my ideal LED light

[camisdad]

It does not exist. But if I want to be a realist, there would be two of them.

1. The first one would be a 3xCR123 light with a Luxeon SE screaming like lambda's latest.
2. the second one would be a 5W Luxeon light w/ Mr Bulk's Firebreathing Dragon intensity running on something like a 2D format light.

I would want both of them to be fully regulated, reasonably waterproof, moonmode lasting many hours, full power for about 6 hours, and 2 levels of power: full power and long life (20 hours?).

I think that all the components exist today for the first one, although not together... The body would be DSpeck's, we could use a BadBoy current regulator with a high amperage set point, lambda's SE mod, and dat2zip remote mag switch modded to a real flashlight - which head tho? The second one is, I think, further away - particularly for power density and energy/light efficiency. It might take another 6-9 months for a Luxeon to be able to have the right power/consumption combo - 5W SE?

What do you think?

 

[INRETECH]

Unless there are some dramatic changes in battery technology; or brightness in LED Technology - its still based on the magic formula:

Run_Time X Brightness = Weight

As I posted on the other forums, I could easily make a tiny AAA flashlight with a 5w part that would last for 100s of hours running at full power; until someone notice that cable running out of the flashlight to the battery pack hidden in my coat

 

[Termac]

My ideal LED light would be made with a thin wall Titanium tube of the minimum diameter to house an Opalec module and a single 123 battery. It would have a lens and a compact rotating switch with on/off detents. It would be waterproof and have a lanyard hole. It would be fantastically light weight.

 

[lucifer]

The ideal LED light would be dimmable! It would be able to switch into moon mode and back at the user's request.

 

[star882]

My ideal light is
3 nichia LEDs
1 1w LS
1 4w florescent
uses 4 AA Ni-MH cells
can be charged from any 12v source(car, wall wart)