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    Nitestar 3w luxeon light

    Ok..I got my light today. WOW is it bright! It's my first lux light so this was a surprise. I don't notice the green tint that was mentioned. None of my coworkers see it either..has the basic "blueish" tint of other white LEDs. I'm glad I got it. The purpose was to see a functioning Lux. Now I...
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    5w Luxeon array

    yeah..that too...and "it's cool" is another good one
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    5w Luxeon array

    I have an 18w HID now and it's great. I just want to make an LED light. Most of my dives are deep(200+ ft) wreck penetrations...and I've bumped a light head and had it break and used a backup light to get out. The durability of the LED is really an issue for me. Dale
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    5w Luxeon array

    Okay, I'm back to my original project goal. I want to make a dive light using an external battery pack. From what I've figured I'll need about 20 of the 10 of the 5w luxeons to get what I want...over 1000 lumens. What do you think the viability of that is? I have already built a halogen light...
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    quick mod

    Hey, I just picked up one of the streamlight key mate keychain light. It was really cheap...8.99 I think. Anyhow, the ones that were that cheap had a 3mm green LED in it. I popped it out and replaced it with a 5mm bright white led and bingo it's a great little light for finding the keyhole at...
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    Voltage Drop

    I know that there are tons of drop in minim*g conversions out there but I want to make one. So I want to power 3 of these with the 2AA. With 2AA it seems like I wouldn't need any resistors am I correct? I'm just gonna make it with perf board and attach it to the little switch actuator "do not...
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    Nitestar 3w luxeon light

    I just ordered the Nitestar 3w Luxeon Flashlight from goldengadgets.com looks like a cool little light. I suppose I should have asked before ordering, but any comments on this light Dale
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    Advice on PDAs

    I had the Tungsten E and liked it a lot. I would say that it's a great product for the money. I needed bluetooth so I bought the T3 and sold my E to a friend...
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    Voltage Drop

    I ordered some white LEDs from opticaspace.com and they didn't come with a data sheet. They are 5mm 3-3.5v. What should I figure the voltage drop to be? I'm trying to build a circuit board powering 3 of them with 2 AA batteries. Thanks, Dale LED Newbie
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    NewBeam MiniMag upgrade

    Has anyone tried the NewBeam MiniMag upgrade? Is it brighter than the original bulb? Besides the fact that it's cool, is it better? Just curious. Dale
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    LED Flashlight mod

    I left the reflector in and just modified the bulb to accomidate 2 5mm LEDs. I'm gonna tinker with a little PCB to hold like 4 or 5 of them and still use the reflector. Seems like because of the forward throw of the LEDs the reflector doesn't do a whole lot. I have plans for a larger scale...
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    LED Flashlight mod

    Ok...so I bought a cheap flashlight and broke the bulb and soldered 2 white LEDs in. They are crazy bright but seems more like a flood than a flashlight...what's the best way to get them to focus and project properly? Dale
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    LED project

    Okay...how about LED vs. MR-16 Halogen? Dale -------- <font color="gray">The liver is evil and it must be punished.</font>
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    LED project

    Are there any "high output" LEDs that would be a reasonable alternative to my HID system? This is used in deep wreck diving where it is pitch black at times. My HID is 18 watts and puts out 1150 lumens. The light head is about the same size as an MR-16 and I would like to keep it along the same...
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    LED project

    I'm building a new light. My old one is HID but I want to build one using LEDs. I have 9000mcd 30deg. ultra bright white LEDs. How many of these do you think I will need in the array to achieve close to the equivalent of 1100 lumens or so? If I did the conversion right, each one puts out...
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