Best place to buy 6v halogen globes.

[Travis]

I got one of the 5 + 10W halogen light sets that torpedo7.com was
selling for $99NZ a few weeks ago. I'm quite happy with the unit, but
always want more light.

the instructions say within limits some higher wattage globes can be
used, for instance I could replace the 10W with a 15W globe.

Can anyone recommend a shop in Perth, or online, that offers decent
globes for this purpose?

Its a 6V unit. I'm either after another 10W globe so I can replace the
5W, or a 15W globe so I can replace the 10W.

Travis

 

[Treadly]

I got one of the 5 + 10W halogen light sets that torpedo7.com was
selling for $99NZ a few weeks ago. I'm quite happy with the unit, but
always want more light.

the instructions say within limits some higher wattage globes can be
used, for instance I could replace the 10W with a 15W globe.

Can anyone recommend a shop in Perth, or online, that offers decent
globes for this purpose?

Its a 6V unit. I'm either after another 10W globe so I can replace the
5W, or a 15W globe so I can replace the 10W.

Travis

They're pretty hard to find. Also you have to get the right beam angle too. That's another reason for getting LED lights.

 

[slaw]

I got one of the 5 + 10W halogen light sets that torpedo7.com was
selling for $99NZ a few weeks ago. I'm quite happy with the unit, but
always want more light.

the instructions say within limits some higher wattage globes can be
used, for instance I could replace the 10W with a 15W globe.

Can anyone recommend a shop in Perth, or online, that offers decent
globes for this purpose?

Its a 6V unit. I'm either after another 10W globe so I can replace the
5W, or a 15W globe so I can replace the 10W.

Travis

http://www.lightingpro.com.au/ advertise a 6V 10W 10 degree MR11 globe for about $10. You can get equivalent replacements from bike shops for different brands of lights, but you could be spending $20 plus a globe eg: http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/home.php?cat=37

Or you could do what I've done, buy a 12V narrow beam dichroic and a 6V 10W globe from Jaycar for about $10 all up. Hammer out the 12V globe, removing the glass front if present. Replace globe with the 6V using plaster of paris ensuring that it is positioned correctly (I connnect a battery and line up the globe so that it is in focus). A bit fiddly, but now I have 6V 10W MR16 globes which are quite good overvolted at 7.4V.

I haven't found a source for 6V MR16 globes otherwise. Are the lights from Torpedo MR11 or MR16? Aren't they Planetbike? If so, Netti is their importer so they might have spares.

 

[TimC]

On 2006-05-17, slaw (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> Travis Wrote:
>> Its a 6V unit. I'm either after another 10W globe so I can replace the
>> 5W, or a 15W globe so I can replace the 10W.
>>
>> Travis
> http://www.lightingpro.com.au/ advertise a 6V 10W 10 degree MR11
> globe for about $10. You can get equivalent replacements from bike
> shops for different brands of lights, but you could be spending $20
> plus a globe eg: http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/home.php?cat=37

If they're being overvolted, is it a possibility they are a special
proprietry 5.x volt globe? I presume the battery is definitely 6V?

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[davidm]

"Travis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Can anyone recommend a shop in Perth, or online, that offers decent
> globes for this purpose?

Lamp Replacements in Balcata or O'Connor, Pro-Lamp in Bemont and Nelson
Lamps in Malaga are the 3 places I'd try first.

Cheers
David M

 

[Gemma_k]

"Travis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I got one of the 5 + 10W halogen light sets that torpedo7.com was
> selling for $99NZ a few weeks ago. I'm quite happy with the unit, but
> always want more light.
>
> the instructions say within limits some higher wattage globes can be
> used, for instance I could replace the 10W with a 15W globe.
>
> Can anyone recommend a shop in Perth, or online, that offers decent
> globes for this purpose?
>
> Its a 6V unit. I'm either after another 10W globe so I can replace the
> 5W, or a 15W globe so I can replace the 10W.

I don't know the exact globe you're after but I'll bet these guys can help:
http://www.1stlinks.co.uk/

They also have the hard-to-get vistalite halogen globes, and they also take
paypal funny money!
Have bought from them a few times in the past and their service and postage
from the UK was excellent.

