Super Power Lights

[TresCrows]

This is an esoteric post JFYI. Due to the flood of junk from China it is now possible to purchase high power spotlights generally using the H3 55W and 100W bulbs and even the H4 bulbs with sealed lead acid gell cell batteries powering them. Candlepower ranges from 500,000 to over 10,000,000 /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. Now how they measure all that and the accuracy of the claims is questionable but these lights do throw a strong beam. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif The best part is that my growing collection in the pic, all were under 20 dollars and some as cheap as 5 dollars, the big one was a credit from a catalog company and was nearly 60--ouch! Why do I need so many lights?, cuz they are cheap and excellent for running off deer, black helicopters and what have you. I often carry one in the car or tractor. They pull so much amperage that 30 minute burn times are about all you can expect but some have power cords for running of the cigarrette lighter in the truck etc. Anyways, you can see these lights at places like Home Depot sometimes, Attwoods, Harbor Freight, Northern Tool etc. These lights are bright enough to damage your eyes /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif so you definity do not look into them at close range. Some have an area light that uses a smaller bulb so it can burn for hours. The big one can light up a tree line at over 200 hundred yards and the one from Home Depot with the red trim ring is a sleeper--it punches out there with a very strong beam as well. So there you have it, if you ever saw these things in a store and wondered if they worked--they actually do. A couple of mine are nearly 3 years old as well and still going strong. JFYI. J

 

[rozett]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( ... cuz they are cheap and excellent for running off deer, black helicopters and what have you. ... )</font>

Tres.... be care aiming those things at black helicopters.... they might shoot back with something stronger than light. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[mundamanu]

I'm a little confused. Are the lights whose value you extol in your post the "junk" that is coming out of China? Or is there lots of genuine cheap junk that is coming out of China and flooding the market, therefore making these high quality lights cheaper? If the former, why call it junk in one breath and praise it in the next? If the latter, there is no need to explain.

 

[TresCrows]

Manadoo, you must think you can pin me down, nope, not likely, you take it anyway you want. This is a for fun post for anyone interested, if arguing is your interest I am not interested. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif .
Meanwhile back at the ranch, I think I hear the doggies barking at something out back, I think I will grab one of my Chinese junk lights and light up the whole back acerage. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif.
To prevent confusion, these products are not sophistocated machined aluminum castings or moldings, they look in fact like something costing virtually nothing. The apparently to subtle point was that despite their low cost and somewhat cheesy build quality they ACTUALLY work. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif and work quiet well in fact. No political or xenophobic statement was intended /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif.
Now you have a nice day ya hear /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. J