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"BBM boost (18 mA) driver for Nichia ring" I copied this from the OP of this thread. What does BBM stands for? BadBoy??? :thinking:
These lights are incredible Don!
Any chance of a return one day? Seems the drivers that are out there now would make this much easier to accomplish.
I do have an idea for throw and flood but I need time and to put more thought into it. I am motivated to keep it simple and versatile.
I have learned to never say never. But there is a lot more than just sourcing a new driver or set of drivers. The 5 mm LED's would not work with either reflector (LS 20 or LS 27). Heck I still have a number of PCB ring sets with the original Nichia 3 MM LED's as well as reflectors for both the 20 and the 27. My problem is that I can't get behind the expense and effort of bringing a new light out unless it is something I personally believe in and it needs to meet my quirky set of requirements. I want simple, functional, no cut corners in materials to save on cost and little to no maintenance. I also want the light to last longer than the owner needs it to in terms of service life. And first and foremost, it is an illumination tool.
Combining a throw beam with a flood beam has real utility and that is what motivated the LunaSol lights. But as has been said, multi levels now with the super bright LED's became a more significant priority when it came time to decide how best to utilize a simple UI with simple on-off switch.
Heck the LED's have not gotten so bright that I personally am happy carrying a Mule with HIVE converter as putting it on the turbo high can reach out almost as well as an older LED with throw! Granted to really reach out requires a good collimated beam but that is a specialty tool for me. I am not alone in enjoying these high power LED's and case in point is the very popular 3 and 4 LED lights out that generate enough heat and light to be dangerous. They don't have any real throw in terms of tight collimation but are effective by virtue of their silly levels of lumens!
I have a pretty well designed dive light made by Light & Motion and it has a set of LED's for throw and a set of LED's for flood and a slid switch that can allow you to both chose flood or throw and adjust the level of light output on either. It is a very useful tool. I don't like the fact that it is never off unless you get into the light and disable it. It has enough parasitic drain that I can't put it away and expect it to be ready to go seeks later without first charging it back up. This light has a reasonably friendly UI but it is way more complicated mechanically than I am capable of duplicating in a light that is low to zero maintenance and capable of survival in harsh conditions. I mention this light because I think it takes the LunaSol design to the next level but it is a package and proposition beyond my ability and not suited for a small pocket friendly light.
I do have an idea for throw and flood but I need time and to put more thought into it. I am motivated to keep it simple and versatile.
I haven't seen one like the one on the right before... You modified it that way? What's in it?