Low voltage instaflashes bulbs?

Lobo

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I'm starting to get more and more interested in incans, but have a very noobish question. I've been browsing around here a bit, but got the impression that you can instaflash bulbs if you have too LOW voltage? Sounds weird to me, so I'm wondering if that is true?
 

saeckereier

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Well if the bulbs voltage is lower than the batteries, yes, it can instaflash :)But that'S quite probably not what you meant.

You can't instaflash a bulb with a too low voltage, *but* the designations of the bulb usually are meant for a special battery type. Meaning, if you hit a 9V bulb for CR123As with 9V or maybe even 8V it will not last long, because CR123As will experience a severe voltage drop with a high output lamp so the 9V lamp is actually meant for a lower voltage. Was that what you meant?
 
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Lobo

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Uhm, yeah, that might been what I meant? :thinking: :D

Just recalling that I read some threads where it was adviced not to have too low voltage(apart from the fact that some bulbs have lower lifespan on lower voltage), but I think you explained that with your answere.

I was mainly wondering about ROP-bulbs. What kind of voltage you're supposed to run them on when running NiMH.
 
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