Endeavour
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hey Folks,
For the past few months I’ve been working on getting a light built around the CR2 battery manufactured. It’s based very highly off of the original CR2II built by tvodrd with some changes for what is, in the opinion of myself and the others involved in this project, for the better.
I’ve had the final design done for some time now, have made plastic prototypes for test fitting, and am currently awaiting metal prototypes which I expect to receive in the coming weeks.
Currently I’ve got some 3D renderings for you to take a look at, as well as details on the light. I should have some pictures and lux readings of completed, working prototypes in the coming weeks.
The light will sport a custom designed, very efficient boost converter that’s around 95% efficient, which will drive either a Luxeon I or III LED at 350mA to provide plenty of light and over an hour’s worth of regulated battery life. It will have an ultra clear lens (99% light transmittance) in the bezel, and will be fully waterproof. The light will also have a newly designed 2-stage switch that has been specially designed to work well in its application (no over-stressed Molex connectors). In addition to this, the light is, like it’s predecessor, just shy of 2.25” long and ¾” wide, will be hard anodized black, and, of course, run off a single CR2 battery.
EDIT: 12/30/04
(Thanks to Wayne Yamaguchi for hosting the pictures while my host is down)
These are not the final prototypes - the next ones which I'm expecting soon will have all the corrections to reflect the renders a little more. The HA will be a little thicker (not noticably, but it will make a difference in performance of the coating), dyed black, the bands will be knurled, as will the head, and a few other small things. They also plated the entire center section with the same coating as the reflector, but I kind of like that. Copper tends to tarnish over time, and the plating will prevent that from happening. Silver on black looks nice, too, methinks.
They made the bezel wrong with these pseudo-scallops on it, and I'm not sure if I like it or not. Remnants of an old design that I guess they accidentally included. What do you all thing about it? I'll get some better pictures of it later on when there's more light outside.
I will be submitting the corrections to the shop tomorrow morning, and I'll be having the prototype boards done soon to test out these lights. I'll keep you all posted with progress.
----------------
Without further adieu, here are the renders of the CR2 ‘Ion’:
New pictures posted 12/22/04. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Any questions, comments, suggestions, etc. appreciated. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
10/25/04
Merry Christmas folks, I hope you all have had a good holiday.
I've got a few updates to add here on the first post so the masses don't have to search through the entire thread to find some of this stuff.
First off, a few more pictures:
Two prototypes with different head variations
1xCR2 Battery Pack
1xCR2 Battery Pack and a 2xCR2 pack for testing.
Those pictures are of plastic CR2 Ion prototypes I took some time ago - I thought you all might be interested in seeing something besides renders. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I just ran the numbers again, and assuming everything does as planned, the ballpark price range of the light will be anywhere from 100-150 dollars, with all the features mentioned earlier included. I don't expect move outside those limits.
Addressing the concerns of some individuals on the price: Quality is important, of course. The purpose of prototyping is to avoid and correct any problems that may arise before a production run is done. The problems encountered in other lights have been noted and addressed in the design of the Ion, and if there are any problems before production I will do my best to make sure they're caught and corrected during testing.
My purpose in undertaking this project is to provide an effective, high quality tool with many features for a reasonable price - anything less than what meets my expectations will be rejected and corrected before production begins.
And here is the current list of signed up individuals. More than anything this is a list for me to estimate how many lights I will end up having to make. I will likely set up an automated ordering system to handle everyone for ease of transaction. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif If you're interested, please post and let me know.
