RGBW flashlight

[Cereal_Killer]

Hello, I have started putting these very advanced flashlights together as a hobby and I have one to offer for sale here. Note this light ONLY runs on an 18650 Li-ion, if you dont know what this is you wont be able to run it on 2xCR123's, you'll need to get yourself setup with some 18650's and a charger before you could even use this.

 

contact me via email, dan@killerlumens.com (I dont often check PM's) or by TEXT (please no calls) (614) 625-9615

 

 

This light is a RGBW light (thats Red, Green, Blue and White). It has a cree XM-L-Color gen 2 and each individual color is ran at 2.1A. What that means is this thing is BRIGHT, in max it makes 990Lm (real lumens, not an exaggerated number)

 

This one light has (no joke) 17 modes and 13 user configurable options (set by different combo's of clicks). It does evertything from white and individual color light to color mixing to make any color of the full spectrum, it also has numerous strobes and other moodlighting output's (mood lighting modes like fire mode, lightning mode, lava lamp) and useful things like multiple safety flashers, a "stunner strobe" and a fully speed adjustable white strobe which can be used like a strobe light to "freeze" objects in space.

 

This is a video of the user interface, THIS IS NOT THE LIGHT FOR SALE however it functions exactly the same. The light in this video is one I build commercially, I am currently trying to contact the admin here about becoming a site vendor, as such please do not ask about the lights I sell commercially till that happens (the light for sale in this thread is a personal light, not at all one I offer as my business).

 

 

I promise you there is not another light like this (other than the ones I own personally) in all of columbus, if you want a truly unique flashlight this is it no questions...

 

And several build pictures-

 

exterior (this is built out of a white only light, a SmallSun ZY-T29)

http://imgur.com/NzXzGgE.jpg

 

all colors and white on low

http://imgur.com/ZgOwFPW.jpg

 

This is the VERY EXPENSIVE emitter

http://imgur.com/j17qkax.jpg

 

Takes LOTS of wires to build these things

http://imgur.com/2OzX04v.jpg

 

This is a block diagram of how the UI operates

http://imgur.com/3NGDM67.jpg

 

and these are te 13 user-configurable options

http://imgur.com/rUtWcnU.jpg

 

Also note, the driver in this is a circuit (and a PCB) I personally designed, this isnt made out of off the shelf parts, the only way to build one of these yoursef is to buy this very advanced driver from me, repeat this is NOT something that's on the market at all. Truly exclusive!

 

I sell a similar light (functions the same but has different emitters and a different body) for $150 and they sell all day long (they sell faster than I can build them on the flashlight forums where I am a commercial seller) however since this isnt one of those, but instead just something I threw together quick with parts I had on hand I am selling this one locally for $85 and this is the cheapest price (by far) that any light with this interface (called MELD) has ever been offered for by nearly 50%, get it while you can!

 

Thanks for looking

 

 

If the admin is reading this post, I've been emailing for over a month now inquiring about becoming a vendor, can someone please get back with me whats required? I'm not looking for banner advertising (at least not till I know how much business this site will bring), all I want is to be able to sell my branded items here. Thanks.

Edited October 5, 2014 by Mitch

[Cereal_Killer]

If someone could tell me how to resize the photo's I would gladly edit, I dont see that option on this forum SW.

[KillJoy]

What is the battery life at full power?

 

KillJoy

[Cereal_Killer]

It will depend on the exact settings you have enabled, if you have it set to white only full power will run for about 90min on max at a constant level (that's on a 3400mAh panasonic), if you have it set to enable the addition of the color (added into the white mode, config option 13, "HCRI" mode turned on) the battery life will be around 40 minutes on max, this will vary because the light will throttle its self back to keep it from burning up since its running all 4 dies at once (this is a temperature based throttle back)

 

At the other end of the spectrum it will run about 85hours on the lowest (low red) "moonlight" mode

 

 

There is also 2 other config options to help extend runtimes greatly, first is option 4 "auto-dim" which makes it step down to 30% white after 15 minutes of running (can be instantly over ridden with a single click) and also option 10 which is a time based turbo step-down, this option slowly throttles max power back to 70% over the first 90 seconds the light is on to extend battery life (.5% / 1.5sec). Note because of how we see light you will almost not notice this 30% reduction in output, you can see if it you watch very closely with the light aimed at a white wall but in real world use you will have a hard time noticing this at all.

