cool_hardware52
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I've been in the Bicycle light business for 20+ years. Over that time I have unfortunately collected some "orphaned" components.
Some times a design changes and obsoletes other components, or one required component is discontinued and that forces other changes. Some times the purchasing department blows the forecast for a given item.
I happen to find myself with a fairly large quantity of very bright 8 watt miniature gas filled xenon bulbs, and AC-DC wall adapters capable of directly powering these bulbs.
The lamps are left over from a discontinued bike light, and the AC-DC "chargers" are just ideal for a battery that never quite made it out of development.
I have in the past soldered the leads of the AC Adapter directly on to one of these bulbs, and used it for a tank inspection lamp.
Works great. Very Bright. 8 watts is a great deal of light. Nice and white. By comparison "rope lights" are usually about 5 watts / ft. or less and offer a much lower color temperature.
These are small and easy to get into the tank, the wire lead is nice and long (even for big bank bottles)
Well I finally got around to modifying a mold I had to make a "Socket" for these bi pin based lamps. Now it's possible to simply plug the lamps in the end of the wire lead. Insulated, and the bulbs are easily replaced in the field. The lamps are made using a fairly thick silica glass tube, and are pretty robust even when just the bare bulb is used on end of the lead.
I'm thinking of offering these for sale. Does $18 seem reasonable? (with one bulb, replacement bulbs are $4) You'd be hard pressed to buy the parts for that.
Tobin
Some times a design changes and obsoletes other components, or one required component is discontinued and that forces other changes. Some times the purchasing department blows the forecast for a given item.
I happen to find myself with a fairly large quantity of very bright 8 watt miniature gas filled xenon bulbs, and AC-DC wall adapters capable of directly powering these bulbs.
The lamps are left over from a discontinued bike light, and the AC-DC "chargers" are just ideal for a battery that never quite made it out of development.
I have in the past soldered the leads of the AC Adapter directly on to one of these bulbs, and used it for a tank inspection lamp.
Works great. Very Bright. 8 watts is a great deal of light. Nice and white. By comparison "rope lights" are usually about 5 watts / ft. or less and offer a much lower color temperature.
These are small and easy to get into the tank, the wire lead is nice and long (even for big bank bottles)
Well I finally got around to modifying a mold I had to make a "Socket" for these bi pin based lamps. Now it's possible to simply plug the lamps in the end of the wire lead. Insulated, and the bulbs are easily replaced in the field. The lamps are made using a fairly thick silica glass tube, and are pretty robust even when just the bare bulb is used on end of the lead.
I'm thinking of offering these for sale. Does $18 seem reasonable? (with one bulb, replacement bulbs are $4) You'd be hard pressed to buy the parts for that.
Tobin
