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01-18-07 | 03:58 PM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by robtown

I changed my cygo nightrover from 6watt to 10watt. In combination with a 8.4v RC battery pack I get blazing white light.

Going from 6W to 10W won't do much. Your real gain was in going from a 6V (assuming that's what it was) to a 8.4V battery. Overvolting will reduce the life of your bulb but you gain a whole lot of light output for it. By the way, I popped my first MR bulb this morning on an overvolted system. Considering that this is the first time I've burned out a bulb on using the MR-11 bulbs in over 10 years of using them gives you some indication of their ruggedness

8.4V might be pushing the bulb a little more. Get some spares.

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