Gemm

 

[SomeGuy]

I got one of the 5 + 10W halogen light sets that torpedo7.com was
selling for $99NZ a few weeks ago. I'm quite happy with the unit, but
always want more light.

the instructions say within limits some higher wattage globes can be
used, for instance I could replace the 10W with a 15W globe.

Can anyone recommend a shop in Perth, or online, that offers decent
globes for this purpose?

Its a 6V unit. I'm either after another 10W globe so I can replace the
5W, or a 15W globe so I can replace the 10W.

Travis

batteryspace.com is the cheapest I have found (they have 10W and 20W), but postage is expensive.

Good quality bulbs too.

 

[Michele Woods]

<SNIP>

Or you could do what I've done, buy a 12V narrow beam dichroic and a 6V
> 10W globe from Jaycar for about $10 all up. Hammer out the 12V globe,
> removing the glass front if present. Replace globe with the 6V using
> plaster of paris ensuring that it is positioned correctly (I connnect a
> battery and line up the globe so that it is in focus). A bit fiddly, but
> now I have 6V 10W MR16 globes which are quite good overvolted at 7.4V.
>
> I haven't found a source for 6V MR16 globes otherwise. Are the lights
> from Torpedo MR11 or MR16? Aren't they Planetbike? If so, Netti is
> their importer so they might have spares.
>
>
> --
> slaw
>

I would like to do this with a 20W 12V 16 degree halogen as I can't find it
in 10W (at 16 degrees) and 20W, while extremely bright, sucks up alot of
battery (and is unnecessary).

How did you remove the front glass and did you replace it? I just had a
quick look at my 20W 60 degree (or it could be a 38 degree) bulb (which
allows me to see just about everything everywhere except far enough in
front) and the glass looks pretty secure.

I'm feeling pretty adventurous but I dont' want to waste an entire light

 

[Random Data]

On Fri, 19 May 2006 11:58:04 +0000, Michele Woods wrote:

> I would like to do this with a 20W 12V 16 degree halogen as I can't find it
> in 10W (at 16 degrees) and 20W, while extremely bright, sucks up alot of
> battery (and is unnecessary).

If you're looking at MR11 (the smaller style - 35mm across) you can get
10W in about 12 degree. I found them in a lighting shop in Dee Why a
couple of days before the '02ish Mont, and the guy reckoned he'd had a run
of bike riders through the door. Might be worth a bit more phoning around.

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[Michele Woods]

"Random Data" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> On Fri, 19 May 2006 11:58:04 +0000, Michele Woods wrote:
>
>> I would like to do this with a 20W 12V 16 degree halogen as I can't find
>> it
>> in 10W (at 16 degrees) and 20W, while extremely bright, sucks up alot of
>> battery (and is unnecessary).
>
> If you're looking at MR11 (the smaller style - 35mm across) you can get
> 10W in about 12 degree. I found them in a lighting shop in Dee Why a
> couple of days before the '02ish Mont, and the guy reckoned he'd had a run
> of bike riders through the door. Might be worth a bit more phoning around.
>
> --
> Dave Hughes | [email protected]
> And you don't think the government lets you buy _real_ tinfoil do you?
> -- D.C. Ross, the Monastery.
>

I'm look for the MR16 (51mm) ones.. they fit better into towball covers (i
hacked together my own lighting). I'd be fine to use a MR11 if I could find
some sort of cover to fit it in to. Any suggestions?

 

[Terry Collins]

Michele Woods wrote:

> I'm feeling pretty adventurous but I dont' want to waste an entire light

Can you warm it gently?
err just run if for an hour (use transformer)

The ones I have with front glass just had the front glass slide off
eventually/with a bit of effort, glue loosened or something.

If there is a bulb around the wire inside., then should be safe to take
it off.

 

[Random Data]

On Fri, 19 May 2006 12:46:59 +0000, Michele Woods wrote:

> I'm look for the MR16 (51mm) ones.. they fit better into towball covers (i
> hacked together my own lighting). I'd be fine to use a MR11 if I could find
> some sort of cover to fit it in to. Any suggestions?

I can't remember if it's electrical or plumbing conduit, but a 35/40mm
joiner seems to work quite well. You can also get screw fittings so the
bulb is replaceable if you want to go to that effort.

