mrdee3
Newly Enlightened
Hello i'm looking for a new LED light i want a tight long throw beam any Suggestions?
What is best for throw and tight beam
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LEDependent
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Yup - if you don't mind the large size, make one! It's fun. You'll need:
Hotlips Heatsink (CPF member Hotbeam)
Thermal Epoxy (suggest Arctic Alumina Epoxy)
3-cell D or C Maglite (or 2D with 3C cells shoved in)
Luxeon III emitter
3 NiMH C or D batteries (use rech. for lower voltage)
Epoxy the emitter onto the Hotlips heatsink. Solder on wires through the heatsink. Either somehow connect the wires to the existing bulb holder (I made an adapter with a broken bulb) or remove the darn thing (search around to find out how to take out the switch assembly - it's easy) and solder the wires to the switch. Insert the heatsink. Cut off the slanted tube on the reflector and put the head back on. Insert batteries (no resistance needed if using rechargeables) and turn on the light! It's focusable to a thin stream of light.
Hotlips Heatsink (CPF member Hotbeam)
Thermal Epoxy (suggest Arctic Alumina Epoxy)
3-cell D or C Maglite (or 2D with 3C cells shoved in)
Luxeon III emitter
3 NiMH C or D batteries (use rech. for lower voltage)
Epoxy the emitter onto the Hotlips heatsink. Solder on wires through the heatsink. Either somehow connect the wires to the existing bulb holder (I made an adapter with a broken bulb) or remove the darn thing (search around to find out how to take out the switch assembly - it's easy) and solder the wires to the switch. Insert the heatsink. Cut off the slanted tube on the reflector and put the head back on. Insert batteries (no resistance needed if using rechargeables) and turn on the light! It's focusable to a thin stream of light.
Josey
Flashlight Enthusiast
The Surefire L6 is hard to beat for what you want. It's listed at 65 lumens, but mine is brighter than lights that are rated higher.
stringj
Newly Enlightened
Just this week I received a white EverLED that has now found its home in an older Eveready flashlight. This flashlight is one of the camping lights that is a regular flashlight and becomes a lantern if you grasp and pull on the head. I am sure there is a farther throwing LED light out there, but this is the longest throwing one I own. It rivals any of my conventional lights.
Jerry
Jerry
The_LED_Museum
*Retired*
The best throwing LED light I own is the Space Needle II.
But, these aren't being made anymore - unless you go to Mr. Bulk and specifically ask for one.
My page about this flashlight is right here if you're interested.
But, these aren't being made anymore - unless you go to Mr. Bulk and specifically ask for one.
My page about this flashlight is right here if you're interested.
14C
Enlightened
There a a few in CPF that have poo-pooed the EverLED. I have a white one in a Mag 3D and I love it. the throw is great as you mentioned. I can't wait to see how the sputtered reflector from darkzero works...
NikolaTesla
Flashlight Enthusiast
Try one of these bad boys:
http://www.tjtech.org/gallery/NikolaTesla/TheBadestLightsEver_1
I recommed the L6
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An Arc lamp is the Spark that takes away the Dark--HID Forever!
My Lights: *** http://www.tjtech.org/gallery/NikolaTesla/Nikola_lights2_001Nikola_lights2_001
http://www.tjtech.org/gallery/NikolaTesla/TheBadestLightsEver_1
I recommed the L6
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An Arc lamp is the Spark that takes away the Dark--HID Forever!
My Lights: *** http://www.tjtech.org/gallery/NikolaTesla/Nikola_lights2_001Nikola_lights2_001
Reno
Enlightened
Hook up a PR-T to your old E2e and prepare to be amazed...
Flying Turtle
Flashaholic
stringj
Your use of the EverLED in the old Eveready sparked me into trying the bulb from my Dorcy Cool Blue in an old Eveready flashlight/lantern like yours that I had. The result is pretty nice. It throws like the Cool Blue with a slightly larger hot spot, plus I've got the lantern option. Of course it's not very water resistant, but overall a much more useful light now. Thanks.
