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15 Most Recent Additions
Super-Simple Power MOSFET Linear Current Regulator
Viewed 1629 times. Posted by OddOne on 2009-07-09 12:05:33. Last edited on 2009-07-09 21:50:35.
And now for something genuinely useful: an easy, four-component linear current regulator that makes a wonderful power LED driver. Add three more parts and you'll get switching and PWM support. Best of all, it's a simple, flexible design that an be built with inexpensive through-hole or surface-mount parts.
Motivational Poster: OddStyle!
Viewed 494 times. Posted by OddOne on 2009-06-06 21:57:59. Last edited on 2009-06-06 22:00:57.
Motivational posters are popular online, so I figured I'd whip up something relevant to LEDs...
Building A Reflow Controller For Griddle/Hotplate/Toaster Oven
Viewed 6176 times. Posted by OddOne on 2007-03-28 18:15:00. Last edited on 2007-03-29 11:10:35.
OddOne here with a project budding electronics nuts the world over might like/want/
need... a reflow soldering controller. Oh, we're not talking about any old timer-and-thermometer deal here, folks - this is a digital, programmable industrial process-control system built into a box. Said box can convert just about any hotplate, griddle, or toaster oven into a properly managed and temp-controlled reflow soldering system. Best of all, few to no modifications are required to the heating device! Sound intriguing yet? Read on...
REVIEW: Dragon Skin Q Two-Part Liquid Silicone Rubber
Viewed 2963 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-08-22 10:30:34. Last edited on 2006-08-22 12:31:22.
"Wait a minute, why are you reviewing silicone rubber on a LED website?" Why, I'm glad you asked. This stuff has uses in the LED world, and it's good enough at these to warrant a 5-out-of-5 review.
Luxeon fiber-optic costume: Help with color-fading
Viewed 3697 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:27:50. Last edited on 2006-09-18 08:25:19.
NOTE: Originally submitted by
pbrakman.
Check out the great fiber-optic costume that I made for the "Burning Man" festival:
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/002_1.jpg
I am a New York artist who creates illuminated costumes. Five 3-Watt Luxeon LED light engines were especially created for this costume. 375 fiber optics strands, from 5 stripped endglow cables, are sown onto a white jumpsuit. Details follow below.
I would love some help creating a color-fading light engine. I need the brightness of at least a 3 Watt Luxeon to get sideglow out of fiber-optics. Is it possible, through optics, to channel multiple light beams into one fiber bundle?
RGB Sunset Productions RGB Torch
Viewed 4906 times. Posted by rgbphil on 2006-06-06 14:26:43. Last edited on 2006-06-22 10:57:20.
This project started for a bit of fun, but after posting to a thread at Candlepower forums one member suggested an actual use! It could be used as a face light by a photographer or film maker to balance out background lighting without having to carry a bag of filters to get the right light balance. Cool. Other serious uses include a base for a light saber and to hypnotize people with mesmerising light sequences and to make pretty colours. I hope it provides some ideas for other constructors.
REVIEW: Carlco LED Optics
Viewed 3852 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:24:38. Last edited on 2006-06-06 16:49:05.
OddOne back on the attack with a review of a whole product line - Carlco's line of optics and holders for LEDs. I found them to be worthy of
, for a couple reasons I found surprising. Read on for the specifics!
Dorcy 1-AA 3-LED + 1w Luxeon Star, A Quickie Mod
Viewed 7783 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:23:07. Last edited on Never.
OddOne here, with another mod. This time I rework my poor unsuspecting lightly stumble-around-the-house light, the basic 1-AA 3-LED flashlight from Dorcy, to install a spare 1-watt Luxeon and NX05 optic. The result: an underdriven Luxeon with about 8 times the brightness as the three 5mm LEDs, in a package that vanishes in a pocket, and runs off ONE AA battery.
LED Lenser V2 3w, Modded!
Viewed 6094 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:21:54. Last edited on Never.
OddOne back on the attack, with a sequel to the LED Lenser V2 3-watt preview. In this article I mod a preproduction, not-yet-available-anywhere light to make it not only unobtainable at present but unique, and by so doing increase the light's performance by a noteworthy amount. Read on for the juicy details.
PREVIEW - LED Lenser V2 3-watt 2xCR123 Flashlight
Viewed 4182 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:20:35. Last edited on 2006-06-06 17:00:37.
OddOne here, with a (p)review on LED Lenser's upcoming V2 3-watt lithium-powered
LED flashlight, courtesy of Coast. I gave this gem
- while it's a solid flashlight, read on for why it didn't QUITE make the five-star mark.
A great flashlight to mod - Gordon's Mag clone
Viewed 3675 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:19:16. Last edited on 2006-06-06 17:01:28.
OddOne here - One of the OWLI members, rkline, passed me word on a potentially moddable gem he spotted in the
Harbor Freight catalog - a Mag clone of sorts from Gordon. A quick review follows, and I might hafta snatch up one and see if it'll hold some Luxeons or Light Engines, muahahahaha...
Snake Eyes 2: The Sequel - Digitally Controlled Dual-LED Powerhouse
Viewed 5226 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:17:45. Last edited on Never.
OddOne here, with my most ambitious project to date, Snake Eyes 2. Sporting TWO Luxeon IIIs in Pelican M6 reflectors and driven by a uFlex driver board, this is one hell of a light! TONS of pics in this article, too...
Pocket-Sized Retina Damage 2: Royal Legend LX-3
Viewed 3705 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:16:30. Last edited on Never.
OddOne here, with another goodie for the destruction of retinal tissue: take one Brinkmann Legend LX, replace its bulb holder with a pedestal heatsink and its bulb with a Royal-Blue Luxeon III, add some lithium battery lovin', and defy the eyes once more...
REVIEW: uFlex 5W Driver Board
Viewed 5907 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:15:23. Last edited on 2006-06-07 08:26:03.
I got my mitts on one of George Scolaro's uFlex driver boards, and it's got some very nice features. Nice enough that it warrants a
review. Read on for the whys and wherefores...
Fire Light - LEDs shimmer randomly as though on fire
Viewed 5742 times. Posted by OddOne on 2006-06-06 14:14:29. Last edited on Never.
Stepan brings another slick little circuit to our little abode of LED information: a fire-like flicker driver for LEDs! Personally I would think a few of these driving an array of red, orange, and yellow LEDs would be AWESOME...
