Changing To A Brighter Bulb

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

My lamp set up is a bit "Heath Robinson" to say the least, but it works ok. The lamps an old one from work, it's called a Panther i think. Iv'e removed the battery and wired it up seprately. But I'm thinking of changing the bulb from 50 watt to a 100 watt. Will this be ok ?? or will it damage the lamp or wires ??.

 

Cheers.

[happy larry 3]

100 watt bulb could melt the reflector if its just plastic coated

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

The new bulb is in, just waiting till it gets darker and i'll give it a go.

 

HL, the reflector is metal so should be ok.

 

Fingers crossed.

[martin 332]

What you may find is that eventually the wiring will overheat,and may even burn.Good luck though.

 

Martin

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

Cheers Martin Thats what i was worried about, don't do too much lamping so i'm hoping it'll be ok for awhile.

 

Well tried it last night wilst at work, and,.....Well i couldn't see a f**king difference between the two bulbs.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

if the 100w buld is longer you are effectively changing the points of reflection in the lamp and the beam may change, and you may notice no difference

 

you will notice that the batteries won't last near as long either, panther has a good beam on it...

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

Umm,...thanks Snap

 

Goes of the measure the length of the bulbs........

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Some bulbs may be the same length, and still be the same length, but the beam may still be crap,

 

stick with the same wattage or change up to a bigger more powerful light..... like the lightforce stirker, or blitz with a battery pack

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

See, there in lies the problem Snap.

 

I don't have much lamping permission and my set up has cost me nothing, apart from the bumbag i carry the batteries in, and i'd already got that. The rest was all free from work. The new bulb was a £5 from Ebay and said it was genuine Osram/Lightforce ?? I'll keep it as a spare.

 

Thanks.