pedalinbob
Flashlight Enthusiast
I have been very pleased with the minimag reflector/high dome combo.
I discovered the versatility this week when working on plumbing, then on some electrical work
when working on the plumbing, i needed the power of my BB400/lux3/minimag reflector to check for leaks in the ambient light of my basement. worked wonderful. the incredibly bright and smooth beam allowed my to easily confirm a solid connection.
i later started running a new circuit for a new 110 outlet inmy kitchen. when inside the cabinet, the BB400 was used..but it was too darn bright! i would come out of the cabinet essentially blinded.
so i decided to remove the minimag head to allow a flood, and discovered something: if you unscrew the minimag head quite a bit (but not all the way off), you get a broad, completely artifact free flood of light (later measured at ~10 lux at i meter), which was perfect in the dark cabinet.
this "setting" is also fantastic for navigating the house at night.
however, i do have one problem: while modifying the MM reflector, i discovered that the minimag head will not allow the reflector to seat far enough over the LED to provide a fully optimized spot.
currently, it is VERY close, but still needs to be able to move toward the LED by ~1mm or so.
in this (less than optimal) configuration, the reflector makes ~520 lux (compared to ~420 for the NX05).
when i remove the MM head, and manually seat the reflector over the LED, the spot tightens, and produces >630 lux!
this is remarkable to me: just going from the NX05 to the MM reflector, the lux readings increase by 50%, which is very noticeable when trying to attain some throw outside.
yet, there is still a big beautiful spill.
so, 2 questions:
is there an easy solution to get the reflector closer to the LED?
does the SO17XA (?) seat closer to the LED, and is the beam-shape/output similar to the mag reflector?
thanks,
Bob
I discovered the versatility this week when working on plumbing, then on some electrical work
when working on the plumbing, i needed the power of my BB400/lux3/minimag reflector to check for leaks in the ambient light of my basement. worked wonderful. the incredibly bright and smooth beam allowed my to easily confirm a solid connection.
i later started running a new circuit for a new 110 outlet inmy kitchen. when inside the cabinet, the BB400 was used..but it was too darn bright! i would come out of the cabinet essentially blinded.
so i decided to remove the minimag head to allow a flood, and discovered something: if you unscrew the minimag head quite a bit (but not all the way off), you get a broad, completely artifact free flood of light (later measured at ~10 lux at i meter), which was perfect in the dark cabinet.
this "setting" is also fantastic for navigating the house at night.
however, i do have one problem: while modifying the MM reflector, i discovered that the minimag head will not allow the reflector to seat far enough over the LED to provide a fully optimized spot.
currently, it is VERY close, but still needs to be able to move toward the LED by ~1mm or so.
in this (less than optimal) configuration, the reflector makes ~520 lux (compared to ~420 for the NX05).
when i remove the MM head, and manually seat the reflector over the LED, the spot tightens, and produces >630 lux!
this is remarkable to me: just going from the NX05 to the MM reflector, the lux readings increase by 50%, which is very noticeable when trying to attain some throw outside.
yet, there is still a big beautiful spill.
so, 2 questions:
is there an easy solution to get the reflector closer to the LED?
does the SO17XA (?) seat closer to the LED, and is the beam-shape/output similar to the mag reflector?
thanks,
Bob