Squid Lighting - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

nmbrinkman · 04-04-2008, 08:14 AM

Dgax,
I was PMing back and forth with a guy on BD who designs for DeepSea Power & Light. He told me that a 35 watt bulb would last for a 3-4 hour session with a 12v Xenon bulb. On the website I linked, a 37.5 watt runs about $15. The guy also said that he can machine a housing and a borosilicant window for under $100. He mentioned that the ballast, lamp and ingitor need to also be incased in the housing. Not sure if those are separate components are if they are combined to make a the Xenon headlight. The lamp would be in the water which he told me is necessary to reduce the heat of the unit. I'm no engineer so I'm trying to bounce these ideas around to see if it all jives.

04-04-2008, 08:14 AM	#4
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	Dgax, I was PMing back and forth with a guy on BD who designs for DeepSea Power & Light. He told me that a 35 watt bulb would last for a 3-4 hour session with a 12v Xenon bulb. On the website I linked, a 37.5 watt runs about $15. The guy also said that he can machine a housing and a borosilicant window for under $100. He mentioned that the ballast, lamp and ingitor need to also be incased in the housing. Not sure if those are separate components are if they are combined to make a the Xenon headlight. The lamp would be in the water which he told me is necessary to reduce the heat of the unit. I'm no engineer so I'm trying to bounce these ideas around to see if it all jives.