Hello everyone,
I wasn't sure which forum I should post this in, but I ultimately picked this one since this does deal directly with LED choice. I am new to this so, please, bear with me. I have completed projects with LED's in the past, but this will be my first project involving high powered LED's.
I am going to modify a Mag-Lite flashlight to use a bright white LED. I want a flashlight that is very bright, with good throw and decent alkaline battery life. Originally I was planning on purchasing a cluster of lower power LED's but eventually I settled on one high powered LED. I am very interested in the Luxeon V Star (portable) line of LED's and after extensive research I have one question:
Is this an appropriate choice of LED for this project or would it be considered overkill at all -- is there a better choice? Also, what add-on optics should I look into to tighten the beam?
Thank you for your time, I appreciate it.
Luke K
I wasn't sure which forum I should post this in, but I ultimately picked this one since this does deal directly with LED choice. I am new to this so, please, bear with me. I have completed projects with LED's in the past, but this will be my first project involving high powered LED's.
I am going to modify a Mag-Lite flashlight to use a bright white LED. I want a flashlight that is very bright, with good throw and decent alkaline battery life. Originally I was planning on purchasing a cluster of lower power LED's but eventually I settled on one high powered LED. I am very interested in the Luxeon V Star (portable) line of LED's and after extensive research I have one question:
Is this an appropriate choice of LED for this project or would it be considered overkill at all -- is there a better choice? Also, what add-on optics should I look into to tighten the beam?
Thank you for your time, I appreciate it.
Luke K