Well my first post on this forum was of my 1/4 Watt Solitaire mod which used a 12v A23 battery. it was a good improvement over the otherwise useless original. Now I have managed to fit a 1W LED and a driver circuit into it, and still managed to keep the AAA battery.
I used DX.com to get the driver board the aspheric lens and the LED.
$6.80 for 20 1W LED's
$2.70 for 2 1W LED driver board
$2.79 for 20 aspheric lenses
Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures, but a friend wants me to make him one, so when I do I will take pics.
The driver board was small but not small enough, i managed to sand the edges enough for it to fit all the way.
I used a small strip of copper for the LED to sit on and to heat sink it to the body. there was no room for a reflector so I used the aspheric lens.
There is a small momentary switch in the tail cap.
The light provides a very large flood for its size. Its mainly on my key chain so it works well enough.
I used DX.com to get the driver board the aspheric lens and the LED.
$6.80 for 20 1W LED's
$2.70 for 2 1W LED driver board
$2.79 for 20 aspheric lenses
Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures, but a friend wants me to make him one, so when I do I will take pics.
The driver board was small but not small enough, i managed to sand the edges enough for it to fit all the way.
I used a small strip of copper for the LED to sit on and to heat sink it to the body. there was no room for a reflector so I used the aspheric lens.
There is a small momentary switch in the tail cap.
The light provides a very large flood for its size. Its mainly on my key chain so it works well enough.
