New HID Worklights on BX2660

[Dunlapjc]

Just wanted to share some pictures of the work lamps I've installed on the orange beast. They came out great!

6000 unadulterated lumens blasting out into the darkness...

I used a modified Osram Sylvania Xenarc X1010 High Intensity Discharge (HID) Xenon Lighting System that has had the bulb shield removed. Although that makes it a glare hazard for on-road use, that's not my intent, and getting as many lumens projected out was my goal.

Each ballast went behind the tail lamps, the power switch for the rig is an IP65 rated LED lit rocker switch that fit perfectly on the plastic flat next to the cup holder.

These are un-edited pics off of my phone, so the comparisons to the stock headlamps are apples to apples, and the night shots are just that, straight shots from the phone.

I'm throwing a lot of light, I'm thinking of this would be a fun way to play late night back-yard wiffle ball tournaments...

Certainly not a conventional set of work lamps, and my wife certainly thinks its overkill, but what fun would a conventional setup be...

 

[Stradbash]

Warning!; Looking at the enlarged versions of the above photos may damage your vision!

 

[radioman]

Nice! don't you need a rear facing light too for backing up?

 

[Dunlapjc]

There's enough light spill that I can actually see behind me...
(as long as I don't look up and blind myself.
Also, I mounted the work-lights on a bracket that can swing over and shoot backwards if wanted.

 

[DGS]

Have to agree with your wife, those lights are overkill, but if you are going to kill something it's nice to see what you are killing. LOL I sure hope you have the 40A alternator on that beast or your battery is going to be toast in short order.
Regards
DGS

 

[Dunlapjc]

I do have the 40 amp alternator, but since they're HID they start out at 8 amps each, but then within a minute they reach steady state run current at 2.3 amps each. That's the beauty of HID. The initial power draw is high to start the arc, but it drops drastically in short order...

HID is more energy efficient than Halogen, but LED is even more efficient than that, but more costly at this point...

Have to agree with your wife, those lights are overkill, but if you are going to kill something it's nice to see what you are killing. LOL I sure hope you have the 40A alternator on that beast or your battery is going to be toast in short order.
Regards
DGS

 

[Red Beast]

there is no such thing as overkill! lol
Nice job. No need for a snow blower now eh, you can just melt it.

 

[RTII]

Nicely done and great results. I was sittin at home wondering how I could effectively work a little longer and came across your post................ Thanks

 

[ktm250rider]

Hmm, I may have to stop by a certain HID Engineers desk tomorrow.

 

[varmint]

Just stumbled onto your post about the HID lights- amazing! Is there another thread, "cause I love to read more about the lights themselves, like how much they cost, where they came from, etc..