Hi all, I am new to this sort of thing so please bear with me :grin2:.
I work as a gas enginner for a living, which usually involves spending some time under floors and in dark lofts/attics. I have used a couple of LED Lenser torches and have now settled with a brilliant Nitecore D10 sp, which does a brilliant job of lighting small areas with the extra diffuser I have bought...but sometimes its just not enough....
My plan (hands in the 'finger pyramid of evil contemptlation' position) is to create a sort of 'portable wireless lightbulb' which is small enough to carry in my toolbox and deploy at the click of a button, and leave on the floor so I can carry on my duties in a fairly well-lit area. The alternative my employer supplies me with is a simple lead lamp, which needs to be plugged in, gets extremely hot and will not fit in my toolbox!
I plan to create my contraption using a SSC P7 C-Bin LED Emitter, a simple on/off switch, and something as cheap and cheerful as a beer bottle or empty jar for the 'bulb' (possible filled with epoxy resin for strength). I hope to create something useful and very bright, but i would like it to be relatively cheap and fun to produce, as i may make several for my work collegues.
Sadly, I have minimal experience in torch making, and I am not sure if it would be as simple as I hope, and I am not sure what batteries or drivers (if any) I would require. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards in advance....D :twothumbs
I work as a gas enginner for a living, which usually involves spending some time under floors and in dark lofts/attics. I have used a couple of LED Lenser torches and have now settled with a brilliant Nitecore D10 sp, which does a brilliant job of lighting small areas with the extra diffuser I have bought...but sometimes its just not enough....
My plan (hands in the 'finger pyramid of evil contemptlation' position) is to create a sort of 'portable wireless lightbulb' which is small enough to carry in my toolbox and deploy at the click of a button, and leave on the floor so I can carry on my duties in a fairly well-lit area. The alternative my employer supplies me with is a simple lead lamp, which needs to be plugged in, gets extremely hot and will not fit in my toolbox!
I plan to create my contraption using a SSC P7 C-Bin LED Emitter, a simple on/off switch, and something as cheap and cheerful as a beer bottle or empty jar for the 'bulb' (possible filled with epoxy resin for strength). I hope to create something useful and very bright, but i would like it to be relatively cheap and fun to produce, as i may make several for my work collegues.
Sadly, I have minimal experience in torch making, and I am not sure if it would be as simple as I hope, and I am not sure what batteries or drivers (if any) I would require. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards in advance....D :twothumbs
