Just received my Lambda Illuminator VERY NICE

[BuddTX]

VERY NICE.

This is my first Luxeon Star light, and I am so excited. Very nice Job Lambda!

Very Nice Job!

As your schedule permits, I would like to buy 2 or 3 more of these very nice lights!

I wish I could compare it to my Inova, but I had to send it in to Inova as it was not working. In about a month I will be receiving a NEW MODEL of the Inova, and will post a comparison at this time, although from everything I've read, the Lambda Illuminator will be many times brighter than the Inova.

I never realised how nice the physical Brinkmann AA light bodies are.

I can't wait for it to get dark tonight, I will walk my dog on the trails by the bayou's about a mile or two from where I live.

Nice color light also! I keep reading about "puke green" Luxeon LED's, but this one is very white/blue.

To compare it, It is the same color as my ARC AAA CPF edition, except many many many MANY times brighter.

Question for Lambda,

Would the Brinkmann Legend LX be a good light to do a LS mod to?

I would think that the large oversized alumium bezel would work as a built in heat sink. Also, 2, 3 volt 123 Lithium's should provide many hours of light.

Maybe there is room for two LS in the LS?

Anyway, thank you very much for a nice, well built, professionally finished light. I hope you can make a lot, and sell all that you make!

 

[The_LED_Museum]

They are nice lights, aren't they?
Just yesterday I stopped by a "refreshment stand" on the way back into town, and while I was there somebody accidentally dropped a $10 behind a big beer cooler. The Lambda Illuminator came to the rescue, and we quickly found the errant paper money, where as the guy's Mini-Mag did not. The Mini-Mag, with its 19th century wire bulb technology, just emitted this pitiful, feeble yellow glow that didn't penetrate more than a foot below the back edge of the appliance. The Illuminator's bright white, solid-state light reached all the way to the evaporator coils near the floor where the money was perched. A few minutes with a couple of mutilated wire clothes hangers (thank you Joan Crawford) rescued the bill, and the Illumminator saved the day.

 

[BuddTX]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The LED Museum:
They are nice lights, aren't they? . . .

The Mini-Mag, with its 19th century wire bulb technology, just emitted this pitiful, feeble yellow glow that didn't penetrate more than a foot below the back edge of the appliance.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You know, I was just thinking about that.

You know what the main problem with incandecents are? Most of the public has been exposed to the cheap, 2.99 plastic lights, and when one "upgrades" to a 15-25 dollar light that one buys at wal-mart, k-mart, etc, the light and beam isn't that much better quality.

You look at a SureFire or a Brinkmann Legend LX or a Princton Tec Surge, now there are GOOD examples of incandecents. But the general public doesn't see those!

I was also thinking of how well my Brinkmann Legend LX and my Lambda Illuminator will complement each other when walking my dog in the fields in back of my house.

The Lambda will be turned on all the time, and the LX will be in hand to see what michief my little girl is getting into! Although, I suspect my Lambda will be able to "toss" it's light much further, so my LX might not be necessary for all but the really long throws.

I am tempted to get another Lambda (actually 2 more if they are available) and mount one on each side of my belt, using the Nite-Ize belt light holder. This would be for daily evening walking in the fields.

I think, in general, good incandecents and good LED's should complement each other.

Oh, another thing about my Lambda Illuminator - It's a nice feeling to have the Brightest LS out there (or one of the brightest, I think Lambda has a 3-c Maglight conversion that might be a little brighter????)

Again, very nice light, Lambda. Very good work! And I LOVE feeding it with AA's! With the step up converter, and voltage regulator, I don't have to aganonize over, "am I useing the best batteries I possibly can?" Just get the Ray-O-Vac's, and I am good!

LED Museum, thanks a lot for bringing this "this insanely bright Legend 2-AA + DC-DC booster + Luxeon Star /O mod" to our attention!

 

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I have had the Illuminator for a few weeks now, and I like it more and more every day. I am close to having extended runtime testing with it and I will post the results soon. You can really get alot of time out of this light with intermittent use. I also plan to purchase another of these lights.

Eric

 

[BuddTX]

Now that I've had my Lambda Illuminator for a couple of days, I have to say:

"WOW, what a GREAT light!"

This is so obvious, but I have to say, I didn't get to experience the full awsomness of this light until it got dark! (no Duh, Sherlock!

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It puts out a nice, white, even light, that lights things up 75-100 feet away.

And I have to say, hats off to Brinkmann, also, as the physical light itself is first rate. I love the tailcap switch, and the rubberized grip. It looks great also!

Thanks Lambda for this really nice light!

 

[hotfoot]

My Lambda Illuminator just arrived in the post today after much anxious anticipation as it travelled far across the sea here to Singapore - Phew!

All I can say is WHOOOOAAAaaaa - this is a mighty fine light. In terms of sheer output, the Lambda+Alkalines beats even my old-optics violet-tinted Arc-SLS running lithium AAs - which itself already is substantially brighter than the regular green-tinted ones with new optics. It has a smaller hotspot, but a generous white corona as well, versus the violet overall wash of the Arc-LS. The Lambda Illuminator just lights up the scene more naturally, with better color-rendering.

