Surefire Purple inspection

[Illum]

according to a thread in www.shoudian.com posted by user johnny666
http://www.shoudian.com/dispbbs.php?boardid=9&id=31501&page=1

here are some of his pics
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/Johnny666tgh/K2-PI-001.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/Johnny666tgh/DSC03026.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/Johnny666tgh/DSC03028.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/Johnny666tgh/DSC03027.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t259/Johnny666tgh/DSC03032.jpg

heres some of Shelby Chan's pics
http://pk-e.com/Shelby/Image1/K2-PL-002s.jpg

http://pk-e.com/Shelby/Image1/K2-PL-001s.jpg


according to johnny666 the SF-PI will be available for sale somtime in 2007
anyone know if this is true?

 

[Mad1]

I thought this was an old light, I'm sure I saw it last year. Maybe it was just a prototype back then, it does have U2 on the body...

 

[SunStar]

I'm confused by the U2 body. To me, that would imply variable output. Is that the case?

Interesting...

 

[Illum]

I dont know anymore than you do

 

[KROMATICS]

Too bad it's not UV. There is no selector ring so one level only. What do we call the U2/KROMA/PKEF body style anyway? The U-series? Judging from the heatsink it must get hot as hell.

 

[Size15's]

This photo: http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/...h/K2-PI-001.jpg
was taken by Shelby Chan.
You can see it here on PK-E:
http://www.pk-e.com/Shelby/Image1/K2-PI-001.jpg

The Purple Inspection Light was created at the request of, and specifically for a group of industrial inspectors. It has been sold through a specialist SureFire Dealer to these Industrial company(s) and last I heard from PK was never intended for public retail.

The LED's output and the coatings on the window were specifically choosen to match the output required by the inspectors. Additionally, the amount of UV must be minimal so that safety goggles are not required.

I doubt this SureFire will ever be released to the public.

Al

 

[Illum]

so the idea is instead of cramming 40 LEDs in a little flashlight the inspectors had PK engineer a 40 die LED with a what seems like a massive heatsink and retrofit this on a U2 body

 

[luigi]

I wonder what they inspect with the purple beam but minimum UV emission. Ideas?

Luigi

 

[KROMATICS]

I believe it works with surfaces coated with a special paint that shows flaws in the structural integrity when illuminated at 425nm.

 

[blahblahblah]

A similar thread was closed but it included a link to the Flashlight News press release:
http://flashlightnews.org/story718.shtml

405nm was the wavelength spec'd for the Fluorescenator.

Here's the spec sheet:
http://www.elcometer.com/international index pages/international/Coatings/index.htm

And the product page:
http://www.elcometer.com/internatio...es - English/product pages/main pages/260.htm

And the pdf data sheet:
http://www.elcometer.com/international index pages/international/data sheets/260.pdf

 

[Size15's]

Well spotted.

 

[blahblahblah]

so the idea is instead of cramming 40 LEDs in a little flashlight the inspectors had PK engineer a 40 die LED with a what seems like a massive heatsink and retrofit this on a U2 body

I viewed a close up of the die on my computer screen... It looks like a NorLux emitter:
http://stores.skipjack.com/norlux/Detail.bok?no=283

Marketing sheet:
http://www.norluxcorp.com/pdfs/Hex/N9100-0002p1UVHex40R01.pdf

Spec sheet:
http://www.norluxcorp.com/pdfs/Uvproducts/uvhex/N0900-0043-R02.pdf


After looking at the specs of these emitters, it looks like they are good direct drive candidates for tool lights. The vf is in the 18v ballpark. They also make other wavelength, RGB, and white emitters.

 

[Solscud007]

Sorry to bring up an old thread but didnt want to start a new one. I saw a pic of this in Combat Tactics. I found a company that sells them. $400 seems a bit steep. Is it all UV?

 

[Size15's]

Is it all UV?
Lets hope not!

It is a tool designed for a specific industrial application at the request of a specific industrial customer so the cost will reflect this and is likely not a significant factor.

It has a beam wavelength of 405 nm (+/- 5 nm), which the human eye perceives as purple light. This "purple" wavelength is particularly useful in revealing any voids or pinholes in a coating's coverage, which could lead to potential damage.

400 nm is the edge/limit of UV so this tool has been specifically designed to operate on the visible-side in the violet or "purple" region just outside Ultra-Violet. It balances the ability to achieve a fluorescent response with the ability not to have to wear eye-protection.

The amount of UV this inspection tool produces is designed to be very low.

 

[Chrontius]

Why was this in Combat Tactics?

Hunting desert scorpions?

 

[Solscud007]

It was in the bkg of a picture.

 

[angelofwar]

It was in the bkg of a picture.

Yeah, I saw it as well...looks pretty sweet! Definitely unique!

 

[gsxrac]

Looks pretty damn rare. I havent ever seen one on CPF?

 

[Size15's]

Looks pretty damn rare. I havent ever seen one on CPF?

They were made for a specific industrial customer brokered through a single SureFire Dealer and never offered for retail to the public.
I'm getting this strong sense of Déjà vu... if only I could remember where I had said all this before... :nana:

 

[Solscud007]

Ah but here is the rub, I can buy one. for a whopping $450 USD. do you think I should? I doubt I would use it much. I was hoping that if it was a strong UV light, I could use it and mount it to the V2 vampire body and call it my vampire killer, but alas it is NOT a strong UV light.


Here is a report on the UV inspector.

http://fineartblacklight.com/SurefireULReport.pdf