Reflector revised: ReyLight Pineapple Brass 14500/AA Flashlight, Nichia 219C 4000K

You have my interest !

Proto done, pls check the 1st post.

It looks real nice! How long until the production model?

Looks great! Should be a winnerā€¦.

Both models look very nice.

What size driver and emitter board will it take?

Nice one RayLight Brassy! :+1:

Iā€™ll take it in copper if itā€™s reasonably priced (like $50). No interest in Brass or Damascus for $500.

I like the brass prototype, would be interested in a copper versionā€¦ The Damascus one has flat spots in the tube for logos but it could look out of place if thereā€™s no engraving. I think a knurling or tube pattern will suit it better.

14.6mm driver, 10.5mm star.

The flat spots donā€™t look good on brass, but I think it will looks great with dama paterns.

First thought is 0.2-3-25-100 lumens on Nichia, but we just found that 0.2lm is barely noticeable. pictures below:

Those modes sound almost perfect, though Iā€™d suggest making the two middle modes slightly higher. Like, 0.2 lm / 5 lm / 32 lm / 100 lm.

How bright was the room when those pictures were taken? A 0.2 lm mode is only for use in very very dark placesā€¦ Itā€™s fairly common, when someone turns on a light in moon mode during the day, that they wonā€™t realize itā€™s on without pointing it at their face.

Thanks!

Iā€™m always looking for nice small hosts which can be modded easily, and this sounds promising. :slight_smile:

outer size: 20.5*91mm (this might change)

How much are we talking about for the brass? Just a ballpark figure is good for nowā€¦

interested

Approx 50$, shipped.

Looks promising.
Is there any plan for copper version?

Interesting. It looked smaller than that.

I have a couple brass 18650 lights which are about 20.5mm * 97mm, and some brass AA/14500 lights which are 17mm * 76mm. So, those are both possible. Theyā€™re not as detailed though, the body accents are shallower, the switches arenā€™t recessed (only flush), and they donā€™t have any diameter difference between head and body.

Iā€™m interested!
The brass version looks nice. The 0.2-3-25-100 modes also work for me.