wjv
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Yes I have committed vintage flashlight heresy!
But only for about 20 minutes!
A week or so ago I picked up a nice Eveready 2 Cell Vulcanite Baby Flashlight with Walleye Lens (circa 1914). Here is a picture from that thread.
With the help of bykfixer I was able to find some spare incan #14 bulbs for it. While looking online I noticed several LED bulbs in that size, but none had the proper voltage ranges. Then I found a site in the UK. It is www.bikeco.co.uk and they had this bulb:
So being an engineer I just had to try one to see what it would do. They also had a 1 watt, 140 lumen version, but I did not want to take any chances that I might damage my Eveready though over heating.
I swapped out the bulbs and this is the light with the LED in it.
Before and After
White wall shots: Before and After. (The Before is a bit grainy because I had to boost the Gamma on the picture to make it visible)
I have to give NICELITE credit. Their product is exactly as advertised, and it is a nice pure white LED without any Purples, Blues or Greens. However, this light was meant to put out a warm glow and not a pure white spotlight. So after the pictures were done I restored the Eveready back to its original format, and put the NICELITE bulb into the flashlight drawer. Maybe someday I will find a less classic light that I can put the LED into without feeling like I'm defacing a it.
The bikeco site has a wide variety of LED bulbs for flashlights, including some E10s in red and green. They have a nice selection of bulbs for upgrading Maglites. It took about a week to get my bulb and it was $8.28 + shipping.
Just though I'd pass the info along. .
It's a shame that the Walleye lenses aren't being used anymore. I have several "floody" 1x18650 LED lights. NONE of them can do what this light can do in terms of a smooth and HUGE flood area!!
Sometimes New isn't better.
But only for about 20 minutes!
A week or so ago I picked up a nice Eveready 2 Cell Vulcanite Baby Flashlight with Walleye Lens (circa 1914). Here is a picture from that thread.
With the help of bykfixer I was able to find some spare incan #14 bulbs for it. While looking online I noticed several LED bulbs in that size, but none had the proper voltage ranges. Then I found a site in the UK. It is www.bikeco.co.uk and they had this bulb:
So being an engineer I just had to try one to see what it would do. They also had a 1 watt, 140 lumen version, but I did not want to take any chances that I might damage my Eveready though over heating.
I swapped out the bulbs and this is the light with the LED in it.
Before and After
White wall shots: Before and After. (The Before is a bit grainy because I had to boost the Gamma on the picture to make it visible)
I have to give NICELITE credit. Their product is exactly as advertised, and it is a nice pure white LED without any Purples, Blues or Greens. However, this light was meant to put out a warm glow and not a pure white spotlight. So after the pictures were done I restored the Eveready back to its original format, and put the NICELITE bulb into the flashlight drawer. Maybe someday I will find a less classic light that I can put the LED into without feeling like I'm defacing a it.
The bikeco site has a wide variety of LED bulbs for flashlights, including some E10s in red and green. They have a nice selection of bulbs for upgrading Maglites. It took about a week to get my bulb and it was $8.28 + shipping.
Just though I'd pass the info along. .
It's a shame that the Walleye lenses aren't being used anymore. I have several "floody" 1x18650 LED lights. NONE of them can do what this light can do in terms of a smooth and HUGE flood area!!
Sometimes New isn't better.
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