I modified another KL2. This time I used a 1.3" Carley plain polished aluminum reflector, instead of a PR.
Here's the business end.
And a beam shot from 30 feet away from a white wall that is 15 feet wide.
Take note of the sidespill. The amount of sidespill really takes away from the brightness of the hotspot in the pic. This thing really turns night into day, be it up close or at a distance. At this distance, I'd estimate that the sidespill beam measured a good 18-20 feet in diameter and it was nice and even. The only artifacts that I got were from the leads in the lux. The sidespill was nice and smooth. I found this a bit unusual with the smooth reflector, after having experienced the M@g reflectors.
The mod was really easy and took about two hours from start to finish, including turning time. The KL2 is super mod friendly. I happened to have to make two esinks (since they aren't on the shoppe anymore) for a couple of mods that I was commissioned to do. I made a few extras. Anyway, it turns out that the esink fit right into the post of the KL2 and the post easily accomodated the circuit.
I guess, what I'm saying is that, in a pinch, anyone could do this with a hacksaw (miter box)and dremel.
Here's the business end.
And a beam shot from 30 feet away from a white wall that is 15 feet wide.
Take note of the sidespill. The amount of sidespill really takes away from the brightness of the hotspot in the pic. This thing really turns night into day, be it up close or at a distance. At this distance, I'd estimate that the sidespill beam measured a good 18-20 feet in diameter and it was nice and even. The only artifacts that I got were from the leads in the lux. The sidespill was nice and smooth. I found this a bit unusual with the smooth reflector, after having experienced the M@g reflectors.
The mod was really easy and took about two hours from start to finish, including turning time. The KL2 is super mod friendly. I happened to have to make two esinks (since they aren't on the shoppe anymore) for a couple of mods that I was commissioned to do. I made a few extras. Anyway, it turns out that the esink fit right into the post of the KL2 and the post easily accomodated the circuit.
I guess, what I'm saying is that, in a pinch, anyone could do this with a hacksaw (miter box)and dremel.