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Make a $100 super bright cop Flashlight for less than $10. Brighter than SureFire! Easy to do! See the Test Results!
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Well you've done it again !! Fantastic Hack,... 5 Stars!!! *****
favorite one because it is so cheap and works great! Thanks!
this one is top shelf kip, I love camping and this is a must try for me, thanks ... 5 is a must
Your favorite one because you made nearly 3k from it LOL
you're right, it looks cool and inexpensive. kinda like that coat hanger hdtv antenna vid on metacafe.
did it work??
I also went with the 7.2 Krypton .It is working so far only used it for about 5 min .I will try it later against my E2E surefire 6v see which is brighter.I will let you know.
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you get junk. buy their quality items you get your moneys worth I have RS stuff still working at the 30 year mark
I'm really impressed with the results.
and more over, I'm happy that radio shack produced something useful.
so thats:
Radioshack 1
Common sense 1,000,000
thats great! next time i go to camp im gonna use that hack
will try it!
Buy them online. Last I checked, Surefire has boxes of 12 for $20, including shipping costs, rebranded Duracells. Other places online have them cheaper, but don't ever buy them from brick
you are one of the smartest people i have seen
I shudder to think what you could do with $10 and a vibrator. Then again, offering that modified device as a gift to a woman might just be the smartest thing you could ever do.
I split my pants laughing at that...
I want a waterproof flashlight for Bikini bottom!
hehehe
Nice again Kipkay! Take 5!!!!!
97,000 view in 3 hours??!!
You are DEFINATELY the man, Kip! Another great video. 5 stars!
The flashlight hack is sure amazing, but i have one question: If you are going to paint the flashlight, why don't use some kind of bright or shining ink, cause, if u need a flashlight, it's because its dark isnt't it? So, what will u do if you drop it and it turns off...?
Just my 2 cents.
Anyway, most of the flashlights are black, so I think i'm the wrong one in this point...
you drop it it's a crappy plastic light and not a real surefire so it may just break.
It cost 10 bucks. What do you expect?
i am really going to try this one
You can find the same flashlight at Home Depot. For the bulb, I bought a 6 C/D cell Krypton replacement Maglite bulb because the Radio Shack bulb won't work. The Maglite bulb works great, although I had to order it online at flash-lights.com. I also bought my batteries online at batteryjunction.com for $1 each plus shipping. Much better than buying Duracells or Energizers for $4 each. Great Flashlight!
I personally own a E2E surefire too much $ for the light .I tried this Mod which is Kool,but I must be doing something wrong .The bulb keeps popping.I use the 3 -3v baterries which is 9v and in the video I used same bulb which is 6v Krypton .I figured it would pop.Tried anyway.Any Ideas what I am doing wrong?
Ok I have Googled everything bI can for a 9v bulb cannot find one .So far I found a 6v flashlight with zeon bulb just like my surefire.It is at Walmart for
$20.00 .That seems to be the way to go unless somebody can find a 9v flashlight bulb.
Cool hack Kipkay but I tried it and that krypton light bulb blew. It is only rated for 6 volts. I'm going to try to find a different bulb that can handle the new power supply. it was fun to try anyway. Thanks.
I had the same problem. As soon as i put in the KPR112 Krypton bulb it blew too. It would be awesome if you could tell me if you find a bulb that works.
Thanks
In my country, policemen already use this kind of method, with the only difference they buy them black and paint them yellow.
off to your hacks! Keep'em coming!
That bulb is 6 volts. And all three batterys combined is 9 volts. your over driving the bulb by 1.5 volts that little guy cant handle it for much longer.
CVS price 8.99, Radio shack price 9.99 EACH. And the bulb only lasted about 1 second on 9 volts of power. Sorry KIPKAY you missed the bus on this one.
I just made one and it has blown two bulbs!!!
well, going from two AA cell batties 1.5 volts each in series=3 volts.
you took it to 9 volts.
has anyone ever experienced a wire malfunction or malfunction of any other sort due to increased voltage?
This actually works great--until you need to have the flashlight on for more than 1 or 2 minutes at a go. Then the plastic sleeve/threads holding the bulb begin to melt from the heat and the flashlight no longer works. Save your money and buy a real fiashlight, kids.
Having tried this I've found that the bulb burns so hot it will eventually melt the reflector. If kept on for any length of time.
The 272-1163 Krypton Lamp used in this video is rated for 6V. It will have a dramatically reduced operating life at 9V.
Operating this at 6V by using only 2 of the 3V batteries would be more sensible. The brightness would then be comparable to the SureFire, but it would be more reliable.
