Bushman,
Regularity? Prunes? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon15.gif
As to the McLux project, yes the design was finalized some time ago and my only involvement now is in terms of co-funding the DIY parts as well as final QC of these parts at this end. I haven't seen the parts yet but will very soon. Poor Leo is focusing on the assembly of the TK's when he should be sleeping and he sent us DIY components without having the time to visually inspect them himself.
Frogmonk,
I'm not sure what you're asking but since you have the 5W SE and a 3x123 seems like that is what your light will consist of.
If I was starting from scratch, I would prefer, in theory, a HD 5W over the SE. I say this because in a McFlood application I would want the photons to have the most direct path out of the flashlight as possible (efficiency). With a HD much of the light will escape without re direction by the reflector. Some of the off axis light will contact the reflector and some of this will indeed bounce of the reflector and get out. In the case of the SE, the brunt of the light will first contact the reflector and then be redirected. Due to the variation in color and luminous output of individual Luxeons, I would take a bright and white SE over a lower color bin and dimmer HD, any day for a flood application. Without measuring tools, significant variations in output are not that readily apparent to the naked eye. I think you will find you have a bright flood with the combo you have and I hope you enjoy the satisfaction of having built it yourself. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
- Don