Hey guys,
Just wanted to share a couple of beam shots with you. First let me say that I hope that Britt doesn't fly down here and kick my butt for messing with his baby, but I couldn't help myself.
Since the S017XA reflectors came out, I've been trying them in everything that accomodates an optic. Well, when Britt's VIP got here, I took a look at it and saw that it had an optic in it, so, guess what I did?
With a little modification, the reflector dropped right in and is perfectly at home in the VIP.
The beamshots were taken in my down stairs bathroom. I was laying on the floor. Please excuse the water stains. My A/C was leaking. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
This first is of the VIP with Fraen LP...
The second is with the reflector...
I really like this reflector. I hope the pics show the lack of sidespill with the fraen and the lovely sidespill with the reflector. The light you see in the pic of the fraen isn't sidespill. It's light bouncing off of the ceiling. The hotspot with the reflector was smaller and about as intense. This might translate into more throw, but I can't tell because I only have one VIP and it's daylight right now.
Thanks for looking.
***EDIT***
OK guys, let me be very clear about how this reflector works, in the VIP. The S???? (I don't remember the model)reflector is the same height as the NX05 and Fraen LP optic. It has a slimmer diameter though.
The way I mod it is just like the pics below. I just turn away the material that gets in the way. Since the diameter is slimmer than the stock Fraen, there is some room around the reflector with in the head. The way I put it in was to lay the head down on its face, then drop the reflector into the head and center it by eye balling it. I then screwed the body of the light down over the reflector. Once the dome of the luxeon engages the hole in the reflector, it pretty much centers itself. The reflector is held in place between the luxeon and the lense, pretty much the way the optic is.
I COULD include an o-ring with the reflector. What this would do is to hold the reflector in the head, centered. It would also provide a method of preventing the reflector from falling out, when the head is removed from the body.
If you guys want an o-ring, I could run to Home depot and get some of an appropriate size. I'll charge and extra 50 cents and add that to the $11 for the reflector. I suppose that 50 cents is appropriate. I pay like 40 cents each for them plus tax. I just don't want to deal with cents if I don't have to.
I've also been rethinking the price. I can do it, shipped via 1st class mail, for $11 if I can get 100 orders. If I don't hit 100 orders, the price will have to be $12.
For those of you on other continents, I'll ship to you as well, but I'll hit you up for any extra shipping.
Now here's my problem. With Uncle Sam having taken his bite out of my butt, having four kids, and having restocked on luxeons and such, I'm short on money. So...this is what I propose.
I will start a new thread in the modders B/S/T forum to take orders. The thread will also contain payment information. Those who want one or however many, can post with an order and PayPal the $11 or $11.50, if you want the o-ring. If, after all is said and done, the total number of orders doesn't get to 100, then I'll just post that the number didn't reach 100 and I'll ask that those who ordered reflectors, please PP an extra dollar. This will have to be on an honor system.
Sorry for all of this, but I've never done anything like this before and I suppose that you guys will suffer through it with me.
How does this sound?
If all is good, I'll start the thread either tonight or tomorrow.
Just wanted to share a couple of beam shots with you. First let me say that I hope that Britt doesn't fly down here and kick my butt for messing with his baby, but I couldn't help myself.
Since the S017XA reflectors came out, I've been trying them in everything that accomodates an optic. Well, when Britt's VIP got here, I took a look at it and saw that it had an optic in it, so, guess what I did?
With a little modification, the reflector dropped right in and is perfectly at home in the VIP.
The beamshots were taken in my down stairs bathroom. I was laying on the floor. Please excuse the water stains. My A/C was leaking. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
This first is of the VIP with Fraen LP...
The second is with the reflector...
I really like this reflector. I hope the pics show the lack of sidespill with the fraen and the lovely sidespill with the reflector. The light you see in the pic of the fraen isn't sidespill. It's light bouncing off of the ceiling. The hotspot with the reflector was smaller and about as intense. This might translate into more throw, but I can't tell because I only have one VIP and it's daylight right now.
Thanks for looking.
***EDIT***
OK guys, let me be very clear about how this reflector works, in the VIP. The S???? (I don't remember the model)reflector is the same height as the NX05 and Fraen LP optic. It has a slimmer diameter though.
The way I mod it is just like the pics below. I just turn away the material that gets in the way. Since the diameter is slimmer than the stock Fraen, there is some room around the reflector with in the head. The way I put it in was to lay the head down on its face, then drop the reflector into the head and center it by eye balling it. I then screwed the body of the light down over the reflector. Once the dome of the luxeon engages the hole in the reflector, it pretty much centers itself. The reflector is held in place between the luxeon and the lense, pretty much the way the optic is.
I COULD include an o-ring with the reflector. What this would do is to hold the reflector in the head, centered. It would also provide a method of preventing the reflector from falling out, when the head is removed from the body.
If you guys want an o-ring, I could run to Home depot and get some of an appropriate size. I'll charge and extra 50 cents and add that to the $11 for the reflector. I suppose that 50 cents is appropriate. I pay like 40 cents each for them plus tax. I just don't want to deal with cents if I don't have to.
I've also been rethinking the price. I can do it, shipped via 1st class mail, for $11 if I can get 100 orders. If I don't hit 100 orders, the price will have to be $12.
For those of you on other continents, I'll ship to you as well, but I'll hit you up for any extra shipping.
Now here's my problem. With Uncle Sam having taken his bite out of my butt, having four kids, and having restocked on luxeons and such, I'm short on money. So...this is what I propose.
I will start a new thread in the modders B/S/T forum to take orders. The thread will also contain payment information. Those who want one or however many, can post with an order and PayPal the $11 or $11.50, if you want the o-ring. If, after all is said and done, the total number of orders doesn't get to 100, then I'll just post that the number didn't reach 100 and I'll ask that those who ordered reflectors, please PP an extra dollar. This will have to be on an honor system.
Sorry for all of this, but I've never done anything like this before and I suppose that you guys will suffer through it with me.
How does this sound?
If all is good, I'll start the thread either tonight or tomorrow.
