Drop in 3mm and 5mm LED modules for Mini-Mag

Here's a couple of photos of some drop in modules for the Mini-Mag being done by Mike Jordan here in Japan..

1. 3mm focussable regulated LED module



2. 7 x 5mm LED regulated module



I'll be putting up a page with some photos of these on my site here (don't get your hopes up, nothing fancy..). Some beam shots are already there.

Graham

Graham,

Nice photos, cool modules and we look forward to the growth of your web page.

Can you share anything about the regulation and nature of the LED drivers in these torches? Huh Huh? Compliments to Mike Jordan!

- Don

Nice pictures,

How bright are those things?

MJ, Great to see you your pictures!

The first picture, it looks like the LED has been cut down and polished. Is this true? I would suspect a cut down LED would work better with the existing reflector.


-WayneY

I've put up beam shots together with some other lights here.

Yes, the 3mm LED has been ground down and repolished to give a 180 or 190 degree beam dispersal, so that it can be focussed using the Mini Mag reflector. It works very well, and the focussed spot has quite impressive throw.

Graham

Where do I sign in?

Pretty neat stuff.

I'm starting to feel absolutely "neanderthalish" with my mods etc. compared to what everyone else seems to be doing.

The 7 LED module is very impressive to look at. I never would have thought you could jam 7 5mm LEDs and a regulator circuit into a module like that, but there it is..

The module I have even has a pot to adjust the regulator voltage, although my understanding is that this may not be in a production version.

Graham

Originally posted by Graham:
Here's a couple of photos of some drop in modules for the Mini-Mag being done by Mike Jordan here in Japan..

1. 3mm focussable regulated LED module

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hey... I've got something like that, but I didn't get it from Jordan. Mine came from a US outfit.
Wonder if he's making these FOR that company.

Originally posted by Graham:
The 7 LED module is very impressive to look at. I never would have thought you could jam 7 5mm LEDs and a regulator circuit into a module like that, but there it is..

The module I have even has a pot to adjust the regulator voltage, although my understanding is that this may not be in a production version.

Graham

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Graham,

That ARC LS looks very close to natural light without the blue tint.

May be somebody inspired by this 7 LED mod will consider adding a color LED to balance up the BLUE tint and made it closer to the ARC LS beam.

Nice post, I will buy some white Nichia to try out with DAT2ZIP MADMAX board.

Henry

Now I like that 7 LED mod. That should rock! This ought to make some nice light without consuming the current of Luxeon. Keep us posted please!

The ARC LS looks bright and white - but at what cost = Yikes.

The 7 LED module looks too dim for my blood, but Iwonder what it'tl cost.

Does anybody know if I can drop this 7 LED module into a failed Mini-Mag?? I have one with a no good switching mechanism. That entire black goodie that holds the regular bulb is totally NG.
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The 7 LED module does look a bit dim compared to the X5, but I suspect it is because the X5 LEDs are overdriven a bit (please correct me if I'm mistaken..)
The LEDs in this module are not overdriven.

However, there is also the fact that the photos were done on separate occasions. Camera setting should be the same, but I probably should go through and do them again in one session to be sure.

Graham

Very nice stuff indeed! I would be very interested in that 7 LED unit.

I absolutely must have this 7 LED unit. I dont think I can live without it. I also got an answer to my question regarding dropping these modules into a failed Mini-Mag = no can do. I gathered this from looking at the stuff about the 3 LED module.
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Wow that 7 led unit looks very tightly done - what is the time frame that these are going to be released for public purchase?

So how regulated are these units? Are they as flat as the Opalec?

Graham,

I see those acrylic ball pictures. I went down and picked some up and one fits in the end of my minimag. Here is a picture of it.



It's a pretty tight beam and shines for a long distance with a Luxeon 1W and MADMAX board in it.

-WayneY

Everyone,

Sorry for not replying about these...

I need to mention that after discussion with Mike, who made these, he has informed me that the 7 LED mod is currently just a prototype, and it is likely that no more will be made. In terms of regulation, he has made both a regulated and an unregulated version.

Graham

Graham, that is really bad news, I had hoped to get the 7 LED version. Now all hopes are dashed. If the 3 LED mod is as bright as shown - the 7 would just smoke.
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Doug, you may still be able to get one..

Have a look here:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=000698

Graham