ViReN
Flashlight Enthusiast
Peak LED McKinley H.P. :Scope for Improvement
Hello All,
Important Clarifications first /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
What ever is stated below are just my views. Please dont feel offended at all. And I do not intend / wish either directly or indirectly to offend any one. I just want to help / suggest Peak LED Solutions to better the best of the lights that they have. Further More, I am not a critic of any sort. And I Like the Innovative Products that Peak LED Solutions have come up with. Please do not take me for wrong.
Since, I have not reviewed any other Peak LED Products, I am not sure if other products are like this.
Also Note that I have been through the Peak LED Solutions Q & A Post started by MJ. I have also viewed Craig's LED Reviews site & Quickbeam's Flashlight Reviews. And after these things only, I came to a conclusion for buying this great light.
I also do understand that great deal of efforts in terms of mind power & time has been involved while designing this wonderful light. I want to contribute too in this regard for best of every one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Here are my views.
I had recieved the McKinley High Power 7 LED Light today.
At a first Glance
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When I opened the FedEx packet, there was another packet (the puffy one). Inside that puffy packet, the light. Very nice packaging techineque used. I liked it a lot. It saves it from transit shocks etc while the packege is being moved from one place to other.
The Blister Package *** First area where things can be improved ***
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The Package is excellent. Rectangular and has the light kept in it. Since it's a rectangular package, the light literally rattles. I feel that there could be some thing that is like a Shrink Wraped sheet to keep the light digonally stable. I am not sure wether my message is conveyed properly. I will post a pictures and try to explain this issue.
Pic1: The orignal Package
Pic2: Suggested Package, This should contain some thing like a shrink wraped plastic sheet that will hold the light in its place. Also note the way light is placed, no text is obstructed. So, when these blister's are showcased in a showroom, the light remains in its position & important text can be read easily.
The Light in itself
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Excellent workmanship I must say. The build up and the quality of the exterior's is amazing. Very nicely done. Good Quality Anodizing.
The Head (Bezel) *** Second Area where things can be improved ***
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The Nice thing about Head is that its all embeded in Epoxy so chance of moisture getting in wont be there. The things are tamper proof. However, If you see the front side of Bezel, its 7 LED's inside a Drilled Head, LED's Top is about 3 mm from the outer limits, which is good in fact, but not really good enough.Here are the reasons why....
The one that I got is a H.A. Light, so the interior of drill holes are black (i think, some of the light is getting lost due to the blackness of the interior sides.
Further more, since it's open (in a way) there are chances that dirt will settle down in those creeks over a period of time.
I dont know what / which brand of LED's are being used, but the light output is good. This can still be improved, may be using Nichia LED's. I am sure that the LED's that are currently used are not Nichia's.
So Here are my suggestions to improve upon this issue.
Pic3: The image shows Old & New Bezel Section along with the improvements
A) Please note that atleast 10 % light is thrown backwards, if we use a Mirrored Finish PCB for mounting these LED's, the light will be reflected to front, trust me, I have tried this and checked the output. Also the inner side of drill should be mirrored, another 2 % of light output will increase.
B) Suggested use of Nichia's S or T Ranked LED's
C) Use of Proctective Glass in front to prevent Dust particles entry in to LED Zone.
All this can be done without any change in Height, however, due to additional Glass, the cover (Alluminium) should increase front diameter by 1.5 mm (but then if it is similar to the current chesseled way, it will further help in preventing rolling of the light) Yes.. current chessel dosent help in preventing roll of the light.
The Switching Mechanism
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Its just superb, Simple Twist... and turn on... I dont feel there is any need of any 2 stage / multi stage switches... just simple On/Off Function is good enough.
Additional Thoughts
-------------------
Umm How about a 3 / 4 / 5 LED CR2 Flashlight ?
What do you guys think on.... Putting an Luxeon 1 Watt with Collimating Optics with simple On/Off switch & similar footprint(size) & Powersource ? (if you guys do come out wich such a solution, I m Game for it)
I Hope MJ & Others at Peak LED Solutions (The R & D Team) will take a note of these suggestions and might try to implement these in future & Present Editions of the lights.
Other Guys R Free to comment & Suggest further improvements.
