Maglite parts
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Metal reflector
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Osram Sylvania bulb overclocked at 80 times its regular luminosity
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12 x 1200mV NiMH batteries
= Burn baby burn!
Yes, the video doesn’t show a burning Christmas tree. But, would you even doubt its capability of doing so?
December 5th, 2006 at 1:39 pm
this is the crazyest thing i ever seen
December 5th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
Are they available to buy? Its like all gadgets, “I gotta gets me one of those”
December 5th, 2006 at 5:40 pm
I would buy one too, or at least like the plans on how to “overclock” the bulb…
December 5th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Grrr. I hit enter and it posted before I was done.
If anyone knows where to find said plans please post the link here.
December 5th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
And what do both of you plan to burn?
December 5th, 2006 at 7:14 pm
I woould carry that thing in a survival kit to help start a fire
December 5th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
this is more a “MOD” than “OVERCLOCKING” seeing how he replaced the maglight bulb with a much more powerfull bulb and then fed it 14.4v from a custom array of rechargable AA’s Cool idea, but in the real world its not practical (hint hint that bulb if for dj lighting gear) as for plans
step 1. get a Old METAL flashlight
step 2. order a Sylvania EVA 64623 bulb (about 5.00us)
step 3. make a custom battery pack out of rechargable AA’s and charge it.
step 4. mod the reflector to hold the new bulb and adjust the internal wiring for the new pack and presto! super light is born!
have fun dont burn your eyes out
December 6th, 2006 at 12:18 am
“I woould carry that thing in a survival kit to help start a fire ”
Yeah, make sure it doesn’t flip on in your backpack!
December 6th, 2006 at 2:44 am
heh No kidding that would turn survival into a night mare
December 6th, 2006 at 3:41 am
Just create a fail proof system or a safety feature to remove before turning it on. This thing would actually be quite perfect… of course the flashlight would be painted red with a shit load of caution stuff stating “THIS IS NOT A FLASHLIGHT”. Of course there are numnuts out there who would piss off smokey the bear.
December 6th, 2006 at 8:31 am
I’d like to see this mod done with a collimating lens assembly. That would be pretty freakin cool and likely increase it’s burning capabilities!
December 6th, 2006 at 9:26 am
Crap, sounds like too much work for my technologically challenged ass without pictures…. Where is the order form?
December 7th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Um… i think i’ll just use my zippo
December 7th, 2006 at 10:23 pm
anyone else notice that first and second button press/slide movement where he probably turns on/off the flame emitting device cleverly hidden in the flashlight?
December 8th, 2006 at 11:12 am
Always a skeptic, and the post under anon is it. Thanks for trying to ruin something cool by saying it is fake, but no one believes you dipshit.
December 8th, 2006 at 11:14 am
And when i say no one believes you, I don’t mean no one believes its hidden. I mean you are dumb and there always has to be some douche bag that says it isn’t real. I hate douches, especially douches like you who have to say everything is fake.
December 9th, 2006 at 4:58 am
wow! What a whiny little bitch, it looks like I have incurred the wrath of some hater-hater. (if thats possible) Its people like me that are skeptic and its colostomy bags like you who love to be the next person in line to flame someone for a thought.
Well here is the thought of the day….
I’d rather be a Douche bag than a colostomy bag……..I get to go places you have never seen…like a vagina! You, on the other hand (hole) get to goto places no one wants to see.
Good day Mr. Colostomy Bag
Signed,
Mr. Douchebag
December 9th, 2006 at 5:00 am
HAHAH! I love you Mr. Douchebag