1. FRANKVZ
2. bwaites
3. gregw
4. gregw
5. powernoodle
6. Catman10
7. greenlight
8. MR Bulk
9. TwoGun
10. Hookd_On_Photons
11. Hookd_On_Photons
12. cue003
13. cue003
14. cue003
15. JimH
16. Amorphous
17. Amorphous
18. cy
19. scuba
20. mut
21. mut
22. MY
23. Fitz
24. TACTICAL WAREHOUSE
25. kevindick
26. flashlight
27. paulr
28. BVH
29. pokkuhlag
30. Klaus
31. Prolepsis
32. Prolepsis
33. Prolepsis
34. this_is_nascar
35. this_is_nascar
36. this_is_nascar
37. BC0311
38. d'mo
39. xochi
40. marcspar
41. sebast
42. sebast
43. GJW
44. PEU
45. LazerBurnz
46. lymph
47. kj
48. kj
49. kj
50. kj
51. FrenchyLed
52. sithjedi333
53. sithjedi333
54. sithjedi333
55. sithjedi333
56. sithjedi333
57. sithjedi333
58. sithjedi333
59. LEDmodMan
60. wisti
61. Kiessling
62. mvnsnd
63. mvnsnd
64. mvnsnd
65. scrappy
66. Zman
67. Sengoku1986
68. HgRyu
69. srue
70. rp42995
71. RH
72. RH
73. Billson
74. McShawn
75. Geheim
76. Sonic
77. ICUDoc
78. LightChucker
79. akula88
80. PeterB
81. PeterB
82. Mister T
83. beam_me_up
84. Takifugu
85. Takifugu
86. sylvestor
87. Ny0ng1
88. coyote
89. coyote
90. residue
91. phoneguy
92. phoneguy
93. Doc
94. 83Venture
95. JWS
96. anch
97. LifeNRA
98. 4sevens
99. 4sevens
100. rikvee
101. rikvee
102. loalight
103. DavidR
104. evanlocc
105. fleshlite
106. fleshlite
107. PocketBeam
108. Hoghead
109. StoneDog
110. kitelights
111. Matt_USAF
112. koala
113. jdriller
114. rp42995
115. Lmtfi
116. dbrad
117. Finbar
118. Luxbright
119. rodbolt
120. Mrd 74
121. b2p
122. b2p
123. flownosaj
124. flownosaj
125. Marty Weiner
126. Justintoxicated
127. greenLED
128. Cones
129. Cones
130. StanTeate
131. ronson5
132. karlthev
133. karlthev
134. teststrips
135. daloosh
136. Luff
137. Braddah_Bill
138. GADGETOMETRY
139. GADGETOMETRY
140. GADGETOMETRY
141. qballxx
142. analogguy
143. analogguy
144. Rudi
145. Rudi
146. BugOutGear USA
147. BugOutGear USA
148. Mac
149. Mac
150. Justone
151. Justone
152. ledhead
153. TOP
154. jhung
155. CPFMan
156. rick258
157. diggdug13
158. nyanmaru
159. MicroE
160. Wong
161. jeffb
162. nekomane
163. javafool
164. javafool
165. Raindrop
166. Raindrop
167. Raindrop
168. Litfuse
169. Litfuse
170. ensig
171. kiu
172. kakster
173. kakster
174. Gpilot
175. htn740
176. Lucien
177. jordan13195
178. KenHK
179. indenial
180. McShawn
181. arewethereyetdad
182. SDS
183. SDS
184. Hallis
185. alauda
186. icarus
187. icarus
188. V8TOYTRUCK
189. Dr Joe
190. yaesumofo
191. yaesumofo
192. Illuminum
193. PEU
194. pyro
195. sygzy
196. Codeman
197. ROK
198. shiftd
199. Inukai
200. Inukai
201. MI
202. MI
203. MI
204. MI
205. MI
206. MI
207. MI
208. MI
209. mullytron
210. CromagNet
211. DanDrop
212. DanDrop
213. FlyUSArmy
214. Ralf
215. Carpe Diem
216. Carpe Diem
217. Carpe Diem
218. Carpe Diem
219. mikeskim
220. twentysixtwo
221. NetMage
222. StarEye
223. christrose
224. BuddTX
225. ramptapult
226. ramptapult
227. haralambos
228. haralambos
Thank you everyone for your interest. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask here in the thread, or via PM. I will keep you all updated on the status of the project to the best of my ability.
Take care.
