Hey guys. Newbie here. I am a dentist looking to design a better exam light and was hoping to get some help from the experts here.
I see mainly kids and they hate the $2500 exam light shining in their eyes. I am hoping to build an LED exam light with a focus nearly as tight as the dental headlamps so it doesn't get in the little kiddies eyes. I have looked around and the type of light I am searching for just doesn't exist --- yet.
Another big bonus is that I'm thinking this isn't going to cost but a fraction of what the lights from the suppliers cost.
Here's a rough drawing so you have an idea what I am looking for.
The housing parts should be pretty cheap to come by from Home Depot. As long as I have a metal housing, I should have plenty of heatsink, right?
Here is my initial parts list. These are all from luxeonstar.com
LED: Luxeon K2 Star 100 lumens@1000mA -- 5027-PW14
Lens: L2 3degree Spot Base module for Lux. K2 --OPK2-1-003
Diffusers: I'll be trying a couple to see which is best - if I want one at all
L2 6degree spot diffuser sublens --OPK2-1-DIF6
L2 4degree x 24degree Oval sublens --OPK2-1-4275
AC Driver: I will have the electrician hard wire these in so I don't have to worry about changing batteries all the time.
Xitanium 120 VAC 25w, 1050 mA driver --LED120A0024V1OF
One of these drivers should be enough to power two of these lights, right? Any way one driver could power 4?
Do you guys see any compatibility issues or anything I might be missing?
Thanks
I see mainly kids and they hate the $2500 exam light shining in their eyes. I am hoping to build an LED exam light with a focus nearly as tight as the dental headlamps so it doesn't get in the little kiddies eyes. I have looked around and the type of light I am searching for just doesn't exist --- yet.
Another big bonus is that I'm thinking this isn't going to cost but a fraction of what the lights from the suppliers cost.
Here's a rough drawing so you have an idea what I am looking for.
The housing parts should be pretty cheap to come by from Home Depot. As long as I have a metal housing, I should have plenty of heatsink, right?
Here is my initial parts list. These are all from luxeonstar.com
LED: Luxeon K2 Star 100 lumens@1000mA -- 5027-PW14
Lens: L2 3degree Spot Base module for Lux. K2 --OPK2-1-003
Diffusers: I'll be trying a couple to see which is best - if I want one at all
L2 6degree spot diffuser sublens --OPK2-1-DIF6
L2 4degree x 24degree Oval sublens --OPK2-1-4275
AC Driver: I will have the electrician hard wire these in so I don't have to worry about changing batteries all the time.
Xitanium 120 VAC 25w, 1050 mA driver --LED120A0024V1OF
One of these drivers should be enough to power two of these lights, right? Any way one driver could power 4?
Do you guys see any compatibility issues or anything I might be missing?
Thanks
Looks like I posted in the wrong forum. Sorry about the mistake. I moved this to what is hopefully a more appropriate forum. I'm really not trying to spam the boards. 