Geoff
Your use of the EverLED in the old Eveready sparked me into trying the bulb from my Dorcy Cool Blue in an old Eveready flashlight/lantern like yours that I had. The result is pretty nice. It throws like the Cool Blue with a slightly larger hot spot, plus I've got the lantern option. Of course it's not very water resistant, but overall a much more useful light now. Thanks.
Geoff
Justintoxicated
Flashlight Enthusiast
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LEDependent said:
Yup - if you don't mind the large size, make one! It's fun. You'll need:
Hotlips Heatsink (CPF member Hotbeam)
Thermal Epoxy (suggest Arctic Alumina Epoxy)
3-cell D or C Maglite (or 2D with 3C cells shoved in)
Luxeon III emitter
3 NiMH C or D batteries (use rech. for lower voltage)
Epoxy the emitter onto the Hotlips heatsink. Solder on wires through the heatsink. Either somehow connect the wires to the existing bulb holder (I made an adapter with a broken bulb) or remove the darn thing (search around to find out how to take out the switch assembly - it's easy) and solder the wires to the switch. Insert the heatsink. Cut off the slanted tube on the reflector and put the head back on. Insert batteries (no resistance needed if using rechargeables) and turn on the light! It's focusable to a thin stream of light.
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I believe this will out-throw a Space Needle II due to it using a Lux III.
Way brighter than an everLED.
LEDependent said:
Yup - if you don't mind the large size, make one! It's fun. You'll need:
Hotlips Heatsink (CPF member Hotbeam)
Thermal Epoxy (suggest Arctic Alumina Epoxy)
3-cell D or C Maglite (or 2D with 3C cells shoved in)
Luxeon III emitter
3 NiMH C or D batteries (use rech. for lower voltage)
Epoxy the emitter onto the Hotlips heatsink. Solder on wires through the heatsink. Either somehow connect the wires to the existing bulb holder (I made an adapter with a broken bulb) or remove the darn thing (search around to find out how to take out the switch assembly - it's easy) and solder the wires to the switch. Insert the heatsink. Cut off the slanted tube on the reflector and put the head back on. Insert batteries (no resistance needed if using rechargeables) and turn on the light! It's focusable to a thin stream of light.
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I believe this will out-throw a Space Needle II due to it using a Lux III.
Way brighter than an everLED.
BentHeadTX
Flashlight Enthusiast
I built my own out of a 2D Mag
Back before the hotlips, I used the Elektrolumens $1.00 aluminum heatsink in which I thermal epoxied a Luxeon Star (Bin R2H) Added a Madmax+ wide open regulator from Wayne Yamaguchi (thermal epoxied under the aluminum heatsink off to the side) The madmax+ puts out around 800-900mA to the Luxeon. Cut the tube off the reflector, wired it up, dropped the heatsink down into the Mag tube around 25mm so the reflector would just touch the LED.
I get 6 to 8 hours out of of a set of D cells, throws 100+ meters. The point of it is for a recumbent bicycle mounted frame light. Works very well and throws very far. Need to get some of that UCL glass to keep me content.
Been using it around 5 hours a week for the last 8 months, it is a great thrower.
Back before the hotlips, I used the Elektrolumens $1.00 aluminum heatsink in which I thermal epoxied a Luxeon Star (Bin R2H) Added a Madmax+ wide open regulator from Wayne Yamaguchi (thermal epoxied under the aluminum heatsink off to the side) The madmax+ puts out around 800-900mA to the Luxeon. Cut the tube off the reflector, wired it up, dropped the heatsink down into the Mag tube around 25mm so the reflector would just touch the LED.
I get 6 to 8 hours out of of a set of D cells, throws 100+ meters. The point of it is for a recumbent bicycle mounted frame light. Works very well and throws very far. Need to get some of that UCL glass to keep me content.
Been using it around 5 hours a week for the last 8 months, it is a great thrower.
