@JaredM I love super floody beams on an EDC but I can see how a little bit of throw is also useful.I already have a OP reflector so I should put something throwy to find a middle ground!Any reccomendations for an LED that can take the high current but is not TOO throwy?
(Also someone help me,I canât find the configuration mode for the life of me,is it 15 full clicks from of?That doesnât do anything and Iâve read the cheat sheet a thousand times)
It has been discussed already, but the LH351D: good output and current capabilities, a bit floody, and high CRI. As long as I donât need a thrower, itâs one of my favorite LEDs.
Side note: it can have a slight green tint depending on reel to reel variation. Iâve never noticed it, but Iâm colorblind and therefore not sensitive to it.
Another basic and slightly silly mod for me today.
I have been looking for hosts for rngwnâs high-CRI 5mm LEDs and recently I came across the first LED flashlight that I owned. Itâs a fairly typical âshower headâ style light with 14 5mm LEDs powered by three AAA cells. It was given to my by my father but I canât remember when - could it be 15 years old?
I replaced the original cold white 5mm LEDs with rngwnâs 3400K version, replaced the plastic lens with a glass on, and replaced the âdriverâ spring which had fallen off.
Stupidly I didnât take any photos of the light before the mod or even power on, but Iâm sure itâs brighter now and it produces a beautiful warm flood of light. The comparison photo shows a similar (but much lower quality) generic shower head light. To be honest, this light is probably perfectly adequate for the majority of my flashlight use.
If anyone can recommend some decent quality (e.g. retaining rings rather than press fit) shower head lights for more emitter swaps Iâd be interested to hear. There are a lot of UV flashlights on Aliexpress with 5mm LEDs, but you canât tell much about the build quality from the photos.
Because I cant leave anything alone, had my Emisar D4V2 a whole day,
then decided to fire up my mini lathe that I have not used in 15 years.
Loving the light, its my new EDC, for now
Donât know what brand it is, maybe you can identify it on BG. It is of remarkable quality. 9x2300K, 3x5600K, formerly UV. Like it very much. Sorry for the dust.
Ehh, just shoe-horn a single 7135 in there to limit the current. Assuming theyâre all in parallel, 350 mA / 12 = 29 mA per LED. Djozz says theyâre good to 100 mA, so that shouldnât be an issue. Thatâd give you 10 lumens each, total of 120 lumens.
might be able to be used as a contact board. Solder a small spring or nipple to the center pad (isolated or connected to something I have no idea), got the 2 electrically-connected pads on the side (for those âbeadâ type LEDs), and wire up something appropriately to use that to solder to the board with the 9 LEDs on it.
Of course, insulate appropriately with plastic sheet cut to fit, etc.
Thanks Unheard. I found that searching for â12 LEDs UV flashlightâ on AliExpress brought up many listings for that light (or one that looks just like it), including some in different colours (blue, silver, and red). Iâve already ordered a couple from different sellers to try out.
You have to watch out for the the cheaper 9 LED version thatâs in many of the listings - it looks just like the red one in my photos which is absolute rubbish.
As contactcr mentioned, some 3 x AAA lights will fit an 18650. Iâve even used a 21700 in one. However, Iâm happy with the 3 x AAA in a low power light like this.
Thanks pc_light, that description is excellent. I hadnât realised there was a lens over the optic - I assumed that because it was plastic it was a single piece like in the later production FW3A.