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Old 01-21-06 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MacG
I rode into town and back for a jam session and back last night to try out the light, which is an $8 Malibu landscaping light from Home Desperate. It worked great, but I need a narrower beam. The reflector built into the Malibu unit is a bit wide for my taste, so I'm looking forward to getting the optronics housings I ordered so I can try different bulbs and maybe run both a narrow and a really narrow beam optionally.
Car and Truck supply shops sell PAR 36 sealed bulbs the same size as the Malibu lights sold at my H.D. Just more powerful up to 50+ watts and some very tight focus types like police spotlights. Might melt a malibu holder. Consider a rubber tractor headlight mount as seen on a lot of tow trucks where they are used as working lights on the backs of the tow trucks. 12 volts. Got a 6 volt, 100 watt one at a major airport supplyj store. Wowzer!
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