Damage Luxeon?

jacques

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Hi,

During upgraded my Blaster 3, I have damage my luxeon III, accidental put the solder iron on top of the "Dome", there are clearly shows few area is burn, but the LED still working fine. What is the purpose of the "Dome", is it only using to collect the light together?

Many thanks
 

kongfuchicken

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Yes, I believe the dome's role is mainly optical but I found damage to it doesn't affects the beam quality enough to be visible in the final beam (at least when it's in a reflector; I don't know for optics based lights like the BIII). I have a 5W led with a huge scar on it from an attempt to remove a bubble and I can't see the difference in the beam.
 
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