-Enrique
For the past few months I’ve been working on getting a light built around the CR2 battery manufactured. It’s based very highly off of the original CR2II built by tvodrd with some changes for what is, in the opinion of myself and the others involved in this project, for the better.
I’ve had the final design done for some time now, have made plastic prototypes for test fitting, and am currently awaiting metal prototypes which I expect to receive in the coming weeks.
Currently I’ve got some 3D renderings for you to take a look at, as well as details on the light. I should have some pictures and lux readings of completed, working prototypes in the coming weeks.
The light will sport a custom designed, very efficient boost converter that’s around 95% efficient, which will drive either a Luxeon I or III LED at 350mA to provide plenty of light and over an hour’s worth of regulated battery life. It will have an ultra clear lens (99% light transmittance) in the bezel, and will be fully waterproof. The light will also have a newly designed 2-stage switch that has been specially designed to work well in its application (no over-stressed Molex connectors). In addition to this, the light is, like it’s predecessor, just shy of 2.25” long and ¾” wide, will be hard anodized black, and, of course, run off a single CR2 battery.
EDIT: 12/30/04
(Thanks to Wayne Yamaguchi for hosting the pictures while my host is down)
These are not the final prototypes - the next ones which I'm expecting soon will have all the corrections to reflect the renders a little more. The HA will be a little thicker (not noticably, but it will make a difference in performance of the coating), dyed black, the bands will be knurled, as will the head, and a few other small things. They also plated the entire center section with the same coating as the reflector, but I kind of like that. Copper tends to tarnish over time, and the plating will prevent that from happening. Silver on black looks nice, too, methinks.
They made the bezel wrong with these pseudo-scallops on it, and I'm not sure if I like it or not. Remnants of an old design that I guess they accidentally included. What do you all thing about it? I'll get some better pictures of it later on when there's more light outside.
I will be submitting the corrections to the shop tomorrow morning, and I'll be having the prototype boards done soon to test out these lights. I'll keep you all posted with progress.
----------------
Without further adieu, here are the renders of the CR2 ‘Ion’:
New pictures posted 12/22/04. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Any questions, comments, suggestions, etc. appreciated. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
10/25/04
Merry Christmas folks, I hope you all have had a good holiday.
I've got a few updates to add here on the first post so the masses don't have to search through the entire thread to find some of this stuff.
First off, a few more pictures:
Two prototypes with different head variations
1xCR2 Battery Pack
1xCR2 Battery Pack and a 2xCR2 pack for testing.
Those pictures are of plastic CR2 Ion prototypes I took some time ago - I thought you all might be interested in seeing something besides renders. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I just ran the numbers again, and assuming everything does as planned, the ballpark price range of the light will be anywhere from 100-150 dollars, with all the features mentioned earlier included. I don't expect move outside those limits.
Addressing the concerns of some individuals on the price: Quality is important, of course. The purpose of prototyping is to avoid and correct any problems that may arise before a production run is done. The problems encountered in other lights have been noted and addressed in the design of the Ion, and if there are any problems before production I will do my best to make sure they're caught and corrected during testing.
My purpose in undertaking this project is to provide an effective, high quality tool with many features for a reasonable price - anything less than what meets my expectations will be rejected and corrected before production begins.
And here is the current list of signed up individuals. More than anything this is a list for me to estimate how many lights I will end up having to make. I will likely set up an automated ordering system to handle everyone for ease of transaction. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif If you're interested, please post and let me know.
