VT110 Air + Distant Tree Beamshots

Got my Vector Twin up & running, 2x 55w 4300K + Light weight Lithium Batt. Its a real Monster & so fun & practical. VT110 idea from this Thread.
NOTE: THE ACTUAL OUTPUT OF THESE CHEAP TYPE BALLASTS, IS ONLY AROUND 42W, NOT 55W :thumbsdow
(SO TOTAL OUTPUT IS AROUND 84W LOL!!!)

UPDATE: (sept/08) :huh: OK this Monster is now running at 2 x 60w (120w Total output) Ballasts have been tweaked to give a HUGE!!!!!! notice in lumens. I MEAN HUGE!!!!!!!!!!! Just don't expect long life with the cheap H7 Bulbs. :thumbsup:






Time: 2:02am
Weather Conditions: Clear Sky + Gale Force Wind.



10MCP with 130w @ ~14v :hahaha:



Mega Illuminator, 55w 6000K :huh:

VT110, 2x55w 4300K :devil::devil:



And... just for fun.
The "Wake your neighborhood up" Flashlight.



Might get some ground based Beam shots when I can be bothered.:duh2:


Flash,

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i admire your brightness. i am also jealous of it...

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It does seem like it would be a practical light with those lightweight batteries in there. Nice air beamshots!

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Wow good job with the light, and my what strange trees you have?

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What is the "bright" light? Is it a 600W Aircraft bulb or something?

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Very nice lights Flashanator!:thumbsup:

Your new twin Vector HID mod is really awesome. The 1000W Thor is my favorite. Your 55W Mega Illuminator looks like a blue laser!

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Thx BlueBeam.

The Mega Illuminator's 6000K Bulb is what gives it that blue light-saber look.

Im thinking of going 6000k on my VT110. I just love the Bluebeam look.

Juggernaut, those are just Gum Trees. They were blowing around in the strong wind like mad.

Funny how the one visible star in the upper right hand corner of the sky is only visible with the Incan Beam shots, & not the HID's?

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Nice !! How does the Vector twin stack up against the Thor with the 55W HID as far as throw goes ?

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Hi,

The Mega Illuminator throws a tight small beam much further then the VT110. But without binocular vision, its hard to see. The VT110's wider beam though, is far more practical IMO, Especially at shorter distances like up to 200-300m. From the naked eye, the VT110 stands out alot more.
:thumbsup:

Here are some more beamshots of a Distant Tree.
I cant get over how much light the VT110 puts out!!! It is a serious light. :devil::devil:


Distance to Tree = Around 200 Metres.

Reference...


(f/3.4, exposure time:2sec, 100 ISO)

10MCP with 130w Full Charge.



Mega Illuminator 55w 6000K.



VT110 2x 55w 4300K.



ThorX10 MOD 700w Spot Full Charge.



The 10MCP & Mega Illuminator's beams were focused on that main centre white trunk of the tree. The VT110 & Thor X10 are more floody, & completely engulfed the whole bunch of trees.

Flash,



EDIT: Getting out my old 10MCP Incan makes me realize how useful it still is. The 130w bulb in the 10MCP Housing doesn't quite give as tight beam as the orig 100w, a little wider. Maybe due to larger filimant & bulb?
The Mega Illuminator is just too big & heavy, & a 4kg SLA doesn't helpFor illumination it suffers light output with 6000K colour temp, but I like bluer beams... so.
Arrr, but the VT110 is GOLDDDDDDDD. G O L D!!!!

The VT110 looks AMAZING! I think it is the most impressive one in this shootout because of the way it has so much flood and spill with such a large bright hotspot. Nice pictures.:thumbsup:

Your right about the VT110 being a serious light ! Those pics really tell the story. Out of curiosity what size Lithium battery pak are you using, and what runtime are you getting ?

Excellent shots !!!! :twothumbs

Havent done a runtime test yet, Not shore how hot ballasts get???. Longest I ran it for was only 8-10mins while taking beamshots.

I went Lithium & got a (14.8v,12ah pack, 1.5c rate) (maybe someone here can work runtime out for me?)

It fits in the space of the old 7ah SLA, & its only 1.4kg. thats alot of friggen power. IMO without Lithium, its just a show & tell light.

Flashanator 500mW said:

Havent done a runtime test yet, Not shore how hot ballasts get???. Longest I ran it for was only 8-10mins while taking beamshots.

I went Lithium & got a (14.8v,12ah pack, 1.5c rate) (maybe someone here can work runtime out for me?)

It fits in the space of the old 7ah SLA, & its only 1.4kg. thats alot of friggen power. IMO without Lithium, its just a show & tell light.

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Actually I can answer those questions for you. I have been making some observations of the 55W, 4300K HID kit I have. The way to work out runtimes, as best as I can tell, is to first convert the battery specs. into Watt hours(Wh).

My 55W kit pulls 3.8A(measured) @ 14.8V = 56.24W x 2(in your case) = 112.48W
Batt., 14.8V x 12Ah = 177.6Wh
So 177.6Wh ÷ 112.48W = ~1.57hrs(not allowing for the higher start up currents) of runtime. I have measured ballast temps. over a 2hr period with my good DMM and thermocouple attached to the aluminium body, the highest temp. I got was 59⁰C. According to the specs., the temp. range for the ballast is -45⁰C to +105⁰C. Still 59⁰C fells pretty bloody hot !! But if you think about it imagine how hot they must get at certain times under the bonnet of a car. I'm going to take some current and voltage measurements at the bulb, when I do I'll post them for anyone who might want to know.

Cool


Thanks for that!!

:thumbsup:

Ill prob stick to 20mins tops For runtime, then let it cool off.

No probs., those temp. readings where taken in a static test using a PSU, it should be fine to use it for the entire length of it's runtime considering the ballasts temp. range.

BTW how much did that 12Ah pack cost you, incl. shipping, if you don't mind me asking ? You can PM me the price if you like. Also do you know the Max. discharge rate and if it is protected ?

Thanks

Hi Morepower,

PM sent!

Cool FUN

My 8800mAh pack runs for 68min so may well get about 100+min or 1.7+hr

Great "little" mod this

Cheers
Pete

Pete can you comment on Ballast heat? Have you measured or felt the heat of the ballasts after a long period of use??


Thanks.