Somebody please come out with an 80,000 lumen handheld torch..................

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already. This buying every torch with an increased increment of 500 lumen improvement over the last one is driving me crazy.

I think I can settle for 80,000 lumens and call it a night for good. I can live with that number and feel pretty good about myself although there’s got to be a theoretical retina lumen limit our peepers can take I think. I don’t know what that is but I think we’re quickly approaching it. H)

Btw, I wonder what the absolute limit is gonna ultimately be with these things in the next 10 years before they become legally licensed flame throwers. I accidently flicked on the @%$*#! Skyray earlier this evening full blast in my face and I’m still seeing the Orion Constellation. :open_mouth:

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I guess I could knock 100,000 lumens off my 180,000 lumen light…

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Are you Sirius?…… :open_mouth:

Any optometrists out there that can comment on what we’re doing to those two pliable shiny things in our skulls btw?

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Yep. I also did a 540,000 lumen light, but it is line powered/water cooled only.

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’cause this guy built a 20,000 lumen and he’s wearing welder goggles I think. So you’re telling us you’ve basically have 9 of those strapped together in a handheld? Or put a different way some of us can relate to, 70 Skyray Kings.

Are you in charge of running the main searchlight for the U.S.S Reagan by any chance? :open_mouth:

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pictures. i want to see it.

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Don’t we all… unfortunately it is under a non-disclosure agreement. Nothing special about the light itself, but the intended application is. Pictures might provide too many clues about that.

You can build your own, though. Take 3 dozen Bridgelux BXRA-C9000 arrays, drive them a 5A each. Enjoy…

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I think after a certain point that they should rate them in btu’s instead of lumens.hY

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You want lumen ‘BTUs’?

Here’s some but don’t mess around without wearing a Nomex suit or not have a fire extinguisher handy…………………… :open_mouth:

http://www.ledrise.com/product_info.php?info=p2128_Bridgelux-LED-Array-BXRA-50C9000—white—9750lm.html

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/BXRA-56C9000-J-00/976-1068-ND/2797760

http://www.digikey.com/catalog/en/partgroup/rs-arrays-series/13181?mpart=BXRA-56C9000-J-00&vendor=976&WT.z_ref_page_type=Part%20Search&WT.z_ref_page_sub_type=Part%20Detail%20Page&WT.z_ref_page_id=0

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Here ya go . . just a little off your target. Be sure to get 15 so you can give me and some of the other BLF family one. 0:)

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Let’s see, 15 of those will run me $189,000. And a marriage. So make it an even $1,900,000 out the door. :open_mouth:

Ok, I have to make a decision here. :smiley:

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Well, the battery alone does weigh over 40 pounds… (dual 16S A123 20Ah LiFePO4 cells) pumping out around 2 kW. 1 hour runtime on max.

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I know you said no pics, but beamshots? :P

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that beamshots will disclose his location to half the North American continent. :open_mouth:

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Just give the Chinese chance for the xm-l2 to come out, one bazillion lumens? No worries, comes with two 25000mah 16340 inr’s and charger, ten dolla….

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:bigsmile:

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I’d be happy with 8k lumens, batterypowered and handheld for under $100.

I look forward to that day :wink:

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Either way you still have family here, buddy! :party:

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Having a look around and found this 100W 12 x 18650 monster.

http://kaidomain.com/product/details.S020634

Maybe this is the way to do it :slight_smile:

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That’s not a flashlight. That’s an LED which happens to be surrounded by some aluminum tubing. :expressionless: :money_mouth_face: :open_mouth: :*