Robocop
Moderator, *Mammoth Killer*
I have been playing with various 5mm LED lights and mods for some time now.I grew tired of the low power of these and began looking at Luxeons.Thanks to fellow member Chop I now have some spare Luxeons to experiment with.
I recieved a few of Chops bare emitters to experiment with and began by simply attatching the Luxeon to about 4 volts direct drive.
Wow....what a major difference this is.These little things are very bright to me as I only knew the output of a 5mm LED.I am hooked and will probably never own anything in the future unless it is a Luxeon.I quickly learned that even with a 5 or 6 second burst these little emitters get very hot.
I now plan to begin learning the basics with Luxeons starting with heatsinks.I can only imagine the output of a much better Luxeon such as the L4.I do not yet know how I plan to use these spare parts I have received but I am sure it will be much fun learning.
Thanks Chop if you are reading this and thanks to all other members for your great advice in the past.
I recieved a few of Chops bare emitters to experiment with and began by simply attatching the Luxeon to about 4 volts direct drive.
Wow....what a major difference this is.These little things are very bright to me as I only knew the output of a 5mm LED.I am hooked and will probably never own anything in the future unless it is a Luxeon.I quickly learned that even with a 5 or 6 second burst these little emitters get very hot.
I now plan to begin learning the basics with Luxeons starting with heatsinks.I can only imagine the output of a much better Luxeon such as the L4.I do not yet know how I plan to use these spare parts I have received but I am sure it will be much fun learning.
Thanks Chop if you are reading this and thanks to all other members for your great advice in the past.