It's time to finally present my new thrower project, the BFF.
I have gathered parts for a mega thrower since 2016, and it currently consists of mainly that, a bunch of parts.
I'm still missing some so this could take a while, but hopefully, I will have this beast finished this year.
The Carbon Fiber tube:
A picture of the heart in this light, the tiny arc. You can barely spot the glowing anode to the left, and to the right of the hot spot, the reflection of the arc on the cathode.
For size reference, the anode diameter is about 6 mm.
This is my first Xenon build, and it will be self-contained, in a big flashlight format.
And if everything goes to plan, it should also be the worlds longest throwing flashlight.
Besides the performance, one of the things I will be focusing on in this build, is weight savings wherever I can.
The light may be big, but it won't be that heavy for its size.
The main specifications:
500W Xenon short arc lamp
Adjustable Xenon power supply
266mm (10.5") electroformed reflector, Aluminium Quartz
AR coated, tempered front glass
1000W pure sine wave inverter EDIT 2020: No Inverter
29 Volt battery, 12 A EDIT 2020: 151 Volt Battery 3A
Carbon Fiber, honeycomb core housing
Anodized Aluminium parts
Active cooling
4.3" Touchscreen, Arduino and Bluetooth
Basic Q&A:
-BFF? Big F**king Flashlight. Clearly. Working title: Big Focused Flashlight
-Isn't it Carbon Fibre? Yeah, probably some of that too.
-Why? Because I wanted to.
-Runtime? Approx 30 minutes.
-Is the lamp an Osram XBO 500W/RC? No.
-1?? Mcd - Did you forget a decimal in there? No.
EDIT 2020: Light completed, I will update with more pics when I have them.
I have gathered parts for a mega thrower since 2016, and it currently consists of mainly that, a bunch of parts.
I'm still missing some so this could take a while, but hopefully, I will have this beast finished this year.
The Carbon Fiber tube:
A picture of the heart in this light, the tiny arc. You can barely spot the glowing anode to the left, and to the right of the hot spot, the reflection of the arc on the cathode.
For size reference, the anode diameter is about 6 mm.
This is my first Xenon build, and it will be self-contained, in a big flashlight format.
And if everything goes to plan, it should also be the worlds longest throwing flashlight.
Besides the performance, one of the things I will be focusing on in this build, is weight savings wherever I can.
The light may be big, but it won't be that heavy for its size.
The main specifications:
500W Xenon short arc lamp
Adjustable Xenon power supply
266mm (10.5") electroformed reflector, Aluminium Quartz
AR coated, tempered front glass
1000W pure sine wave inverter EDIT 2020: No Inverter
29 Volt battery, 12 A EDIT 2020: 151 Volt Battery 3A
Carbon Fiber, honeycomb core housing
Anodized Aluminium parts
Active cooling
4.3" Touchscreen, Arduino and Bluetooth
Basic Q&A:
-BFF? Big F**king Flashlight. Clearly. Working title: Big Focused Flashlight
-Isn't it Carbon Fibre? Yeah, probably some of that too.
-Why? Because I wanted to.
-Runtime? Approx 30 minutes.
-Is the lamp an Osram XBO 500W/RC? No.
-1?? Mcd - Did you forget a decimal in there? No.
EDIT 2020: Light completed, I will update with more pics when I have them.
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