wosser
Newly Enlightened
I have recently acquired a vintage flashlight and I would like to convert it to use an LED.
Unfortunately I don't know anything about incandescent bulbs or their mounting hardware and I was hoping someone help me to identify a suitable LED.
The kind of LED I'm looking for:
The mounting bezel is push-fit into the reflector, so this mod I'm hoping to do will be non-destructive to this lovely old Svetlina flashlight (I've got another thread about that).
Unfortunately I don't know anything about incandescent bulbs or their mounting hardware and I was hoping someone help me to identify a suitable LED.
- Text on the metal barrel: "3.5V0.26".
- Glass envelope diameter: 10.9mm (0.43")
- Metal barrel diameter: 9.3mm (0.37")
- Total bulb length (glass to end contact): 22.5mm (0.89")
- Screw-in type
- Approx thread pitch: 1.83mm (14 TPI?)
The kind of LED I'm looking for:
- Preferably a screw-in LED module that fits this thread type, but it's not a deal-breaker if it's another type.
- Low-ish power, perhaps 300 lumens max output, mainly because heat management would be difficult at a higher output.
- Very warm colour tint.
- I'm planning to use a 1S2P 18650 pack with protection PCB to power the LED.
- A wide floody type, maybe with a mild hotspot. Open to ideas on this.
- Compatible with the existing reflector (1.3" diameter smooth metal).
The mounting bezel is push-fit into the reflector, so this mod I'm hoping to do will be non-destructive to this lovely old Svetlina flashlight (I've got another thread about that).
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