My Brinkmann 3AA 1 watt Luxeon

Hi all,

Lamba was awesome enough to sell me a 1 Watt Luxeon emitter, a heatsink for the Brinkmann 3AA, some wire, a NX05 optic, and a lot of help and pictures /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I received the package today, and an hour later I've got me one cool light /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

On Mr. Bulk's website, he mentions finishing the heatsink with 600 grit sandpaper and relieving the backside, so I figured I should too /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Lambda suggested I sand the end of the Brinkmann tube flat for better heat transfer, so I did that too.

I attached the wires to the Brinkmann's stock pin contacts, and attached the heatsink and LED with Arctic Silver epoxy. Soldered up the Luxeon, and woohoo! I really like this light (did I say that already?)

Thanks for the tips and parts, Lambda! <- Cool guy, he is.











Beamshots. These were taken with fixed camera exposure settings and the white balance set to daylight. The colors are all pretty accurate, only not quite so green.

Brinkmann


Arc LSH-P


BB500 with McFlood Reflector


E2e


Pila G3R

very nice!

i did a very similar mod a long time ago, but dropped it on it's head while using an acrylic ball /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
smashed the poor luxeon to bits.

then i got a lathe and made my own dropin /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Nice mod chief! Wow! Beats the pants off the LSH-P!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I know, I know... not a fair comparison.

Very nice! How did you attach the wires to the stock pin contacts?

Same way you do, MR Bulk. Lambda was nice enough to send me an extra bulb base, so I removed the pins, soldered the wires on, then replaced them. Works great.

This is with a Q2L. If I can find a better binned LED, I may make another one, but this time with a 1/4" thick copper heatsink. I love the form factor and the brightness.