This is truly the brightest and best-colored single Luxeon 2AA light I've ever seen! Its only (very tiny) shortcomings are that it lacks a place to attach a lanyard and is perhaps a wee bit long (about 1.25" longer than an Arc-LS+2AA tube). The rubber grips and tailcap switch cheapen the light's feel a little, but are hugely practical - and this light otherwise feels really well-built and substantial in hand.

I know - I'm just describing what Brinkmann has done - not Lambda. His mod itself is something any custom-auto jobber would be proud of - you simply can't tell from the outside. It's only til you peek up the battery tube and see the solder that you realize something is different.

Fine work, Lambda! I can't wait for the LX-based Illuminator to become available

 

[rlhess]

Well the Post Office came through and my Illuminator showed up today.

I work with a bunch of geeks. Everyone was impressed--couldn't believe it was LED.

Nice work, Lambda!

I can't wait until night to try it!

I like the lockout feature on the tailcap--it keeps me from hurting myself!

Cheers,

Richard

 

[jabajet]

I want one! I want one!

 

[yclo]

Although it's been said many times, I still have to say it.

Very nice!

Unscrewing the lip and the lens shows a very pro. fitted emitter in the center of the bezel. There is a very green tint in the beam though. Has anyone tried changing in an old optic to see if it becomes brighter?

The switch isn't the greatest in the world, but it's very nice to have the lock out feature. The only thing I dislike about the switch is that when turned on, the plastic part rattles like nuts! Has anyone taken apart the switch including the black plastic part? If a small spring is added, it should eliminate this.

One thing though, I just can seem to make the optics perfectly center. I guess I'll just have to be more patient and try a few more times.

I also added a longer spring to drain my NiMH AAA's in it. Do you think it's worth it making one in a 2AAA light?

Thanks Lambda!

YC

 

[BuddTX]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by yclo:
The switch isn't the greatest in the world, but it's very nice to have the lock out feature. The only thing I dislike about the switch is that when turned on, the plastic part rattles like nuts!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I really like the switch! I was very impressed with the physical body of the Brinkmann Legend AA. It was designed like it was ment to carry a luxeon LED.

However, you are right, it does rattle when the light is on, but only if you shake it like shaking a botttle of dressing before pouring it on a salad.

I've spent about 6 hours so far walking in wilderness (no noise except nature) and never noticed this.

 

[Max]

Just got my Lambda Illuminator over the weekend. Based on everybody's enthusiastic endorsements, the first time I turned it on, I was practically expecting flames to come shooting out the barrel

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Well, no flames, but a lot of useable light. I tried it out side-by-side with my 4 AAA double barrel. In a completely dark room, I turned on my double-barrel first, and then the LI, and I think I could actually feel my irises constricting.

At first I was disappointed that the Lambda Illuminator didn't seem to blow it away more decisively, but I paid a bit more attention to what was going on outside the hot spot and realized that the LI has much more useful light in the spill beam.

This is my new walk-the-dog flashlight. Boy! I'm glad I have a dog -- otherwise I'd really have to work to make up excuses to use my Lambda Illuminator every day.

 

[Daniel Ramsey]

After I took my kids to go see Star Wars in Anchorage I dropped by the largest TV and audio store to check out an upgrade from my current 53" Hitachi to a Yamaha DPX-1 video projector (it can project up to a 300" wide screen)for my new Home Theatre room, of course the demo room was dark and the salesman couldn't find the controls for the DVD player, I whipped out my Lambda Legend and asked him what he thought, this is a place that installs $10,000 TV systems, hi performance car audio and he was totally amazed, he said there is a lot of possibilities in the custom car illumination using Luxeons plus it would make a neat room light without having to install hot halogen track lights, myself I may just use luxeons for a unique style of cove, track or spotlighting.

And also I just changed batteries after using this light intermittently for at least 6 weeks. No telling how much time if all added up.

Usually I just keep my mouth shut when somebody asks me what is the bulb in my legend, I just say its defective and has a short thus the off white color

 

[lambda]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Daniel Ramsey:
After I took my kids to go see Star Wars in Anchorage I dropped by the largest TV and audio store to check out an upgrade from my current 53" Hitachi to a Yamaha DPX-1 video projector (it can project up to a 300" wide screen)for my new Home Theatre room, of course the demo room was dark and the salesman couldn't find the controls for the DVD player, I whipped out my Lambda Legend and asked him what he thought, this is a place that installs $10,000 TV systems, hi performance car audio and he was totally amazed, he said there is a lot of possibilities in the custom car illumination using Luxeons plus it would make a neat room light without having to install hot halogen track lights, myself I may just use luxeons for a unique style of cove, track or spotlighting.

And also I just changed batteries after using this light intermittently for at least 6 weeks. No telling how much time if all added up.

Usually I just keep my mouth shut when somebody asks me what is the bulb in my legend, I just say its defective and has a short thus the off white color

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That's one of the other things I've played with, unique home lighting applications. Did some custom inside and outdoor lights that were just a short 1.5" tube with a Luxeon w/o at the bottom shining away. They were very impressed and resold to the home builder for many times what I charged them.

Oh, if I only had the time..........

 

[Daniel Ramsey]

ever thought of making a square wave rectifier and using that to power a multi-luxeon replacement edison base bulb kevin? just like the ones at Ledcorp but with luxeons instead. using 120VAC of course.