reflector testing device

whenever i go to make a new mod, i do so with some trepidation, knowing that the reflector might not work as well as i would like it to.

once i made the radioshack mod, and found that the reflector for it sucked, i decided it was time to make a device where i could easily test the reflector to determine if modding was really worth it.


here are the two pieces...the base, and the shelf.
the shelf is tapped with a 6/32 thread, and you just use the screw to snug it up and hold it in place.
that is in fact a led on top...i have no idea why it looks like that...


this is a shot with the shelf as high as it can go...no real reason it would ever need to be that high...but oh well /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


this is a shot with the led up as high in the reflector as it can go...again, no real reason it would ever need to be that high, but oh well /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


here it is in action. i have no idea where this reflector came from...it was in my one of my flashlight part drawers... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
and for those of you wondering...this reflector pushes the light forward real nice! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

i may also end up making one with a lambertian emitter, but probably wouldn't sacrifice a 5w...

Roth,

That is brilliant! This should allow the building of custom LED pedestals for flashlight mods. Very nice work. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/buttrock.gif

Wilkey

Cool, I like how you have your wires burried in the post along with the "lockable stand".. here's what I get by with:


I didn't know what I was missing with reflectors until I start testing with this thing!

thanks wilkey, it should prove useful in many ways
it will probably make a pretty nice candle if my power goes out tonight /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif (bad lightening! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif )

nice job slick /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

what is up with that base? looks like a mclux attachment.

Very nice Roth! Like that fabulous McGizmo guy, you too can give us the really useful comparison beamshots using the same LED driven at the same current.

I have been thinking of this for awhile, but have never gotten around to doing it! Great job!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

thanks doug, but i'd have a hard time holding this in my foot... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

go for it led, it's very useful! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Rothrandir that is a great idea, thanks. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

I also went through the trouble of modding a Brinkmann 2AA just to find out that the reflector was no good. Luckily I was able to salvage my mod by installing a M*g reflector that worked perfectly.

Your invention is so nice that I have to add it to an already long list of other projects. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twak.gif

Great idea! Is your pedestal 3/8" diameter or 9/16"? I was going to try this with a threaded pedestal and shelf.

not sure the diameter of the pedestal...it was as thin as i could make it /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
it's way upstairs right now, so i will measure it tonight and let you know tomorrow.

i do have a design that should make it slightly smaller too /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

i was origionally going to thread it also, but then i remembered i didn't have threading tools /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohgeez.gif
also, threading would have resulted in a wider post...which would have mean it would'nt fit on as many reflectors.


go for it joe...it's worth it /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif