Hello folks. Recently I've been working on a little project. I've always wanted a decent camping light, and since the advent of the uFlex by George, I've been collecting parts to build one. I had Rothrandir (Or Frothy as he is otherwise known) machine a flashlight head/heatsink for me and I think it turned out beautifully. The basic specs are as follows:
3W TWAK and LP Fraen From Elektrolumens
Head Machined by Frothy
5w uFlex from George
Loc-Line and McFlood from The Sandwich Shoppe
Loc-Line 1/4 NPT End Piece from Berkely Point
Power Adapter, Power Connectors, Project Box and Battery Holder from Radio Shack
Custom cut Double sided Polycarbonate lens from Flashlightlens.com
It has an easily swappable power source, as you can see from the pictures below. Thanks to George's circuit I can plug a Wall wort, a group of batteries or a car power adapter into the light and it will run perfectly off of each. The optics are also swappable, which is very handy.
The project turned out really well in my opinion. The following are a few pictures I took during the entire process.
Here, of course, is George's fabulous uFlex circuit:
The Project Box with the power connector and the momentary switch:
The following shows the box with the loc-line installed and wires soldered to the switch and the power connector:
The following shows the head frothy machined and the LED all glued in. The red is, of course, nail polish.
As you can see the holes I drilled in the lens came out very well. No cracking and no extra mess. Very nice. I took this picture before I cut off the 4-40 bolts with the dremel.
Here is the finished head with everything soldered up. In this picture I have the LP Fraen installed. The optics aren't as easily swapped as a regular flashlight but I rather like the open look it has.
Here is the finished project, in all its glory:
Whaddya think?
3W TWAK and LP Fraen From Elektrolumens
Head Machined by Frothy
5w uFlex from George
Loc-Line and McFlood from The Sandwich Shoppe
Loc-Line 1/4 NPT End Piece from Berkely Point
Power Adapter, Power Connectors, Project Box and Battery Holder from Radio Shack
Custom cut Double sided Polycarbonate lens from Flashlightlens.com
It has an easily swappable power source, as you can see from the pictures below. Thanks to George's circuit I can plug a Wall wort, a group of batteries or a car power adapter into the light and it will run perfectly off of each. The optics are also swappable, which is very handy.
The project turned out really well in my opinion. The following are a few pictures I took during the entire process.
Here, of course, is George's fabulous uFlex circuit:
The Project Box with the power connector and the momentary switch:
The following shows the box with the loc-line installed and wires soldered to the switch and the power connector:
The following shows the head frothy machined and the LED all glued in. The red is, of course, nail polish.
As you can see the holes I drilled in the lens came out very well. No cracking and no extra mess. Very nice. I took this picture before I cut off the 4-40 bolts with the dremel.
Here is the finished head with everything soldered up. In this picture I have the LP Fraen installed. The optics aren't as easily swapped as a regular flashlight but I rather like the open look it has.
Here is the finished project, in all its glory:
Whaddya think?