I'm fairly sure there are some details on http://hired-goons.net/lights .

--
Dave Hughes | [email protected]
"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, quite so worthwhile as simply
messing about on bicycles." - Tom Kunich

 

[Michele Woods]

"Random Data" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> On Fri, 19 May 2006 12:46:59 +0000, Michele Woods wrote:
>
>> I'm look for the MR16 (51mm) ones.. they fit better into towball covers
>> (i
>> hacked together my own lighting). I'd be fine to use a MR11 if I could
>> find
>> some sort of cover to fit it in to. Any suggestions?
>
> I can't remember if it's electrical or plumbing conduit, but a 35/40mm
> joiner seems to work quite well. You can also get screw fittings so the
> bulb is replaceable if you want to go to that effort.
>
> I'm fairly sure there are some details on http://hired-goons.net/lights .
>
> --
> Dave Hughes | [email protected]
> "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, quite so worthwhile as simply
> messing about on bicycles." - Tom Kunich
>

Great! Thanks for that.. I remember modelling my first system off Hippy's as
well. Will certainly give some thought to the conduit.

 

[slaw]

How did you remove the front glass and did you replace it? I just had a
quick look at my 20W 60 degree (or it could be a 38 degree) bulb (which
allows me to see just about everything everywhere except far enough in
front) and the glass looks pretty secure.

I'm feeling pretty adventurous but I dont' want to waste an entire light

My method is this:

1. Don leather work gloves and safety goggles.
2. Place globe face down over a hole in the work bench
3. Hammer the pins of the globe until it pushes out onto the front glass, shattering it in a radial pattern.
4. Carefully remove glass fragments with a lever of some sort
5. Remove globe from reflector
6. Clean out the plaster which held the globe.

Now the reflector is ready for installing new globe. Once I tried to smash the glass from the front and lever it out but I ended up breaking the reflector.
With the 6V globes, the pins are shorter than the 12V ones, so I pulled the pins out of the 12V globe and plastered them in with the 6V globe. Should not have to do that with 12V globes.

I use a glass which I had from a house light fitting that I didn't need to use with glass fronted globes. You might be able to get spares from a lighting shop.

 

[Treadly]

My method is this:

1. Don leather work gloves and safety goggles.
2. Place globe face down over a hole in the work bench
3. Hammer the pins of the globe until it pushes out onto the front glass, shattering it in a radial pattern.
4. Carefully remove glass fragments with a lever of some sort
5. Remove globe from reflector
6. Clean out the plaster which held the globe.

Now the reflector is ready for installing new globe. Once I tried to smash the glass from the front and lever it out but I ended up breaking the reflector.
With the 6V globes, the pins are shorter than the 12V ones, so I pulled the pins out of the 12V globe and plastered them in with the 6V globe. Should not have to do that with 12V globes.

I use a glass which I had from a house light fitting that I didn't need to use with glass fronted globes. You might be able to get spares from a lighting shop.

And don't forget to rewind the filament with oxygen free tungsten for more brightness and longer life, with every second turn going in the opposite direction to the previous turn to counter electromagnetic forces. A 1/16th inch drill makes a good mandrel for winding the filaments.

 

[slaw]

And don't forget to rewind the filament with oxygen free tungsten for more brightness and longer life, with every second turn going in the opposite direction to the previous turn to counter electromagnetic forces. A 1/16th inch drill makes a good mandrel for winding the filaments.

Yeah, I know. It's sounds like a hassle. But if there was a readily available source of 6V MR16 globes that didn't cost a bomb...

Now, of course having discussed this here, the globe that I built about 3 years ago blew last night. At least the reflector is all ready. Just need to get the plaster of paris out again.

 

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Michele Woods wrote:

> I'm look for the MR16 (51mm) ones.. they fit better into towball covers (i
> hacked together my own lighting). I'd be fine to use a MR11 if I could find
> some sort of cover to fit it in to. Any suggestions?

A roll on deodorant cap works well for the MR11. Pierce a hole in the
top of the cap and when you pull the wire through it tie it off in a
knot to keep the globe in place.

Specifically I think it was a black lynx roll on deodorant cap.

Richard.