RipplesOfLife
Newly Enlightened
So there I was looking for some cheap light to mod. Most lights that I see run on an even number of batteries, and the ones that do use 3 batteries were too expensive for my purpose.
Then I walked into a Dollarama.
Basically same design (perhaps less quality control) as an item I saw at CanadianTire, but cost only $1. It was perfect.
Original:
-Incandescent
-360 degrees lighting
-no reflectors
-3 x AA Batteries
After:
-10 mm 80,000 to 100,000mcd White LED
-360 degrees lighting, 180 degrees with homemade reflector, flashlight with top part removed.
-3 x AA Batteries
-Long runtime.
The current is limited by a resistor. The reflector is made using roughly polished pop cans. Initially, only the top and bottom reflector was considered, but then I found that I can't quite see well. The light source was closing my pupils. So aside from bouncing a bit of light forward, the side reflector's main purpose is to perserve some of my night vision.
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Three different ways to use it.
Ultimately, the brightness depends on the resistor value used.
Then I walked into a Dollarama.
Basically same design (perhaps less quality control) as an item I saw at CanadianTire, but cost only $1. It was perfect.
Original:
-Incandescent
-360 degrees lighting
-no reflectors
-3 x AA Batteries
After:
-10 mm 80,000 to 100,000mcd White LED
-360 degrees lighting, 180 degrees with homemade reflector, flashlight with top part removed.
-3 x AA Batteries
-Long runtime.
The current is limited by a resistor. The reflector is made using roughly polished pop cans. Initially, only the top and bottom reflector was considered, but then I found that I can't quite see well. The light source was closing my pupils. So aside from bouncing a bit of light forward, the side reflector's main purpose is to perserve some of my night vision.
*
*
*
*
***
Three different ways to use it.
Ultimately, the brightness depends on the resistor value used.
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