Posted on 09/07/2010 12:00:42 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
The first question some may ask is “Why?” Those of us who are LED addicts say “Why the hell not?” This guy literally took 500 bright white LEDs and created his own giant 50W flashlight. While it may have been just ever so slightly overkill, it’s still an impressive build. Can you imagine soldering all of those 500 LEDs?!
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Youtube Video of the Construction and Demostration at the website....
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As you can tell in the video above, it has an absurd amount of controls for various brightness settings. Heck, it could even be a non-lethal weapon as it would temporarily blind any bad guys. Check out all of our DIY lighting projects including some related projects below:
(Excerpt) Read more at hacknmod.com ...
Just guessing as to who likes this kind of stuff.
That thing looks like it could melt plastic.
Check it out....
Reminds me of the scene in “Christmas Vacation” when Clark turns his Christmas lights and blinds his neighbors.
his future’s so bright , he’s gotta wear shades.
It reminds me of this flashlight, made by Mac's Customs, which was an internet sensation a few years ago.
And seriously, how do you think these flashlight modders vote? They don't strike me as the whiny, dependent types who have put us in our current bind.
Just guessing the inventor is single.
Build your own hood ornament:
That’s cool. Nuts, but cool!
Over-compensating?
This seems to be the homepage:
I have head gear with 5 of ‘em.
Looks like it is time to upgrade!
A required tool back on the FARM!
Couldn't get thru a day without have a visegrip within reach.
Someone is signaling us from Earth.
I like it, I save old LEDS and hope to get around to making some (very) basic lights with them.
the original “Invaders From Mars”
That movie scared the cr@p outa me when I was a kid!
I’m going to send this thread to all my LEO friends. They’re all gonna want one! The bigger the flashlight the better.
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