Wanna see an overdriven Arc LS second? Here!!

Thanks, Sean for the dare!

hey isnt it craigs job to try to let the smoke out?
wonder how much destructive testing peter at arc did?

I think Peter has done LOADS!! The Arc holds up pretty well under the increased load. Yet to smell any smoking bits, but I'll bet Craig will find a way

Looks good, hehe. Nice and bright!

I'll try it once I get some N cells.

Besides, I can't do it yet anyway. I am working on a trade for my LS. I don't think they want a burned up LS.

Ok, I finally found my stash of N cells. What did you use as a stubby dummy cell to make up the extra space inside the barrel? A washer of some kind?

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Ok, I finally found my stash of N cells. What did you use as a stubby dummy cell to make up the extra space inside the barrel? A washer of some kind?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Look closely at his picture above. (Wad of aluminum foil)

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Look closely at his picture above. (Wad of aluminum foil)

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I thought that was a lump of gallium. :-O
To the kitchen I go...

It's the middle of the night & I'm board over here so let me know how it goes!

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It's the middle of the night & I'm board over here so let me know how it goes!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I can't find my roll of foil. The last time I used some was to make a lampshade, and the roll disappeared sometime afterward.
Guess that means I sh*tcan a lampshade, eh?

Ok, so I did that. It's brighter, but it's not a real major milestone increase.
Relative brightness 1073 on a 123 cell, 1105 on 2 AA cells, and 1184 on 3 "N" cells. My photometer ate it, so I can't provide any real measurements in mcd or candelas. Only these relative total flux measurements.

You could use a long spring out of another flashlight & drop it into the 2AA battery tube.

Hey Craig, check this light out!
Toilet light

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Hey Craig, check this light out!

Toilet light<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You're up at 3 in the morning looking for toilets on ebay?!?

What do you mean? It's 5:17am here! I work nights, and I'm off tonight so I keep the same schedule on the weekends.

This same guy was selling Photons for $.99 cents each plus $3.50 shipping, well, the toilet was something else he was selling.

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Look closely at his picture above. (Wad of aluminum foil)

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Sharp fella, this Sean guy
Craig, what about color - did you see any diff after overdriving the LS? Mine got a touch whiter...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by hotfoot:
Sharp fella, this Sean guy

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