1. FRANKVZ
2. bwaites
3. gregw
4. gregw
5. powernoodle
6. Catman10
7. greenlight
8. MR Bulk
9. TwoGun
10. Hookd_On_Photons
11. Hookd_On_Photons
12. cue003
13. cue003
14. cue003
15. JimH
16. Amorphous
17. Amorphous
18. cy
19. scuba
20. mut
21. mut
22. MY
23. Fitz
24. TACTICAL WAREHOUSE
25. kevindick
26. flashlight
27. paulr
28. BVH
29. pokkuhlag
30. Klaus
31. Prolepsis
32. Prolepsis
33. Prolepsis
34. this_is_nascar
35. this_is_nascar
36. this_is_nascar
37. BC0311
38. d'mo
39. xochi
40. marcspar
41. sebast
42. sebast
43. GJW
44. PEU
45. LazerBurnz
46. lymph
47. kj
48. kj
49. kj
50. kj
51. FrenchyLed
52. sithjedi333
53. sithjedi333
54. sithjedi333
55. sithjedi333
56. sithjedi333
57. sithjedi333
58. sithjedi333
59. LEDmodMan
60. wisti
61. Kiessling
62. mvnsnd
63. mvnsnd
64. mvnsnd
65. scrappy
66. Zman
67. Sengoku1986
68. HgRyu
69. srue
70. rp42995
71. RH
72. RH
73. Billson
74. McShawn
75. Geheim
76. Sonic
77. ICUDoc
78. LightChucker
79. akula88
80. PeterB
81. PeterB
82. Mister T
83. beam_me_up
84. Takifugu
85. Takifugu
86. sylvestor
87. Ny0ng1
88. coyote
89. coyote
90. residue
91. phoneguy
92. phoneguy
93. Doc
94. 83Venture
95. JWS
96. anch
97. LifeNRA
98. 4sevens
99. 4sevens
100. rikvee
101. rikvee
102. loalight
103. DavidR
104. evanlocc
105. fleshlite
106. fleshlite
107. PocketBeam
108. Hoghead
109. StoneDog
110. kitelights
111. Matt_USAF
112. koala
113. jdriller
114. rp42995
115. Lmtfi
116. dbrad
117. Finbar
118. Luxbright
119. rodbolt
120. Mrd 74
121. b2p
122. b2p
123. flownosaj
124. flownosaj
125. Marty Weiner
126. Justintoxicated
127. greenLED
128. Cones
129. Cones
130. StanTeate
131. ronson5
132. karlthev
133. karlthev
134. teststrips
135. daloosh
136. Luff
137. Braddah_Bill
138. GADGETOMETRY
139. GADGETOMETRY
140. GADGETOMETRY
141. qballxx
142. analogguy
143. analogguy
144. Rudi
145. Rudi
146. BugOutGear USA
147. BugOutGear USA
148. Mac
149. Mac
150. Justone
151. Justone
152. ledhead
153. TOP
154. jhung
155. CPFMan
156. rick258
157. diggdug13
158. nyanmaru
159. MicroE
160. Wong
161. jeffb
162. nekomane
163. javafool
164. javafool
165. Raindrop
166. Raindrop
167. Raindrop
168. Litfuse
169. Litfuse
170. ensig
171. kiu
172. kakster
173. kakster
174. Gpilot
175. htn740
176. Lucien
177. jordan13195
178. KenHK
179. indenial
180. McShawn
181. arewethereyetdad
182. SDS
183. SDS
184. Hallis
185. alauda
186. icarus
187. icarus
188. V8TOYTRUCK
189. Dr Joe
190. yaesumofo
191. yaesumofo
192. Illuminum
193. PEU
194. pyro
195. sygzy
196. Codeman
197. ROK
198. shiftd
199. Inukai
200. Inukai
201. MI
202. MI
203. MI
204. MI
205. MI
206. MI
207. MI
208. MI
209. mullytron
210. CromagNet
211. DanDrop
212. DanDrop
213. FlyUSArmy
214. Ralf
215. Carpe Diem
216. Carpe Diem
217. Carpe Diem
218. Carpe Diem
219. mikeskim
220. twentysixtwo
221. NetMage
222. StarEye
223. christrose
224. BuddTX
225. ramptapult
226. ramptapult
227. haralambos
228. haralambos
Thank you everyone for your interest. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask here in the thread, or via PM. I will keep you all updated on the status of the project to the best of my ability.
Take care.
-Enrique
