Hi all,
i'm new in this forum, and i'm new in the world of leds and flashlights.
I'm writing here because i'm trying to build an homemade AN\PEQ (for those that don't know it, it's nothing more that a laser sight used in assault rifles), in which i would like to install a flashlight and a laser pointer.
I practice the softair, and i want to use it in my rifle. I can find online ready AN\PEQ that have these characteristics, but are equipped with very low power flashlight (250-300 lm) and low power laser pointer. So i would like to build my own AN\PEQ, using more performing LEDS for flashlight and different laser pointer.
For the laser pointer i have already a working solution, but I need some advice about the flashlight, the led that i can use, the correct reflector/lens and the correct driver.
I found online the popular led XML2 U2 1A, but i can't find a driver that have dedicated switch for light\mode and another switch for ON/OFF, but only driver that have both functionality in the same switch. There is some driver with these characteristics that i can use with this led model? or there is other led\driver model that can you recommend me?
I want to use one 18650 battery.
Another doubt concern the reflectors/lens that i should use. Surfing online, i saw that maybe i can adapt something like CONVOY S2 lens to install in my AN\PEQ, but i'm not sure about that. It's only my hypothesis.
Can someone help me?
Thanks
Enrico
i'm new in this forum, and i'm new in the world of leds and flashlights.
I'm writing here because i'm trying to build an homemade AN\PEQ (for those that don't know it, it's nothing more that a laser sight used in assault rifles), in which i would like to install a flashlight and a laser pointer.
I practice the softair, and i want to use it in my rifle. I can find online ready AN\PEQ that have these characteristics, but are equipped with very low power flashlight (250-300 lm) and low power laser pointer. So i would like to build my own AN\PEQ, using more performing LEDS for flashlight and different laser pointer.
For the laser pointer i have already a working solution, but I need some advice about the flashlight, the led that i can use, the correct reflector/lens and the correct driver.
I found online the popular led XML2 U2 1A, but i can't find a driver that have dedicated switch for light\mode and another switch for ON/OFF, but only driver that have both functionality in the same switch. There is some driver with these characteristics that i can use with this led model? or there is other led\driver model that can you recommend me?
I want to use one 18650 battery.
Another doubt concern the reflectors/lens that i should use. Surfing online, i saw that maybe i can adapt something like CONVOY S2 lens to install in my AN\PEQ, but i'm not sure about that. It's only my hypothesis.
Can someone help me?
Thanks
Enrico