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Lamp for shooting

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  • 29-09-2008 2:28pm
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    gofaster_s13
    Registered Users Posts: 942 ✭✭✭


    Looking for a new shooting lamp, must be rechargable, not gun mounted and have a decent run time. What are people on here using, if you have pics and night time shots all the better
    Thanks


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    Jonty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭Jonty


    Lightforce Striker 170, with 12v 18Ah battery in a backpack


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    gofaster_s13
    Registered Users Posts: 942 ✭✭✭gofaster_s13


    What is the run time and beam like??


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    jimmyzx
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭jimmyzx


    Jonty wrote: »
    Lightforce Striker 170, with 12v 18Ah battery in a backpack
    +1 fot this set up. ;) Although I use a 24Ah battery.:P
    Using a 75W bulb and the 18Ah battery you should get almost 3 hours of constant on time. The beam is good for shooting out to 300yards, in my opinion, but will pick up eyes alot further out.


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    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    Jonty wrote: »
    Lightforce Striker 170, with 12v 18Ah battery in a backpack

    Plus that. I just got the Clusion shootalite kit 2. Not a patch on the 170 lightforce. Also get the dimmer with the 170 and a red or amber filter.

    You can work out the running time by using the calculation of
    Amps = watts/volts

    100w lamp fitted to the lightforce=
    100w / 12 v = 8amps (there abouts)
    so you will get just under 1 hour from a 7amp/hour battery at full power full on time.
    But if you use a dimmer and turn off and on you can get about 3 hours from a 7amp/hour set up. And if driving in the car with the battery pluged into the cigarette lighter charging at the same time you can go all night, just unplug when getting out.


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    shaft666
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭shaft666


    Jonty wrote: »
    Lightforce Striker 170, with 12v 18Ah battery in a backpack

    Same as this but have the one with variable beam and power so you can dim it right down to almost nothing which lengthens running time. Most my fox shooting is done from a vehicle so mainly have the lamp plugged in to 12v socket. Normally use a 7.2Ah battery for any short walks as it's much lighter and use the big one if we can't drive the fields.
    The variable beam is superb, you can have a very narrow beam of light so you only light up the fox and not half the field it's in.

    Paul


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    kerryman12
    Registered Users Posts: 940 ✭✭✭kerryman12


    alot of good info on this thread:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055324069

    regards


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