Mr Carcharodon
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How did you go from the turned aluminum surface for the reflector to the shiney surface shown for the reflector in post #4?
10W LED light with Delrin canister
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Looks like the first aluminum was a heatsink that was shaped to house the actual reflector. So the reflector just fits in the "cup", if you will...
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ToddK
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Jimmer
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Thanks for the kick in the butt. I have been planning a canister build for a while, but keep putting it off. It's probably 90% designed in Solidworks, now I just need to get some delrin and start working on mine!
Excellent quality work.
Jim
Excellent quality work.
Jim
Jimmer
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Hey Todd, do you know how that light compares to a 10 watt HID?
Jimmer
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That sounds intriguing. I have an old 10 watt HID lighthead that I will be making a canister for, but I'm thinking after the canister is done, I might start looking at doing an LED lighthead and do away with the HID.
Packhorse
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Yeah, in my experience LEDs like the P7 or MC-E out perform 10w HIDs by quite a bit even when the LED is driven at 10 watt. Its only at about 21watt where the HID starts to catch up. 35watt and up HID is still king.
Jimmer
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One more thing, anyone know of a good source of Delrin in Canada? I've checked around a bit and haven't had too much luck, unless I want to buy 10 feet at a time.
Jim
Jim
