Flash powered light bulb

[MATT]

A 12 volt bulb would be so bright that it would be totally white and wouldn't show anything when I break it with a hammer .
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I was thinking rather than trigger with flash unit, just hook up a car battery or similar 12v/24v supply. That was all..

MATT

[DesmondD]

I was thinking rather than trigger with flash unit, just hook up a car battery or similar 12v/24v supply. That was all..

MATT

Ok , I did try 12 volts to the bulb and it doesn't light up .
As mentioned though , a constant power supply will still introduce a variable as to how long it glows for before being broken and whether the filament breaks as well - these variables will mean I couldn't control the exact glow of the filament with a continuous power source .