[Mitch]

PM me, I will help with your sponsorship. Resized your pics, too Edited October 5, 2014 by Mitch

[TTQ B4U]

Pretty cool stuff. Way more than my brain can handle. My main wish around flashlights is my kids don't drain the batteries in my flashlights

[Cereal_Killer]

I have far more simple (less fun crap) RGBW flashlight I've just released on the market, I'm talking to Mitch now about becoming a sponsor so watch for that stuff soon. The only thing else I'll say till that happens is if you have a need for a flashlight with color output's DONT buy any of the commercially available crap out (emial me), none of it can hold a candle to my stuff.

[TTQ B4U]

I have far more simple (less fun crap) RGBW flashlight I've just released on the market, I'm talking to Mitch now about becoming a sponsor so watch for that stuff soon. The only thing else I'll say till that happens is if you have a need for a flashlight with color output's DONT buy any of the commercially available crap out (emial me), none of it can hold a candle to my stuff.

 

How about a laser pointer that outputs 100nm-400nm blue light? I have one now that runs off 2AA's and it works well for my need but it's priced at about $25.

 

Also wouldn't mind a stronger UV light to activate photochromatic glasses aka Transitions Lenses. The small ones we use are weak and take a minute to really darken the lens. something more powerful available?

[KillJoy]

I would like a 3k+ Lumen White Flashlight that is as small as possible, uses readily available batteries, and a decent run time.

 

You able to do that?

 

:ninja:

 

KillJoy

[gillbot]

Pretty cool stuff. Way more than my brain can handle. My main wish around flashlights is my kids don't drain the batteries in my flashlights

 

My kids kill the batteries and lose mine constantly. I can never find a light when I need one, but when I do rest assured they were left on and the batteries are dead.

[Cereal_Killer]

Lasers just arnt practical to build to sell for a profit, a GOOD quality laser costs around $75-100 in parts to build and with the plethora of cheap $10-35 lasers on the market, and very few people understanding the difference, the margins are total shit. I have several lasers I've built myself, the're fun to play with (tho VERY DANGEROUS) but they're not really worth it from my POV.

 

Having said that please be very very careful with your budget laser, its most likely extremely underspec'd to be able to be legally sold here without a key'd safely. Most of those chineese "5mW" lasers are actually putting out upwards of 70-100mW. Please have it actually measured before using indoors or playing with your cat with it. Anything over ~40mW is so powerful your blink reflex is NOT quick enough to protect your eye and just a single slip up can result is life long damage.

 

My personal favorite laser is a 445nm (blue) laser I built from a sunwayman V11R (flashlight) using the magnetic control ring to adjust power. It's output measures at 1625mW (enough to pop balloons and easily burn paper and even evaporate water droplets). Of course run time is a few minutes on max lol but who cares, it's a toy not a flashlight. I'll see of I can dig up some pic's of it (it's locked in a safe at my mom's house, with 3 kids I can't chance that).

 

About you're UV request, I can do that, I am actually working on a UV project at the moment with a brand new UV emitter that just came out @ 430nm called "dental blue", it's the wavelength used to cure UV setting adhesives, should work great for your transition lenses.

Note I am also a nitecore dealer, nitecore makes the only not pleSe of shit UV light currently in the commercial market. I can't post a price cause of MAP policies but I can get you the hookup on a CU6 chameleon

[Cereal_Killer]

I would like a 3k+ Lumen White Flashlight that is as small as possible, uses readily available batteries, and a decent run time.

 

You able to do that?

 

:ninja:

 

KillJoy

 

Absolutely, no problem at all. PM me.

[TTQ B4U]

Having said that please be very very careful with your budget laser, its most likely extremely underspec'd to be able to be legally sold here without a key'd safely. Most of those chineese "5mW" lasers are actually putting out upwards of 70-100mW. Please have it actually measured before using indoors or playing with your cat with it.

