LxD reflectors at Fenix-Store!

[AyeMayanor]

My L2D is saved! Replacement reflectors are now available at the Fenix-Store!

http://fenix-store.com/index.php?cPath=27_38

I called David to see if they would be available and he just happened to be adding them to the store at the same time

 

[Thujone]

Are they by chance OP?

 

[ackbar]

I doubt they are OP'ed. It says spare reflector... not improved

 

[AyeMayanor]

David said sputtered reflectors will be available soon.

 

[patycake57]

Excellent news on the sputtered reflectors.

 

[Thujone]

I would like a heavy OP for as much flood as possible. There just arent any decent floody leds available....

 

[ET3]

100% AGREE! I need flood L2D

 

[mchlwise]

For $6 bucks, it might be worth it just to experiment with home-sputtering.

 

[riffraff]

For $6 bucks, it might be worth it just to experiment with home-sputtering.

Sputter, n. to sublime a material, i.e. vaporize aluminum, directly from solid form into a gas, and deposit it on a specific surface.

:eeksign:

We once "sublimed" a penny in an industrial oven...don't try this at home, kids! :eeew:

 

[mchlwise]

Sputter, n. to sublime a material, i.e. vaporize aluminum, directly from solid form into a gas, and deposit it on a specific surface.

:eeksign:

We once "sublimed" a penny in an industrial oven...don't try this at home, kids! :eeew:

This was more what I had in mind:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=149540

 

[AyeMayanor]

I meant to say "stipple", but you all got the idea

How does one go about stippling a reflector themself anyway? Do you need a sandblaster or something?

I think I'll try polishing my old reflector. Had my Dremel for 10+ years and never polished anything with it.

 

[Martini]

How does one go about stippling a reflector themself anyway? Do you need a sandblaster or something?

The "ghetto" way to do it would be to give the reflector a rough coat of metallic spray paint. Stippling involves adding metal to achieve texture. It results in the smoothest beam possible for a given reflector depth, at the expense of output and throw. In a small package like the LxD head, it makes sense as long as you're okay with the floody beam pattern.

 

[Ralls]

This is good news because I tried to clean mine with alcohol with disasterous results. My order is already submitted. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[mchlwise]

This is good news because I tried to clean mine with alcohol with disasterous results. My order is already submitted. Thanks for the heads up!

What happened?

 

[Ralls]

What happened?

I was trying to get the reflector perfectly clean and I should've left well enough alone because I eventually got the hairbrain idea that alcohol would do the trick--it turns out that it strips the reflective material off quite easily. Now a six dollar mistake, but the worst part has been not being able to use my light.

For those of you wanting a floody beam, a stripped reflector does a pretty decent job.

 

[TORCH_BOY]

These would come in handy

 

[mchlwise]

I was trying to get the reflector perfectly clean and I should've left well enough alone because I eventually got the hairbrain idea that alcohol would do the trick--it turns out that it strips the reflective material off quite easily. Now a six dollar mistake, but the worst part has been not being able to use my light.

:duck:

I thought it was a solid polished aluminum reflector. :shrug:

 

[AyeMayanor]

From FLR:[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Reflector Type .........................[/font]Polished metal"

 

[mchlwise]

From FLR:[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Reflector Type .........................[/font]Polished metal"

Right. So how did alcohol strip the reflective material?

(I just ordered one to play with.)

 

[AyeMayanor]

Alcohol and heat...

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=157767