Rob Beschizza
Gear

Custom Flashlight Starts Fires, Blinds Attackers

QUESTION: What does it take to build a flashlight powerful enough to set fire to newsprint, roast marshmallows, or blind an attacker? ANSWER: A few Maglite parts, an Osram Sylvania light bulb “overclocked” to 80 times the luminosity of a standard shiner, and twelve 1200mV NiMH batteries capable of sustained 10 amp draws. There’s also […]
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Picture_1_3QUESTION: What does it take to build a flashlight powerful enough to set fire to newsprint, roast marshmallows, or blind an attacker?

ANSWER: A few Maglite parts, an Osram Sylvania light bulb "overclocked" to 80 times the luminosity of a standard shiner, and twelve 1200mV NiMH batteries capable of sustained 10 amp draws.

There's also a metal reflector, as the stock MagLight reflector would melt almost instantly from the heat of the Osram ... The stock MagLight switch would also melt under the current load.

Perfect for blackouts in cold places, if you ask me: light, heat and home defence, all in one.

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