making a small UV-zoomie with the new Ledengin LZ1 360-370nm led

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@DBCstm

I saw that this emitter has a glass dome on it, and it supposedly has an emission angle of 70º…will it work well in a mule configuration? I’m planning to put it in an Solarforce L2m shorty, with SS crenelated bezel and tail cap. I have one of mattaus’ copper shells designed for a reflector and if it needs a reflector I can do that, but I’m thinking about using one of Richards copper spacers for triples inside the copper shell to bring the emitter up to the front and use it as a mule. It’d be surrounded by loads of copper. I have a Solarforce convex lens if it actually needs spreading out, can/will use that if necessary either with/without the copper spacer. I want to keep it cool, run it right around the 700mA range where it excels. Am I thinking right?

I think you are thinking perfectly right, I think this emitter is great for the Solarforce convex lens, which is made of glass (I used it in a zoomie right because of the 70deg emission angle). I have not tested the emitter for maximum output before doing the mod, so perhaps 700mA is on the low side and you can get much more out of it. Mind that you run it at only 3W, P60 drop-ins can normally handle a bit more.