Phaserburn
Flashlight Enthusiast
http://www.rayovac.com/products/flashlights/kids.shtml
Expand the pic; it's the lantern on the left. It comes in several colors that are translucent. It's marketed as a kids lantern, but there's nothing about it other than the bright colors to diminish it. Cost is around $7.
Anyway, I've been using mine with a 4.8V/.8A bulb and IC3 NiMH's. 2.25 hr runtime, very bright, and very white light. This is due in part to running the brighter than .5A stock bulb at specs with the NiMH's, and because of the really nice diffuser ROV uses. The diffuser is tubular with raised bumps all over it in a straight, lined pattern. The result is that the light source appears very white (mine is even slightly blue, perhaps due to the blue plastic base on the one I have) and seems to be a floating .75" tubular source of light within the diffuser. No filament or bulb is visible at all, and it's a really nice, good looking effect. The color temp is also much warmer than similar priced led or fluro lanterns, making the overall use as an area light more pleasant; YMMV. The output is greater than the Energizer Trailblazer CCFT, Osram Mini Dulux fluro, and Energizer led lantern, all using 4AA, except for the Osram which uses 2. Remember that all the above lanterns are really 180 degree light sources. The Rayovac is 360. The switch is a rotating one with only on and off positions, but with a nice tactile click to it.
This combo runs with a very flat discharge cycle, all the way up to the end; in effect, "regulated". The .5A lamp isn't horrible either. Runs at 3.5 hours with a less bright and warmer color output.
This was such a good performer IMO for such little money and effort, I wanted to see if anyone else who likes things like this has found it yet and used it in this fashion. I know some have been modded w/ luxeons, and in truth this is why I bought mine. But the output with an Everled SE is no match for the incan, and avoids all the luxeon heat issues as the bulb pedestal is plastic.
I took a few pics, but couldn't successfully capture what it looks like in real life.
Expand the pic; it's the lantern on the left. It comes in several colors that are translucent. It's marketed as a kids lantern, but there's nothing about it other than the bright colors to diminish it. Cost is around $7.
Anyway, I've been using mine with a 4.8V/.8A bulb and IC3 NiMH's. 2.25 hr runtime, very bright, and very white light. This is due in part to running the brighter than .5A stock bulb at specs with the NiMH's, and because of the really nice diffuser ROV uses. The diffuser is tubular with raised bumps all over it in a straight, lined pattern. The result is that the light source appears very white (mine is even slightly blue, perhaps due to the blue plastic base on the one I have) and seems to be a floating .75" tubular source of light within the diffuser. No filament or bulb is visible at all, and it's a really nice, good looking effect. The color temp is also much warmer than similar priced led or fluro lanterns, making the overall use as an area light more pleasant; YMMV. The output is greater than the Energizer Trailblazer CCFT, Osram Mini Dulux fluro, and Energizer led lantern, all using 4AA, except for the Osram which uses 2. Remember that all the above lanterns are really 180 degree light sources. The Rayovac is 360. The switch is a rotating one with only on and off positions, but with a nice tactile click to it.
This combo runs with a very flat discharge cycle, all the way up to the end; in effect, "regulated". The .5A lamp isn't horrible either. Runs at 3.5 hours with a less bright and warmer color output.
This was such a good performer IMO for such little money and effort, I wanted to see if anyone else who likes things like this has found it yet and used it in this fashion. I know some have been modded w/ luxeons, and in truth this is why I bought mine. But the output with an Everled SE is no match for the incan, and avoids all the luxeon heat issues as the bulb pedestal is plastic.
I took a few pics, but couldn't successfully capture what it looks like in real life.
