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I think small custom flashlights are often underappreciated. It could be the lack of intricate details, features or run-time. While battery technology hasn't caught up with my demands, there is something I can do for the "intricate details" part. This light is built around a vintage UV LED the Nichia NSHU550 365nm which was the first commercially available UV LED on the market. It is a low power emitter considered to today's standards, but it works quite well in short distance. You can somewhat guess how small this light is based on the first picture of the ants attacking the light, but here are the dimensions. It is 0.360" dia. x 1.5" long or 9.3mm dia. / 38mm long. The body with the offset slots are just a little over 0.25" / 7mm.
Although this light is just a prototype or proof of concept, I can use other vintage LEDs sharing the TO-18 transistor casing, or use modern 5mm LEDs. Once I get around setting up my group, some of my concept lights will be available on the "made to order" bases in very low numbers. It takes people with special interest to appreciate small flashlights, even more when it is less functional and more of an art piece, but you can't argue the fact, that it's a great way to show off your love for flashlights.
Some interesting details about this lights are, that the "offset slots" are only 0.020" wide, it features a small piece of Brasilian Rosewood insert in the tail, and have 6x 0.95 x 3mm trit vials in the head. As other prototypes it was manually made.
Although this light is just a prototype or proof of concept, I can use other vintage LEDs sharing the TO-18 transistor casing, or use modern 5mm LEDs. Once I get around setting up my group, some of my concept lights will be available on the "made to order" bases in very low numbers. It takes people with special interest to appreciate small flashlights, even more when it is less functional and more of an art piece, but you can't argue the fact, that it's a great way to show off your love for flashlights.
Some interesting details about this lights are, that the "offset slots" are only 0.020" wide, it features a small piece of Brasilian Rosewood insert in the tail, and have 6x 0.95 x 3mm trit vials in the head. As other prototypes it was manually made.