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17 years ago
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When I'm not drawing freaky pictures, I have started building flashlights.
Last week, my ROP parts arrived from China - two D-size lithium ion cells, a textured, heat-sinked aluminum reflector, a disk of 99% transmittance anti-reflective glass, a lithium-ion smart charger (the kind that automatically stops charging your batteries before they assplode all over your workbench!), a short, low-resistance tailcap spring, and a pair of 3 AA to 1D serial battery adapters that I didn't actually need except as backup plan (they're crap anyway, at $1.50 each, two of 'em were an impulse buy).
These joined the parts I bought in America, a 2D Mag from Home Depot, and a pair of Pelican 3854 bulbs, one 11 watt, one 24 watt.
Compare this to your average flashlight bulb, 2.4 volts at 0.5 amps - about 1.2 watts. (Lithium ion batteries, for those not used to them, usually run around 3.7 volts)
The net result of this collection of premium parts is a Mag-Lite that actually has more in common with your laptop and car headlights than ... you know, a maglite.
Last week, my ROP parts arrived from China - two D-size lithium ion cells, a textured, heat-sinked aluminum reflector, a disk of 99% transmittance anti-reflective glass, a lithium-ion smart charger (the kind that automatically stops charging your batteries before they assplode all over your workbench!), a short, low-resistance tailcap spring, and a pair of 3 AA to 1D serial battery adapters that I didn't actually need except as backup plan (they're crap anyway, at $1.50 each, two of 'em were an impulse buy).
These joined the parts I bought in America, a 2D Mag from Home Depot, and a pair of Pelican 3854 bulbs, one 11 watt, one 24 watt.
Compare this to your average flashlight bulb, 2.4 volts at 0.5 amps - about 1.2 watts. (Lithium ion batteries, for those not used to them, usually run around 3.7 volts)
The net result of this collection of premium parts is a Mag-Lite that actually has more in common with your laptop and car headlights than ... you know, a maglite.
