Titanpat57
Expedition Leader
Hi all,
Im constantly farkin' around with LED's...I'm kinda of addicted to modding with them. The draw is of course is the little power usage, coupled with some pretty bright beams.
One of my favorites was to take my Dewalt 14.4 flashlight and a Vulcan 12v Fireman type flashlight. The Dewalt came with some kit I bought and removed the standard bulb then installed an LED module.
I took the ol' handy dandy Dremel cut off wheel and enlarged the opening at the rear of the chrome reflector big enough for the module to fit snuggly. Next I took the leads to the existing wiring and connected them to leads off the module (remember that positive and negitive HAVE to be correct on an LED or it will not light). After that I made sure the back of the module made good contact with the tension spring and WHA-LAA..Let there be light!!
Here's a few pics. The standard bulb would run about 3-4 hours on a good charge. This will run about 24-30 hours, and no batteries to throw out, based on the extended run times. These are the same modules I used for back up lights on my trailer....small, compact, great beam and reasonably priced for what you get.
Here's the link for the LED modules!
http://www.oznium.com/high-intensity-led-spotlight
Im constantly farkin' around with LED's...I'm kinda of addicted to modding with them. The draw is of course is the little power usage, coupled with some pretty bright beams.
One of my favorites was to take my Dewalt 14.4 flashlight and a Vulcan 12v Fireman type flashlight. The Dewalt came with some kit I bought and removed the standard bulb then installed an LED module.
I took the ol' handy dandy Dremel cut off wheel and enlarged the opening at the rear of the chrome reflector big enough for the module to fit snuggly. Next I took the leads to the existing wiring and connected them to leads off the module (remember that positive and negitive HAVE to be correct on an LED or it will not light). After that I made sure the back of the module made good contact with the tension spring and WHA-LAA..Let there be light!!
Here's a few pics. The standard bulb would run about 3-4 hours on a good charge. This will run about 24-30 hours, and no batteries to throw out, based on the extended run times. These are the same modules I used for back up lights on my trailer....small, compact, great beam and reasonably priced for what you get.
Here's the link for the LED modules!
http://www.oznium.com/high-intensity-led-spotlight