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The lights are here! But I thought up a new potential problem...this battery will be 12ish volts after a fresh charge. After its on for awhile the battery will drop voltage. In a halogen it would just lead to a dimmer light but a ballast driven HID will abruptly shut off if the input voltage...

I know...its a cell phone picture because its not my computer :banned: Its a laptop I got to play around on at the google fiber headquarters in Kansas City. My grad program has a graduate working for google there so we got a tour. Apparently Kansas is trying to pass a law making google fiber...

Thanks! I thought so I just wanted to air my thoughts here before I have two torn up spotlights and two hacked up HID kits that won't turn on.

Yeah I'm guessing a 10-12amp start up... I think I read it somewhere but can't find it

Hey this isn't lasers but its batteries and still really cool! I am building two 100w HID spotlights using the THOR Colossus as a base. I am building these for some friends. They are not up to date on li ion charging procedures so the last thing I want is to make them a battery pack. My...

I win **sorry its so big.

From today with the girlfriend

Not a laser story but I was testing a 100w led array...one of those mega huge 10000 lumen ones. I had it thermal pasted to a CPU heatsink and didn't realize how hot it was getting until suddenly 1/3 of the emitters went dim and then burned myself trying to figure out why :crackup:

I was curious what some LPFers might be packing. I don't have pics of all of mine but I'll start with a few! Military Surplus CZ82 Antique Winchester 30-30 Custom Ruger 10/22 1932 Pre-War Hex Mosin Nagant I have some more fun toys and even some builds but this is a start!:beer:

But it won't shut down when finished will it? This was my first thought. The hobby chargers are a great suggestion. I remember researching them years ago but forgot the term. Thanks!

It was at academy sports. Just keep your eye out and you will find some spotlight on close out somewhere. The light doesnt matter you just want the large reflector. Also any light with an internal battery will have plenty of room for the ballast. If it doesnt have a battery or room just...

I have so many batteries of various types and im tired of having chargers for each one and then needing special one off chargers for any potential battery packs. Instead I would like to have a single charger that can be carefully set to the parameters of any 3-12V battery. Do these exist? I...

Just over two years :eek: Crazy how fast time goes. How was your trip to Wichita? Also this is a bit off topic but I hope everyone is rooting for the amazing underdogs this year in the NCAA Tournament!

Nobody? Build a flashlight that can light up a water tower a quarter of a mile away for under $30 and not one comment? This place has sure died down since back in the day.

Not dead :shhh: I had some major life changes. I got out of the hobby a bit though I still have my lasers. Might need to sell a few now that I think of it. I even sold off my lathe and my mill so no more custom heatsinks :cryyy: It was fun but I couldnt keep up with customer builds and real...

HID kit - $32 shipped flea bay - sold my friend half so that's $16 Closeout Thor s250 55w Spotlight - $12 Cheap 2 wire extension cord - $1.50 Left over solder, electrical tape, bits of wire and a washer - Lets say $.49 Total $29.99 for 3000 Lumens of Awesomeness :drool: HID Bulb Now for...

ahh I see. It would be cool if there was a way to get a good point at a distance but maybe thats not achievable.

This is completely impractical BUT has anyone programmed their laser projector to move very slowly in order to engrave an image into something like a black plastic sheet or something else that would absorb the visible light? I know high power projectors tend to have larger beam specs but they...

Does it work? If so congrats! Thats an accomplishment in itself. I am sure you will move to flashlight housings in no time.