Hi,
I am new here. And I am a complete newbie when it comes to modifying LEDs. I have a Dorcy 3 watt luxeon headlamp. It uses 3 aaa batteries. I would like it to be brighter and have longer run time. This light doesn't appear to have any regulation. What I would like is to upgrade to a Cree XR-E Q5 star. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2394 I also want to use some type of regulation, but I am not sure what I should be using. I would like to use 4 aa NiMH batteries. I saw this, but I wasn't sure if it is what I need http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3256.
Pics of the dissassmebled light are below. Sorry for the bad quality, I couldn't find my camera, so I had to use my PDA. The actual light can be found here : http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=412098
Any help is greatly appreciated.
This first one is the light dissassmebled.
This is the reflector, led and heat sink.
And the last one is the LED and board.
I am new here. And I am a complete newbie when it comes to modifying LEDs. I have a Dorcy 3 watt luxeon headlamp. It uses 3 aaa batteries. I would like it to be brighter and have longer run time. This light doesn't appear to have any regulation. What I would like is to upgrade to a Cree XR-E Q5 star. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2394 I also want to use some type of regulation, but I am not sure what I should be using. I would like to use 4 aa NiMH batteries. I saw this, but I wasn't sure if it is what I need http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3256.
Pics of the dissassmebled light are below. Sorry for the bad quality, I couldn't find my camera, so I had to use my PDA. The actual light can be found here : http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=412098
Any help is greatly appreciated.
This first one is the light dissassmebled.
This is the reflector, led and heat sink.
And the last one is the LED and board.