Replacement bulbs for 18v light

[duck_man]

Both the bulbs are dead for my 18V Ridgid flashlight - and I can't seem to find replacements at the Depot or elsewhere - Help? So now I'm thinking of a project to convert it to LED - has anyone done it? Any instructions or do's/don't's?

[Kev Dog]

I don't know if it will work in yours but I found some Dewalt bulbs at Lowe's that worked in my light.

[Woussko]

Try taking a good look at the bulbs with good light and a magnifing glass. Can you see any numbers on them? If yes, please post all.

[wbrooks]

CTC has them. They are in the locked cabinet with the mastercraft battery tools. Be careful and read the package because they also have 14.4 V bulbs

[Tall_Canuck]

Duck;
I use the dewalt 18v ones in my Ridgid light.
They come two in a pack at HD for around 10 bucks.

They work really well.
TC

[Peter18v]

Does the 5-pc 18v kit come with a spare bulb for the light?

[oldslowchevy]

ace hardware carrys them though the "ace" brand and the sell for around $6-8 bucks a pack

[ComaxTools]

The bulbs for the work lights are pretty much interchangable for all the brands. I sell the Milwaukee replacment bulbs and they fit all the brands, as stated earlier, Dewalt ones will fit as well.

[wbrooks]

Peter18V, yes there is a spare bulb contained in the head of the light, Unscrew the black ring while holding the gray rubber and the spare is inside

[mcarr184]

what about the new luxeon bulbs that Mag-light is putting out as upgrades to there flashlight line to replace the standard Krypton bulbs in 2,3,4,5 cell Mag-Lights

[Woussko]

If you can't find them locally, this should work. They have several to select from so look them over and select what you need. Dewalt 12.0, 14.4, 18.0 Volt .... Makita 7.2, 9.6, 12.0, 18.0 Volt ... Milwaukee 18 and 28 Volt

http://www.toolbarn.com/category/flashlightbulbs/

[Tall_Canuck]

Duck;
Here ya go:
9.96$ for the pair, right here in Calgary.

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?D=932926&Ntt=932926&catalogId=10051&langId=-15&storeId=10051&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntx=mode+matchall&recN=0&N=0&Ntk=P_PartNumber

[The Wood Meister]

I had an 14.4v Dewalt and it came brand new with 12v bulbs in it. A friend wanted one and I gave him mine and bought an 18volt model. I still run 12v bulbs in it after I wired 3 diodes into the light to cut the voltage down to 15.9 volts. (really need to add one more) The 14.4 and 18v bulbs have a center support wire on the filiment and it really screws up the pattern. The 12v bulbs do not have that support wire and give a really nice round even pattern.

Granted, they won't run for hours due to the heat, but man that sucker is bright! The transiants going through the cans in my alley don't stand a chance of going un-noticed with this thing! I bought a dozen of them on eBay a few months ago for about 10 bucks.

http://www.wonders-in-wood.us/images/ridgid/dewaltbulbafter.jpg

[wbrooks]

Neat way to drop the voltage. You may want to consider an NTE1929 (http://www.nteinc.com/specs/1900to1999/pdf/nte1929.pdf) variable voltage regulator. They are cheap and you can set them to any voltage you like by changing the resistance between pins you could even put in a pot and adjust the intensity for the job at hand

[The Wood Meister]

Do you think it would fit inside the handle? Looks like a cool idea!

Mark

[duck_man]

Hmmm I thought I remembered the bulb on my old DeWalt being different........I'll give it a shot. I think I'll still try to make an LED system for it too...say 6 LEDs? Oughtta be really bright.

[wbrooks]

Mark, they are about .4" by .8", should fit right where you have the diodes.
If you need application notes I can likely dig them up, PM me.

I have a 19 LED light that is very bright but I find that the LED light do not have the same range as the regular bulbs. The LEDs are great for up close flood lights but fade fast over distance

[VASandy]

I like the LED's for close-up work as they don't get hot. They're bright enough to do exacting work with, and you won't get a sunburn! I also like the light quality of the LED's. For general lighting where a large amount of light is needed for a large space, you need to go to traditional bulbs, however.

[Woussko]

http://www.brightguy.com/products/WiseLED_Tactical.php (Not cheap but it's pretty wild what this can do) You might want to give "Bright Guy" at the dealership a call. They love to try out all manor of portable lighting and should have some good ideas. There are some newer super bright LED out there. I can only dream of what we will have in a few more years. WILD STUFF

BrightGuy, Inc. • 38205 Stevens Blvd., Unit B • Willoughby, OH 44094 -- Phone (440) 942-8318 or (888) 881-1908

[wbrooks]

Those are some nice looking lights, read the whole writeup before I saw the price of it and now I have to clean the corn flakes off my screen.
I guess he calls it a tactical flashlight because only the military would pony up the $599 for it!

[Woussko]

That's about it. No way am I paying that for a flashlight - lantern. By the way on the more regular side they have loads of models at a lower cost. I'm thinking they might know of a 18 Volt super LED kit for rechargable work lights.