 

I use it to demo our blue blocking technology in optical lenses. Works great. Interestingly enough, my dogs don't pay it any attention. They must not be able to see much in the wavelength it's geared towards. One totally ignores it, the other seems to see something slightly but still no interest. Red however, they are all over and love playing with.

 

Anything over ~40mW is so powerful your blink reflex is NOT quick enough to protect your eye and just a single slip up can result is life long damage.

 

Agree. I'm in optics so well aware.

 

About you're UV request, I can do that, I am actually working on a UV project at the moment with a brand new UV emitter that just came out @ 430nm called "dental blue", it's the wavelength used to cure UV setting adhesives, should work great for your transition lenses.

 

Would like to get with you on this at some point in the near future so we can compare what we have now vs yours.

[macpyro2]

Absolutely, no problem at all. PM me.

 

Also interested. PM sent

[Cereal_Killer]

PM's replied

 

Thanks Mitch for fixing my pic's, how do I do it?

[Cereal_Killer]

Would like to get with you on this at some point in the near future so we can compare what we have now vs yours.

This is the spectrograph of the new LEDEngin "dental blue" UV, yes it peaks at 460 which is visible blue light but if you've seen any spectra of the other currently available UV emitters they're single vertical lines, for LED this is a huge range!

 

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq247/1badv8dime/beamshots/60F05894-17B8-4C70-B88D-6E20A0FEC1CD.png

[Doc1647545523]

How do you feel this would compare in brightness to a Wicked Laser Torch? It's rated at 4100 lumens -- do you feel that's exaggerated? Obviously the light you build will do many more functions than the Torch and has a much longer battery life. I might be interested in a custom build after you have your sponsor status resolved. Thanks for making this thread. Edited October 5, 2014 by Doc

[MrMeanGreen]

The CR Admin email address isn't currently and hasn't been working, for which I apologize as I didn't know until now.

 

Work with Mitch to get this resolved and we're good. Thanks.

[Richard Cranium]

What is your recharging setup? Just a plug and cord, or do yours have a wall mount or cradle?

[Cereal_Killer]

For recharging Li-ion's I have an EFEST LUC V4 and a pair of nitecore i4's for easy charging and I use an icharger 301b for fast charging.

 

For beginners I highly recommend the nitecore i4 (or the brand new d4), both of them are extremely safe, in fact they're the only 2 chargers I will charge cells on while I'm sleeping / not home to monitor their progress (all these chargers have automatic cut-off however there are some inherent risks with Li-ion. BatteryUniverse is a great resource to learn about the handling precautions / needs with Li-ion). Note a single cell light such as this is the safest way you can use a Li-ion, when you start getting into multi-cell lights with series cells you really have to step up your safety precautions as the possibility for a "vent with flame" (read explosion) greatly increases running cells in series (it's still perfectly safe, I carry a 2s light on a daily bases, but you've gotta know what your doing).

[Mitch]

Interesting videos at his website, http://www.killerlumens.com/

[Cereal_Killer]

Thanks for posting that (I didnt want to till everything's setup).

Note site not yet optimized for mobile, recommend switching to desktop.

 

The site is managed by my wife (website's are NOT either of our job's if you cant tell) and was updated just today with new info and a new product.

 

 

As for the light for sale here, it's "fire" mode would make a great Halloween decoration / pumpkin light. If you're new to Li-ion / 18650's I will even throw in a LG cell for you to use while you get your self some batteries and a charger*. (you can have the cell even if you're already using 18650's, its a 2200mAh cell so runtime on max will only be about 45 minutes with it, for max runtime you need 3400mAh panasonic's)

 

*Please dont just buy the cheapest shit, this is a high performance light with high current draw, you cant just use whetever low quality crap you can find cheapest on amazon. Ask me, I will be glad to help you get setup with a set of good (SAFE) cells and charger for as cheap as possible (not something I sell but a guy I know well runs a web store based in Utah and has 2-3 day shipping)