Making a LED P60 drop into a thrower?

[IPSC_GUY]

I have a question. HOW, would one, make a P60 LED drop in, into a thrower? Possibly a second drop in reflector with a smooth, tighter reflector?

Inquiring minds want to know...

IPSC_GUY
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[Gunner12]

Smooth would help.

There isn't much space for a deeper reflector (the reflector diameter is pretty much fixed).

An aspheric lens could work too.

 

[Crenshaw]

i made similar thread awhile back. In the end, it came down to buying a tower module, and looking for a turbo conversion head for my C2.

I think design limitations on a P60 would not allow it to be a thrower. For instance, you cant really stick an aspheric on there cos the aspheric might not fit in the host.

Crenshaw

 

[IPSC_GUY]

Ok, so it is the length (of the reflector) that determines how much throw a given light has?

HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM,

the things that make you go HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

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[Crenshaw]

actually there is a whole lot of calculation that goes into how a parabola should be shaped. I have no idea, but i know there is a thread somewhere where a very enlightened member explained it...:candle:

Crenshaw

 

[Zenster]

I have a question. HOW, would one, make a P60 LED drop in, into a thrower? Possibly a second drop in reflector with a smooth, tighter reflector?

Inquiring minds want to know...

IPSC_GUY
SIERRA II ALPHA

Raw horsepower is the best way to make something more powerful, plus, the reflectors any of these lights are made with are already pretty well designed to match the emitter. The reflector in your P60 is very likely focused the best it can be already, and if it's a smooth type, I don't see where you could improve anything by changing just the reflector.

So if you have a light with a P60 drop-in, just get another P60 design drop in that has a reputation of being a "blaster" that you can change out when you want, that is, one of a higher horsepower.
In the end, I think that would be the cheapest and easiest solution.

Start by checking out a Malkoff M60 or Deree drop-in, but go through the P60 compatibility sticky thread and see what else might suit your purpose.

 

[andylondon]

I too had this problem as i wanted to turn my Surefire C2 and 6P into throwers. So i bought a P60 Q5 drop in module from Ebay and a smooth reflector from Dereelight. The P60 Q5 module comes with an OP reflector and i swapped this with the smooth reflector to turn it into a thrower. It has a small bright hotspot which is very good for throw. The Dreelight P60 Q5 modules for Surefire drives the emitter at roughly 1 amp.
The result of this in the beam profile is a wider hotspot. You can also install an aspheric, however, you'll get a square beam with no side spill. The square beam is a photo of the emitter. Personally, i find the smooth reflector option a winner as it still has a very bright spill beam. Also it's very easy to do. I find this beam profile better than the super throwers as this is still very good for close up applications. My Surefire 6P is my favourite torch as it has excellent regulation with rechargeables and primaries.

 

[phantom23]

Put this instead of lens.

 

[WadeF]

With a smooth reflector I get about 10,000LUX out of my Dereelight with it's P60 style drop-in.

 

[LukeA]

With a smooth reflector I get about 10,000LUX out of my Dereelight with it's P60 style drop-in.

With a comparatively huge reflector...


Reflector surface area is what determines throw. A bigger one will generally throw further than a smaller one, all other things being equal.