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Once or twice a year, my family and I go camping with some friends. Usually we show up at night and have to set up camp in the dark. This can get pret...
Materials: - Big flashlight that uses a 6V H3 Bulb - 25 ft extension cord - Cigarette lighter plug (comes with flashlight) - H3 HID bulb - HID Ballas...
The first step is to open up the flash light, this is done by twisting off the black ring around the bulb/reflector. Once you have that open, you need...
Remove the bulb by popping out the wire holder. Then take you new HID bulb and put in place and replace the wire holder bending it around the new bulb...
The next step is to remove all the inside pieces from the flashlight. Unscrew the switch, charging port, battery holder and remove all the pieces. Al...
Take the switch and cut one wire so you are left with this:
Cut one end of the power cord and strip back a few inches. There should be three wires inside, you only need two, I used white and black. Run this thr...
Put a zip tie on the power cord so it does not slip back out. Connect the spade connector from the harness connected to the HID bulb to the power swit...
Make all the connections from the bulb to the ballast. Place the ballast inside the flashlight where the battery was and brace on either side with som...
Take the cigarette plug that came with the flashlight and take it apart, removing the wiring and rubber piece at the base. (Remember where the wires w...
Using a knife, run it around the opening at the base of the cigarette plug where the wires run in until it is just big enough for the power cord to fi...
Put the cigarette lighter plug back together and you're all done! Test in your car or off a suitable 12V power source.
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