Copper reflector for color balance

LEDependent · Sep 10, 2004

I know this sounds kind of weird, but has anyone tried reflecting a white Luxeon off of copper? Under the original beam of my XM-2, my hand looks morbidly pale. When I bounce the beam off of a polished copper heatsink, my hand comes back to life! If a Recoil-type copper reflector were used in a flashlight, all the light would be reflected off of the copper. Is there any way for someone to check the color balance of this proposed adjustment?

Doug S · Sep 10, 2004

A somewhat better choice of material for "warming" the color of a white Luxeon is a gold reflector. Averaged over the visual spectrum, gold actually has a better reflectivity than polished Nickel. It is also immune from tarnishing.

idleprocess · Sep 10, 2004

There's only so much you can do with a light source that's deficient in parts of the spectrum.

Copper reflector for color balance

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