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Is there an LED based strobe being made? I don't mean some low power blinking unit but something bright.
I have seen several versions of xenon strobes. An inexpensive one uses a single D and will run for hours. But it has that high voltage power supply and a fragile glass tube.
I think that the current LEDs, like the Cree Q5, are bright enough to stand in for a xenon tube. I am thinking that if used in a pulsed mode with a relatively low duty cycle, once a second, it could be driven even harder without damage.
I am imagining a small unit with a CR123, no reflector, and a circuit to pulse it. Seems like this would be significantly more reliable and lighter than existing units.
I have seen several versions of xenon strobes. An inexpensive one uses a single D and will run for hours. But it has that high voltage power supply and a fragile glass tube.
I think that the current LEDs, like the Cree Q5, are bright enough to stand in for a xenon tube. I am thinking that if used in a pulsed mode with a relatively low duty cycle, once a second, it could be driven even harder without damage.
I am imagining a small unit with a CR123, no reflector, and a circuit to pulse it. Seems like this would be significantly more reliable and lighter than existing units.