LLCoolBeans
Flashlight Enthusiast
Problem: Need a light in the bathroom that can run 24/7 and provide enough light to be able to use the bathroom in the middle of the night without having to turn a light on, but not so much light as to cause an annoyance while trying to sleep in the adjoining bedroom.
I purchased a couple of "el cheapo" LED night-lights at COSCO (I think) a couple of years ago. These almost do the job, but they are just not bright enough and the green light is somewhat disorienting at night.
Solution: SSC High-CRI S2 Bin 3000k emitter to the rescue...
Here's the before shots:
Separated the front face plate from the chassis. The two halves were glued together, I had to break them apart by prying with a small screwdriver.
Removed the diffuser.
Here's the diffuser on it's own. The OG green LED used to rest inside this notch.
Cut away a section of this reflective tape, to be used on the opposite side to cover up the old emitter garage.
Cut a new notch in the top of the diffuser to fit the dome of the SSC.
These thingies used to hold the diffuser in place. These need to go to make room for the heat sink and new emitter
Since the SSC emitter is larger in diameter than the space inside the chassis. I cut a notch in the chassis, for the side of the emitter to fit into. Before I did this I cut down some U-shaped brass stock to use as a heat sink.
Used thermal epoxy to attach the new emitter to the heat sink, then set in place with the diffuser.
Now I need to make room on the face-place side. It was my original intention to just hog out enough material behind the face-plate so that the emitter and heat sink would be be able to fit inside. I slipped and accidentally cut all the way through the face plate, so I had to remove the entire area.
Wire everything up.
Reassemble.
Made a secondary heat sink, to fill the gaping hole in the face-plate.
You can see the side of the SSC poking out through the relief I cut in the rear of the chassis.
Before vs. After
Here's a shot of the light that leaks out the rear relief cut. It sort of creates a backlit glow effect.
End.
I purchased a couple of "el cheapo" LED night-lights at COSCO (I think) a couple of years ago. These almost do the job, but they are just not bright enough and the green light is somewhat disorienting at night.
Solution: SSC High-CRI S2 Bin 3000k emitter to the rescue...
Here's the before shots:
Separated the front face plate from the chassis. The two halves were glued together, I had to break them apart by prying with a small screwdriver.
Removed the diffuser.
Here's the diffuser on it's own. The OG green LED used to rest inside this notch.
Cut away a section of this reflective tape, to be used on the opposite side to cover up the old emitter garage.
Cut a new notch in the top of the diffuser to fit the dome of the SSC.
These thingies used to hold the diffuser in place. These need to go to make room for the heat sink and new emitter
Since the SSC emitter is larger in diameter than the space inside the chassis. I cut a notch in the chassis, for the side of the emitter to fit into. Before I did this I cut down some U-shaped brass stock to use as a heat sink.
Used thermal epoxy to attach the new emitter to the heat sink, then set in place with the diffuser.
Now I need to make room on the face-place side. It was my original intention to just hog out enough material behind the face-plate so that the emitter and heat sink would be be able to fit inside. I slipped and accidentally cut all the way through the face plate, so I had to remove the entire area.
Wire everything up.
Reassemble.
Made a secondary heat sink, to fill the gaping hole in the face-plate.
You can see the side of the SSC poking out through the relief I cut in the rear of the chassis.
Before vs. After
Here's a shot of the light that leaks out the rear relief cut. It sort of creates a backlit glow effect.
End.
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