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Packhorse
 Post subject: Yet another cannister light
PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:19 pm 
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This one has been a long time in the making.

Plumb Bob got the cannister made.
It has a triple start thread which means the lid only rotates 360 deg from on off.
I have added a rotating collar with a reed switch so no extra holes are in the cannister for the switch. Its all done with magnets!
It will take a 10Ah 7.4 volt Li Ion battery giving it a 6 hour + run time AT FULL POWER!!!

The light head is a modified Maglite with 4 Cree Q5 LED's using aspheric lenses.
It has a 3 mode drive offering Hi Med and Low out puts. On Hi this light should produce 800 lumen.

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Looking good Mr P !

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Looks good - but how are you going to boil the kettle without it's cord? ;)

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I'll just use one off a salvo light. It may take a bit longer, catch fire and burn the house down but at least it will be black. :bat:
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functionality is irrelevant, just so long as it's black 8)

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Nice one PH :wink:
I think that looks pretty damn good, prolly be 900 lumens if it was all black though. :lol:

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Black absorbs light. Its a well know fact So the lumen will probably be less.

Having said that I have another one just like the other one which is black ( with an orange cord just to piss off the new owner).
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Yes black does absorb light, so if it was all black it would absorb the surrounding light, making things darker. Which would make the light brighter....

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Its done!
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Nice one.
What is the cable you used (apart from being god ugly)? Is it just water resistant 3 core extension lead cable?
How many cable glands are in use? Are you still resorting to using 2 in the light head?
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I like the orange cable, Not sure why others dont like it.
Its normal heavy duty extention lead type cable with a silicon /rubber jacket as opposed to PVC. This offers a better grip and seal on the glands.

I have just used 1 gland per end. These are pretty good designed glands and I have been told they are 10 bar rated although I have not seen anything to confirm this.
The hole on the lid is not threaded right thru but you could do this easy enough with a tap and have an internal gland too. Having 2 in the light head is possible if you pot the tail cap.
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can you build light powered bongs?
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Whats a bong?
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Packhorse wrote:
Whats a bong?


its a hip word for Creative Vase, like this one
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But I want a kick ass light shining out of it so my flowers will light up all pretty like :)
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Ah.... you know the world would be a much more peaceful place if we could all just get a bong.. :oops:

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