Thanks & Regards,
ViReN
Hello All,
Important Clarifications first /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
What ever is stated below are just my views. Please dont feel offended at all. And I do not intend / wish either directly or indirectly to offend any one. I just want to help / suggest Peak LED Solutions to better the best of the lights that they have. Further More, I am not a critic of any sort. And I Like the Innovative Products that Peak LED Solutions have come up with. Please do not take me for wrong.
Since, I have not reviewed any other Peak LED Products, I am not sure if other products are like this.
Also Note that I have been through the Peak LED Solutions Q & A Post started by MJ. I have also viewed Craig's LED Reviews site & Quickbeam's Flashlight Reviews. And after these things only, I came to a conclusion for buying this great light.
I also do understand that great deal of efforts in terms of mind power & time has been involved while designing this wonderful light. I want to contribute too in this regard for best of every one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Here are my views.
I had recieved the McKinley High Power 7 LED Light today.
At a first Glance
-----------------
When I opened the FedEx packet, there was another packet (the puffy one). Inside that puffy packet, the light. Very nice packaging techineque used. I liked it a lot. It saves it from transit shocks etc while the packege is being moved from one place to other.
The Blister Package *** First area where things can be improved ***
-------------------
The Package is excellent. Rectangular and has the light kept in it. Since it's a rectangular package, the light literally rattles. I feel that there could be some thing that is like a Shrink Wraped sheet to keep the light digonally stable. I am not sure wether my message is conveyed properly. I will post a pictures and try to explain this issue.
Pic1: The orignal Package
Pic2: Suggested Package, This should contain some thing like a shrink wraped plastic sheet that will hold the light in its place. Also note the way light is placed, no text is obstructed. So, when these blister's are showcased in a showroom, the light remains in its position & important text can be read easily.
The Light in itself
-------------------
Excellent workmanship I must say. The build up and the quality of the exterior's is amazing. Very nicely done. Good Quality Anodizing.
The Head (Bezel) *** Second Area where things can be improved ***
----------------
The Nice thing about Head is that its all embeded in Epoxy so chance of moisture getting in wont be there. The things are tamper proof. However, If you see the front side of Bezel, its 7 LED's inside a Drilled Head, LED's Top is about 3 mm from the outer limits, which is good in fact, but not really good enough.Here are the reasons why....
The one that I got is a H.A. Light, so the interior of drill holes are black (i think, some of the light is getting lost due to the blackness of the interior sides.
Further more, since it's open (in a way) there are chances that dirt will settle down in those creeks over a period of time.
I dont know what / which brand of LED's are being used, but the light output is good. This can still be improved, may be using Nichia LED's. I am sure that the LED's that are currently used are not Nichia's.
So Here are my suggestions to improve upon this issue.
Pic3: The image shows Old & New Bezel Section along with the improvements
A) Please note that atleast 10 % light is thrown backwards, if we use a Mirrored Finish PCB for mounting these LED's, the light will be reflected to front, trust me, I have tried this and checked the output. Also the inner side of drill should be mirrored, another 2 % of light output will increase.
B) Suggested use of Nichia's S or T Ranked LED's
C) Use of Proctective Glass in front to prevent Dust particles entry in to LED Zone.
All this can be done without any change in Height, however, due to additional Glass, the cover (Alluminium) should increase front diameter by 1.5 mm (but then if it is similar to the current chesseled way, it will further help in preventing rolling of the light) Yes.. current chessel dosent help in preventing roll of the light.
The Switching Mechanism
-----------------------
Its just superb, Simple Twist... and turn on... I dont feel there is any need of any 2 stage / multi stage switches... just simple On/Off Function is good enough.
Additional Thoughts
-------------------
Umm How about a 3 / 4 / 5 LED CR2 Flashlight ?
What do you guys think on.... Putting an Luxeon 1 Watt with Collimating Optics with simple On/Off switch & similar footprint(size) & Powersource ? (if you guys do come out wich such a solution, I m Game for it)
I Hope MJ & Others at Peak LED Solutions (The R & D Team) will take a note of these suggestions and might try to implement these in future & Present Editions of the lights.
Other Guys R Free to comment & Suggest further improvements.
Thanks & Regards,
ViReN