WadeF
Flashlight Enthusiast
It seems a lot of effort has been made to put these MC-E's and P7's into larger lights with big reflectors so they have decent throw. How about someone puts one of these multi-emitter LED's into a smaller light, say something like a Fenix P3D, but with a thicker and heavier body to allow for heat sinking. Then use a minimal reflector to just produce a nice floody beam. They wouldn't even have to drive the MC-E/P7 at full power, but enough to get around 400 lumens of nice floody light. It could run off a 18650, etc.
When you are dealing with flood you need more lumens to light things up since the lumens aren't concentrated into a tight hot spot. This is where I think the MC-E's and P7's would excel. Even if they were set up like the McGizmo mule. I'd love a light like this that had a very low low. The MC-E's and P7's should be very efficient at low levels, and for a medium low they could send 20-25mA to each emitter, which appears to be the sweet spot when it comes to efficency.
I would think a set up like this would make for a nice walking light, etc.
When you are dealing with flood you need more lumens to light things up since the lumens aren't concentrated into a tight hot spot. This is where I think the MC-E's and P7's would excel. Even if they were set up like the McGizmo mule. I'd love a light like this that had a very low low. The MC-E's and P7's should be very efficient at low levels, and for a medium low they could send 20-25mA to each emitter, which appears to be the sweet spot when it comes to efficency.
I would think a set up like this would make for a nice walking light, etc.
