HID-Killer: Adaptor for 1xCree light

[Long John]

Continued from this light.....:

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/158070

.....I created an "Superduperthrow"-Adaptor

I took a garden flare....:

......and cutted the front and backside to fit the light and a reading-glass with the diameter of 9cm. Important was the right lenght for optimum focus.

After I made a distance-circle from 1mm AL-plate, I glued the reading-glass to it, using a hot-glue-pistol.
Then both to the front of the hopper by 2 part-epoxy. At the side for the light head, I used a piece of a rubber suspension-fork covering for perfect fitting.

Due to this connection, the adaptor is easy to mount and remove dependend on the tasks.

Here a picture of all:

And here the light on "low":

The spot-beam is incredible.
Beamshots will follow later

I hope you had fun

Best regards

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Tom

 

[Ganp]

Colin.

 

[Strauss]

Holy cow!!! :lolsign: Can't wait to see these beamshots

 

[dabiscake]

Cool idea, althought I'm not sure you'd look too cool carrying something like that around!
Beamshots whenever you get the chance please! Thanks.

 

[LumenHound]

It looks like it belongs to the Tin Man from The Wizard Of Oz.
How heavy is the lens?

 

[Omega Man]

Cool idea, althought I'm not sure you'd look too cool carrying something like that around!

He'd look like some anime badguy! Cool, indeed.

 

[cryhavok]

Cool idea, but I don't think you will be able to focus a tight spot with that type of lens...

 

[IsaacHayes]

Maybe he has another lens before the big one... But just imagine if you had an aspherical lens that size with a short focal length!!

 

[Long John]

Now I have it tested............WOWWWWWWW:rock:...:rock:...:rock:

It is unbelieveable.
This is really a competitor for a HID.
Without overstatement, with the "Superthrow-Adaptor" the throw is easily good for 500meters.:twothumbs
The width of the hotspot is approximately 50m at 500m distance and details are well visible.

Here a few beamshots.

On this picture, my Fenix P1D-CE is on "high" at the left side and the Dory with "SA" on "high" at the right side.
But the distance from the Fenix to the wall is 6m while the Dorcy is 30m afar:

This picture shows the Fenix on "high", distance to the house is 7m:

And now the Dorcy on "high", distance to the house 200m:

Isn't that great?

The quality of the beam with the "SA" is much better than without.

About the weight: I have no scale at hands at the moment but tomorrow I will complete the weight. But the "SA" isn't heavy. The complete light weights less than a Mag 2D.

I hope you had fun.

Very best regards

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Tom

 

[monkeyboy]

Nice beamshots. I guess this works on the same priciple as a large reflector: The larger the lens, the more "point-source-like" the emitter becomes, relative to the lens resulting in greater throw capability.

 

[karlthev]

Now this is great stuff!!


Karl

 

[LumenHound]

Maybe he has another lens before the big one... But just imagine if you had an aspherical lens that size with a short focal length!!

This lens would work. It's 4.5 inches/114 mm in diameter and has a focal length of about 3.75 inches/95 mm.
I salvaged it from one of the 3 lens assemblies of my old projection TV.

The lens on the right is out of a 1 X CR123A Nuwai TM-67.

 

[Long John]

One more

Distance to the garage is 100m:

Best regards

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Tom

 

[Long John]

Here is a zoom of the same picture for better viewing:

Best regards

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Tom

 

[Alin10123]

Dude! That's nuts!!!!

 

[Long John]

Because I'm so enthusiastic, I invested a little more time to improve the adaptor.
I bored 5 holes into the distance-ring, added 5 seal-rings and filled them with GID-Epoxy. Between I added 5 rubber-rings for secure "Bezel-stand".

And here "glowing":

Best regards

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Tom

 

[Illum]

And here "glowing":

now thats a nice avatar picture...the pentagram

 

[Long John]

now thats a nice avatar picture...the pentagram

Cool idea ItN

This one would be better:

Best regards

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Tom

 

[TorchBoy]

That's really impressive Tom. A great use for a BBQ torch.

 

[Long John]

:thanks:TorchBoy

But please tell me, what a "BBQ torch" means.

Best regards

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Tom