Would it be practical to overdrive a 4 cell bulb on the NiMH batteries? If I do get a 4 cell bulb, should I go with Krypton or Xenon? (I seem to recall reading somewhere that Krypton is more resilient for overdriving.) Or is my best bet just getting a 5 cell Xenon bulb? With any bulb, do I need to be careful with pulling batteries straight off the charger, since at that point they may be over 1.4 volts, for a total over 8.4 volts? In case I ever use 6AA alkalines, would a 5 cell bulb be able to handle them?
Thanks in advance for the advice.
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The light came with a KPR112 (Krypton) bulb. (Actually, two of them, the spare is still in the tailcap.) Since that bulb is designed for 5 D cells, a nominal 7.5 volts, I figure I should be OK running it on 6 NiMH cells, a nominal 7.2 volts. Would it be practical to overdrive a 4 cell bulb on the NiMH batteries? If I do get a 4 cell bulb, should I go with Krypton or Xenon? (I seem to recall reading somewhere that Krypton is more resilient for overdriving.) Or is my best bet just getting a 5 cell Xenon bulb? With any bulb, do I need to be careful with pulling batteries straight off the charger, since at that point they may be over 1.4 volts, for a total over 8.4 volts? In case I ever use 6AA alkalines, would a 5 cell bulb be able to handle them?
Thanks in advance for the advice.
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