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I "commissioned" Scott awhile back to utilize his "Milky Candle" technology to build a power outage/storm light...which resulted in:
Constructed in a rugged, clear/water proof Otter box - it has a 4 AA cell holder and when coupled with 2 well machined spacers and a couple AA dummy cells also allows one to run it off of 2 123 cells as well!
Using the appropriate number of dummy cells & spacers it produces "emergency lighting" with a variety of cell combinations. Scott's "Milky Candle" technology/wizardry results in a looooooong runner!
He incorporated two switches, power on of course AND a "Medium/Low/High" switch to suck every bit of juice out of the cells for even longer run times!
Overall it's very well built, the machining and build quality are of a very high quality. Scott did an excellent job on these! Thanks Scott and :thumbsup: for sure!
Here's some excerpts from my conversations with Scott:
"...using some truly spectacular (at least IMHO) 10mm LEDs in your lights... the color is definitely NOT pure white, but it's close enough for good color rendition. What I love about these things is that they seem to be very tough, operate on the usual 20mA (rather than things like the MJLED, SMJLED, etc.)... and punch out a surprisingly coherent circular hotspot farther into the distance than you'd imagine coming from a modest 20mA source! I used the same LED in the "Milky Redbird" mod I'd posted on CPF a couple months back.
Some other info... your lights have on/off toggle switch, plus a separate toggle that supports 3 brightness levels... the battery holder is 4AA but modded so it can also run off 2x123... the LED is aimed out the top of the box, which hopefully won't be a big deal... did this because the top has clear, flat plastic, whereas the sides are partially obscured by the hinge, seal, etc. Room illumination works best with bounce-off-cieling operation, though the boxes can stand upright so you could also use them as makeshift work lights, directing the beam in a particular direction. Also sending lanyard cords with the units so you could hang them up if you like..."
For your viewing pleasure:
"The Milky Candle Storm Light"
Constructed in a rugged, clear/water proof Otter box - it has a 4 AA cell holder and when coupled with 2 well machined spacers and a couple AA dummy cells also allows one to run it off of 2 123 cells as well!
Using the appropriate number of dummy cells & spacers it produces "emergency lighting" with a variety of cell combinations. Scott's "Milky Candle" technology/wizardry results in a looooooong runner!
He incorporated two switches, power on of course AND a "Medium/Low/High" switch to suck every bit of juice out of the cells for even longer run times!
Overall it's very well built, the machining and build quality are of a very high quality. Scott did an excellent job on these! Thanks Scott and :thumbsup: for sure!
Here's some excerpts from my conversations with Scott:
"...using some truly spectacular (at least IMHO) 10mm LEDs in your lights... the color is definitely NOT pure white, but it's close enough for good color rendition. What I love about these things is that they seem to be very tough, operate on the usual 20mA (rather than things like the MJLED, SMJLED, etc.)... and punch out a surprisingly coherent circular hotspot farther into the distance than you'd imagine coming from a modest 20mA source! I used the same LED in the "Milky Redbird" mod I'd posted on CPF a couple months back.
Some other info... your lights have on/off toggle switch, plus a separate toggle that supports 3 brightness levels... the battery holder is 4AA but modded so it can also run off 2x123... the LED is aimed out the top of the box, which hopefully won't be a big deal... did this because the top has clear, flat plastic, whereas the sides are partially obscured by the hinge, seal, etc. Room illumination works best with bounce-off-cieling operation, though the boxes can stand upright so you could also use them as makeshift work lights, directing the beam in a particular direction. Also sending lanyard cords with the units so you could hang them up if you like..."
For your viewing pleasure:
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Nice - maybe he can use that concept on his candle and get that project going - looking forward to it.
