Any lights out there with no Hot Spot?

Anyone know of any LED lights that have no Hot SPot in the middle? Just a bright even spot? or even just a very smooth transitionless spot from the inside to the edge?

Zebralight

novatacs also have very smooth transition, slight hotspot.

Crenshaw

Any LED with a beam diffusing filter in front of it. An FM34 in front of a G2L for example, will show no trace of a hotspot.

Surefire L4.

Wall of light with no hotspot.

The new Coleman Exponent 123A lights have a minimal hot spot as compared to a L4 and a slightly larger flood area as well.

A cree light without a reflector or optic.

Stu

Zeb... oh, Crenshaw got there already. :thumbsup:

PALMBLAZE

Central Tools makes a worklight and a flashlight that use an optic [lens] that gives a perfectly even beam. IIRC the flashlight is called the FlashFlood. The beam is bright and even, but not that wide compared to the L4, as the optic concentrated the light output into a smaller area. I have the worklight and it is fantastic.

RustyKnee said:

A cree light without a reflector or optic.

Stu

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Just about any wide angle LED without a reflector or optic lens
i.e. this lumileds K2 (Lambertian) with out any lens or reflector

Zebralight, Mule, CR2 ion.

Many lights using an optic.Coast/Led lenser.
Link to a modded optic
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/193318

The SureFire L1 has a very uniform wide but focused beam with little spill. I believe it uses optics.

Monocrom said:

Surefire L4.

Wall of light with no hotspot.

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you'd be surprised to know a perfectly centered LuxV in a KL4 does have a distinct hotspot. while my other KL4 is the same...but not that distinct:shrug:

Illum_the_nation said:

you'd be surprised to know a perfectly centered LuxV in a KL4 does have a distinct hotspot. while my other KL4 is the same...but not that distinct:shrug:

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I'm glad my L4 is not perfect.

LedSanders said:

Just about any wide angle LED without a reflector or optic lens
i.e. this lumileds K2 (Lambertian) with out any lens or reflector

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Very true, The naked Cree beam is less wide angled than most though. Depends if Solar Powered Pickle wants more or less directionality.

Stu

Any flashlight without an optic/reflector or a specially designed flood optic.

Zebralight and Central Tools comes to mind.

Even the L4 has a hotspot, just a very big one.

Solar Powered Pickle said:

Anyone know of any LED lights that have no Hot SPot in the middle? Just a bright even spot? or even just a very smooth transitionless spot from the inside to the edge?

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How about the DX (SKU 5979) "Romisen" 1xAAA light, it looks to have a large hotspot. Although I not own one and do not know about the beam smoothness.

An aspheric lens, mounted semi-close proximity to the emitter will project a uniform white circle with no hot spot. YMMV though depending on the projection characteristics of the emitter, and the geometry of the aspheric. You could (forexample) get the opposite effect... a donut hole projection.

It won't be a "pure" flood though, at least not to the extent of just the bare emitter.

kramer5150 said:

An aspheric lens, mounted semi-close proximity.... You could (for example) get the opposite effect... a donut hole projection.

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Why go to all that trouble, get a cheap Maglite.