Wanted: Custom Tri-Star Rebel Flashlight

[dsholz]

Not sure if anyone is up for this, but because it's an unusual custom job, I figured I'd try putting it up here. I'm looking for someone to make me a custom flashlight with a RGB Luxeon Rebel Tri-Star light source and a Carclo 44° Frosted Tri-Lens.

Here are some links to the components for reference:
Light Source: 3 Rebel LEDs Mounted On A 20mm Tri-Star Base
Selected Diodes: Red - 85 lm, Green - 145 lm, Blue - 58 lm
Lens: Carclo 44 Deg Frosted Tri-Lens With Holder

I'm interested in getting clean, white light out of the device, so I'm looking for the constructor to adjust the current to each diode to get a good color balance (if we can come up with a way for me to be able to do this, that would be even better). I will also need room inside to add an additional optics assembly (<5mm thick) directly on top of the lens (I can handle this part, as long as that part of the flashlight is easily accessible).

I know this is an strange request, but I intend to use this as a part in a scientific setup (and would like to save the time of having to construct it myself).

 

[lasersbee]

IF you are looking to Buy... Sell... Or Trade you are in the
right section...
But if you want someone to build a Flashlight perhaps
the Flashlight section would be more appropriate...:yh:

Jerry

 

[dsholz]

Lasersbee: Thanks for the advice. I saw this as buying someone's service (I wasn't looking for someone to do this for free), so I put it in the "Buy, Sell, & Trade" section. Do you think I should delete this thread and repost it in the flashlight discussion section?

 

[HaloBlu]

RGB doesn't always blend into white well even when the are in a single emitter. Some RGB single emitters with a common frosted lens do an ok job.
With the 3 separated reflectors that you linked, it won't blend well at all. A lot of color bleeding at the edges. Plus the Tri-Star Base has the emitters too far apart for easy blending. I would actually grind the corners of the 3 leds to get the emitter lenses as close as possible, add a common frosted lens Then one reflector.

Couldn't guarantee "clean, white light" throughout till I tried, would likely be a little color bleeding at the edges. You could have a good white in the middle but the very edges might be a problem. Clipping the edges would perhaps take care of it.
I don't think I really would take the job but its interesting.

Have you estimated full component cost? Host? I see your leds + reflector: $21.43 +3.32
You wouldn't only want white correct? You would want 4 mode (red,blue,green,white) or each color fully adjustable for any color & every color with a preset (balanced) white mode? PWM or analog blending?

 

[dsholz]

HaloBlu: Thanks for the response. I wouldn't mind a little color bleeding on the sides, as long as there was a decent white in the center. The flashlight only needs one mode (balanced white). I chose a LED emitter with RGB diodes spaced like this to make it easier to engineer my custom optics layer which which is segmented into three parts, one for each diode.

I knew the cost of the LED + optics was at least $25. I imagine the host would make it a bit more than that, but I wasn't sure which one would best fit the unusual LED star and optics.

 

[Scottyzedinosaur]

I'm sorry if I'm missing something, but why wouldn't you want all of the different color modes? Couldn't you just buy a white LED if you only want white?...

 

[dsholz]

Scottyzedinosaur: Thanks for the concern. I need separate color diodes, but not individual color modes for the scientific setup I need this for (and would prefer to save on the cost of the construction). If it would only cost a little extra to add a multi-mode feature, then I would be open to adding one. A red mode would let me use this as an astronomy safe red flashlight as well (that's only 2 modes though).

 

[Scottyzedinosaur]

Oh okay. Well, good luck with your setup! i was just curious, because it would be cheaper to get a white LED. But I understand now