Re: ~Ultrafire w/ Rebel LEDs
Hey, I was convinced, when looking at the pictures, that the LED in that 1AA flashlight was a Rebel. I am refering to this light mentioned before:
https://www.kaidomain.com/WEBUI/ProductDetail.aspx?TranID=1929
I was thinking of getting one for that matter. I worked with some PWT LEDs before, and I knew that they were not that tiny, and the Rebel seemed more reasonable.
However, I looked at the picture better, then I re-checked the datasheets from Lumileds and came up with a conclusion. Typical me, I get into something and not work on what I should (study for finals). I drew this up in PSP8 just to give you a better idea on the true sizes. Click on the image for the bigger picture:
As you can see, 10 pixels was made equal to 1.0mm, and I drew the PWT, Rebel and K2 LEDs to scale the best I could. The die sizes are approximate and there for reference (to make the drawings look more familiar). I also placed the picture of the 1AA flashlight next to the drawing to compare with. This 1AA flashlight body looks identical (same body sections) to my MTE Seoul 1AA flashlight and that classic $5 1AA 1W flashlight (which I own both). I measured my light and it was 20.15mm in diameter ~+/-0.5mm.
So I hope you came up to the same conclusion that the PICTURE shows that the flashlight has the PWT LED and not the Rebel. I do not know why the lights would contain the PWT (if it IS what is in the pictures provided), since the Rebel is about the same price as that outdated PWT. The PWT was so inefficient and difficult to mount to anything. It was about the same in brightness as the standard Luxeon I. I hope that they sell a light with the Rebel. That would be cool and different. I stil need to get a few Rebels, once I am willing to spend $9 just on shipping from Future Electronics. I have some ideas for them. Well, I hope someone gets this cleared up. If someone buys one, post with your findings. Thanks for bringing this up!
-Tony
RE-EDIT: Oh crap! I a made some changes to this message due to a big mistake I made (bringing DX into this, when Kaidomain is the one selling the light). I should have also looked at that link from Mar3 much earlier. If you scroll down (and not read any of the text), you will find the big, clear picture of the LED used. Yep, it is the lousy PWT! That stinks...
Buyer beware.
