I like free.
What a treat to get an inside look at how these operate. Hard to imagine that the bulbs are anywhere near that price! (I pay at least $18 for just my 175 watt version that I can’t fit a LED bulb in to).
If you don’t ask your wife that question….it will never require an answer….
Thanks for sharing.
Are there any adaptors out there squatty enough or could you pick up one of those larger socketed LEDs (corncobs; yet the larger socketed ones seem pricey for some reason) and fit one underneath the glass? (bypassing the ballast). 100 or 150 watts versus 1500 ‘if’ they last (the big question). My $52 FIET (?) 10,000 L cheapy from Menards is still plugging along every night on a motion that switches on a lot (so far)…
Against my better judgment and all sense of both reason and “if-it’s-too-good-to-be-true-it-isn’t” I (justifiably) blamed pennzy (above) and went with the 100 watt/warm version of who-knows-what (pennzy, my wife would like to talk to you…).
There comes a point (at these prices) where there is not much else to do but have faith in your fellow man and hope that you are supporting his or her efforts to feed his family too. I’ll try to report back if nobody else was/is as gullible as I apparently am.
Keep in mind that the “only 1 left” sucker-you-in warning immediately changed to “In Stock” after my order so your mileage may vary (I want to say that the delivery was June 20th?). I’m also concerned that I didn’t receive an Amazon confirmation right away so that might be telling this story in and of itself (never had that happen yet not familiar with the ins/outs of their process).
Flashlights at increasingly efficient levels, much more pleasant tints and at ridiculously low prices (delivered) has been great. To light your entire property at ‘x’ times the current level with similar tints and at almost 1/2 the power consumed for the prices that we’ve been talking about?
Hard to believe.
Hooked it up and it works. How long with that little heat sinking is anybody’s guess. The tint seems warmer as advertised. 6 LEDS in an array times several rows. I probably won’t last until dark yet it’s pretty bright. Wire leads are of a light gauge.
It’s a crap shoot at best yet obviously not vapor ware. These might be paired with an old (rewired) motion detector light for intermittent use. That amount of light ‘instant on’ would certainly get someone’s attention.
lol…it sure seems to be in this madness of a hobby.
Another use even if it sounds out there: at only 100 watts a pop and used in conjunction with a battery plus repeating/fast acting timer and motion sensor plus trail camera or hard wired security system… why couldn’t these provide what you needed in a very small/portable package to ‘stun’ for that initial all important photo?
You wouldn’t have anybody’s eyes open initially yet this much light will certainly stop someone in their tracks where they shouldn’t be for whatever purpose you are trying to serve. If they destroy it in anger? You’re out an old garage sale motion light fixture and $26 (camera and even possibly power source mounted discreetly elsewhere).
I wish that I could offer more ‘long term’ info beyond an observation that the original Morris light seems to be still working fine. With my finger finally free from a splint I expect my wife to cancel the cable TV soon motivating me to hoist up that 28’x4”x6” laminated pole with a TV antenna and the previously outlined Westgate product attached.
Some of the accessories that i have purchased for that light have been continually backordered so I would keep my experience in mind if this much more configurable Westgate model is your cup of tea.
Advice for these flat/finned lights: Attach whatever is needed to discourage birds from using those nice nest holding cooling fins as the foundation for their new homes. If anybody has an idea that will look halfway decent (it would be nice to top the light with copper or something that didn’t look jury rigged) I’m all ears.
My 2nd package containing the light above arrived today. For some reason, I was hoping that 11,000 lumens of lower CRI/warmer tint for $26 delivered would be a bit more attractive to a few more light junkies out there than just myself. I’ll epoxy them both to one of my old RAB motion lights (great long range sensors) pointed in opposing directions and see what happens….
Can you check how much power it’s using. I found my “300 watt” flood light actually only used half that much. The emitters were rated for 300 watts, but the power supplies couldn’t drive them fully.