wmpwi
Enlightened
This is my first quick and dirty review. I just received the 3 Watt Luxeon Torch that was posted on CPF under "AAA 3W Flashlight (NOT MXDL)" from Emilion. The price was right at $22.50 for my budget and plan and it was shipped and received within reasonable limits. The first noteworthy thing is the dark green color. I hadn't thought about color, but the green is kind of cool and the finish is excellent from what I can tell.
The light has a nice heft to it and is machined well from my limited experience. The business end has a plastic lens w/ a 31 mm dia. It has a clickie on the end, but it seems kind of weak and the rubber cover seems too thin. The are rubber o-ring seals at both ends, but they're pretty thin.
Notice the two small screws holding the heatsink in place.
The pictures will tell more than I can describe, but the best part is that it comes apart easy. No boiling necessary. As to the Lexeon, I have no idea what to expect. Maybe its normal, but it doesn't look as clean as most I've seen, but maybe that's due to the soldering past or scum on the emitter lens. Buffing it off with a rag seemed to help though. I have no fresh batteries or I'd post a beam shot, but from what I can tell now, it was pretty sad, bordering on insipid.
Since I purchased it as a vehicle for modification, it seems to have been well worth the cost. As most of you know more than I, it will be an easy swap for a new emitter, or some type of driver. I will be looking to drop in one of the VWOS Lux Vs I bough from eTendue a couple of weeks ago. All in all, I've very pleased. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif I just come up w/ a different power configuration and driver, as least to start. I'm open to suggestions, but I'm sort of married to the VWOS Lux V part. Thanks for looking.
The light has a nice heft to it and is machined well from my limited experience. The business end has a plastic lens w/ a 31 mm dia. It has a clickie on the end, but it seems kind of weak and the rubber cover seems too thin. The are rubber o-ring seals at both ends, but they're pretty thin.
Notice the two small screws holding the heatsink in place.
The pictures will tell more than I can describe, but the best part is that it comes apart easy. No boiling necessary. As to the Lexeon, I have no idea what to expect. Maybe its normal, but it doesn't look as clean as most I've seen, but maybe that's due to the soldering past or scum on the emitter lens. Buffing it off with a rag seemed to help though. I have no fresh batteries or I'd post a beam shot, but from what I can tell now, it was pretty sad, bordering on insipid.
Since I purchased it as a vehicle for modification, it seems to have been well worth the cost. As most of you know more than I, it will be an easy swap for a new emitter, or some type of driver. I will be looking to drop in one of the VWOS Lux Vs I bough from eTendue a couple of weeks ago. All in all, I've very pleased. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif I just come up w/ a different power configuration and driver, as least to start. I'm open to suggestions, but I'm sort of married to the VWOS Lux V part. Thanks for looking.
