I always liked a LED lantern. I really prefer something with a lot of flood as opposed to throw. A year or two ago i built one, which was pretty nice but wasnt as ergonomic as i wanted, and didnt have a 360 flood.
So I am working on a new project. Right now I am just at component test level. This will never be a production unit, just something fun to play with. I will probably use it like this for a while, to see how all the electronics work out.
right now it is 6 domed led's rated as "warm" and 3w... for whatever a chinese watt is... all mounted on a copper pipe as a heat sink
I am powering it with up to 3x 18650 running in parallel. (not ideal, but its what i am doing).
Fuses at all battery connections
Qlite rev a driver
and a volt meter (only watches the parallel output, not individual cells).
Its something to play with to see how it works, might get refined, might get scrapped. I will post back as/if this evolves.
Here was the old one i have used which this might compliment... or replace... (proof they sometimes look a little more refined)
