Quote Originally Posted by jape View Post
I've found a replacement globe in halogen with the correct base for the Kinlon, an H(S)2 Phillips at 35 watts but as I have plastic 'glass' in the headlamp it will get too hot and melt apparently, from what I have read. Would it be OK to simply drill air holes in the metal headlamp casing or would the cool airflow blow the globe? I don't think rain or splash water will get in if I position the holes right at the top front and at back bottom for air flow - because the plastic shroud should stop that (hopefully). Any thoughts?

As a by the way, a single replacement indicator globe cost me $9.95 locally! Grrrr. Things are quite expensive in Country Australia I think!
35W should be no problem, jape. Fireman Mike was running 60W in the Qlink XF200 headlight. That doen't even have any vents at all and he said he wasn't having any problems. I'm running a 45w through mine with a different headlamp. I have two vents and I took out the running light. The lens gets hot but hasn't melted. I want to move up to 60w next year and I don't think that I will have a problem.