I was watching videos of people cooking eggs using flashlights and got the idea to make a thread about cooking things with flashlight (and specifically, making something to do just that).
This thread is intended for fun, not an actual build plan.
My first idea is to just use Arctic Alumina epoxy to glue 7 SSR-90s to the bottom of a small pan in a hexagonal and use them that way, along with a thermocouple or other temperature sensor to regulate the drive current and keep the LEDs at or below 120 degrees Celsius (I read that they're rated for 150 degrees max). If you're ambitious you can rig up a reflector unit that clips onto the bottom of the pan, and you have a nice light with a handle!
Considering the feasibility of LEDs as a heat source is fairly low, the best use for this would be keeping food warm. You could maybe use prisms to reflect light from the bottom to above for use as a table light.
Second idea is to use three incandescent bulbs and reflectors in a triangle setup for use as a stove or large handheld light. I know you have to switch out the plastic lens and reflector in a Maglite when you're doing a ROP mod, so this method should end up working better. Of course, you'd need a pot or pan with a dark bottom, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem. And this method allows the pot or pan to be used with other heating systems too!
Share your ideas of dual purpose cooking/lighting gear!
This thread is intended for fun, not an actual build plan.
My first idea is to just use Arctic Alumina epoxy to glue 7 SSR-90s to the bottom of a small pan in a hexagonal and use them that way, along with a thermocouple or other temperature sensor to regulate the drive current and keep the LEDs at or below 120 degrees Celsius (I read that they're rated for 150 degrees max). If you're ambitious you can rig up a reflector unit that clips onto the bottom of the pan, and you have a nice light with a handle!
Considering the feasibility of LEDs as a heat source is fairly low, the best use for this would be keeping food warm. You could maybe use prisms to reflect light from the bottom to above for use as a table light.
Second idea is to use three incandescent bulbs and reflectors in a triangle setup for use as a stove or large handheld light. I know you have to switch out the plastic lens and reflector in a Maglite when you're doing a ROP mod, so this method should end up working better. Of course, you'd need a pot or pan with a dark bottom, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem. And this method allows the pot or pan to be used with other heating systems too!
Share your ideas of dual purpose cooking/lighting gear!
