I am wanting to look at a variety of different “pills” or pill components. I believe I understand the concepts fairly well, but I have never purchased any parts before, and am not certain where best to start. If anyone can recommend some online shops (Chinese OK) that have a good variety to choose from, I would greatly appreciate it.
- I am vaguely aware that most pills are designed to fit typical host sizes. I am not certain what that size is, but I am guessing about 25mm diameter. In my case, I have room for about 40mm.
- I would like to go as bright as possible, so I would like at least 1x XML Cree Emitter, but would also consider 3x if size permits.
- I only have about 25mm “depth,” so the pill needs to be fairly “short.” (I am willing to do without any reflector, if necessary.)
- I am willing to work separately with driver board and emitter(s), and build my own heat sink, if necessary.
- I am planning to run on at least 4.2v and would like to consider 7.4v (two Li-Ion cells in series).
- I am not concerned at all about runtime. I simply wish to blast as many lumens out the front as possible.
The idea is to make a “hot rod” out of an old broken flashlight, so the final product need not be practical. (Just shockingly bright.)
All comments, ideas and suggestion will be greatly welcome.