I first tried this with a 4.8 volt bulb and it burned out in about 15 min. Deffinately use the 7.2 volt from radioshack. The only thing is that the batteries are about 5 bucks a piece at Wal Mart. I found them online for about a buck a piece on ebay.
How long does the power last
The KPR112's burn out from the battery load so i moved up to krypton 7.2. The 7.2 melted the flashlight!!! Granted the kid i gave it to as a BIRTHDAY present had it on for 15 mins straight. Just a heads up.
how can a 6 volt bult handlel 9 volts????
Does it burn the lens? Does it burn out the bulb after a few minutes of use?
Does it matter what voltage the krypton bulb uses? And...where are you buying your 123 battteries for only $4-5? I can only find them for $8-10.
I SPENT AN ENTIRE DAY TRYING TO FIND THOSE 3V BATTERIES FOR LESS THAN 7 DOLLARS FOR EACH ONE AND COULDNT!!!CRAP!!! WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU PRAISE A VIDEO WITHOUT FINDING OUT FOR YOURSELF IF ITS EVEN TRUE? BUNCH OF MORONS IS WHY!!!
If you give that to a police officer that police officer might tell his/her friend and might ask you to make more of the Eveready Mod Flashlight. :)
ur kool kipkay but how you sed radioshack was hillarious!!!
Wow, what a great video! With all that money you've earned from making this great video, you can now go create like 250 more flashlights!
This lamp will not last very long. Visiting Dons Bulbs and Limitron, I learned that operating a lamp rated at 6V for 20 hours design life (the bulb that was used in the video), at 9V (the voltage stated in the video) will reduce its life to .043 (from Lumitrons website) of that 20 hours. Just long enough to shoot the video.
This is a fraud! Thnxs for making me lose about $30.
An eveready torch light does not cost 4 dollars. It cost like 15. I tried twice. This is the worst video i have ever seen.
How do u think up all these ideas? Well fake ideas for that matter.
Did u use a Maglite for the last light. I bet you u did........ u cheater.
Look try and make it realistic for us people who work hard for money. If you're gonna post these vids, make sure they work.
Thats pretty good - except for the fact that you forgot to include the price of your three lithium 3V batteries...about $5-10 apiece!!! Oh well...
Flashlight was 1$, batteries were 15$, bulb was $2.50. Ridges were a pain and difficult to get to. Would be easier if you can find a flashlight where the bottom un screws. Once done the final product is AWSOME!! Keep the videos comming.
I'll just bring some gasoline and lighter and build a big ass camp fire when I need a light!
Those batteries cost $10 for 2 and $9 for 1
I have just seen a aluminium torch (or flashlight) at my local ASDA for less that £3. Is there any way that I could convience them that I have bought a Maglite instead of ASDA torch?
Nottrying to be a jerk or anything like that but the battries just for one cost almost $10 so its actualy abouta $40 hack
you have really cool videos. i think your really smart.
I've made a bunch of these for friends. The hack is simple and very effective. The light is brilliant, but the reflector in my Surefire focuses a sharper beam, so it carries farther than the hack. The hack actually is brighter, though. Order the batteries from Surefire. You offer a great price by the box and the shelf life is 10 years, so they won't go dead.
The Duracell Ultra 123 3V lithium battery retail for almost $6 each, 3 would make it as most $18. Plus the original flash light and Krypton 112...
I just built this new flash light and it really does work. The batteries are a bit more expensive than 4$.....6.95$ each or 10.95$ for a two pack. either way this is a great little light. thanks Kipkay...you da man!
thats pretty cool, im gonna make one of those because there just awesome, and im waiting on parts for a laser flashlight also...
id like to see some more cool stuff with lasers
so cool
I'll keep the E2e that's lasted me about 5 years now.
Yeah, 9v is brighter than 6v, but basically waterproof, body that won't crack the first time you drop it, properly focused beam, 2 stage switch (actually mine's the older twist/push), won't melt itself if left on, warranty...
If you wanna be cheap, it's easier to get one of the $20 Garmins at wal-mart which is also a hair brighter, I keep one of those in my glove box. Just be sure not to leave that one on too long either lol.
Still, all in all a pretty cool hack. I gave it a 4.
those batteries alone are ten bucks each
I've already started lookin for the drill bit...
iv looked for this flashlight not sure if they sell it anymore. where did you buy it?? thanks great hack
If you can find one of those Eveready flashlights.... which don't seem to be available ANYWHERE!