On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:04:04 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

There's a bewildering myriad of LED flashlights out there to choose
from.

My personal favorite is, unfortunately, no longer available. It was
only marketed for a few months. It is a Cosmos 1-watt Luxeon lite
with a granular reflector, runs off a single 123 cell. It's
considerably brighter than a Minimag 2AA with a uniform spot, no
patterning. Its light output is constant from new cell to 95% dead.
It's only 3-3/4" long x 1.080 dia. I have it in my pocket all of
the time, use it several times a day. With that sort of use, a
cell lasts somewhat over a month. Jerry Martes reports similar usage
and experience.

I've been carrying it long enough now that some of the black anodizing
has worn off.

Cosmos still offers that light with a 3-watt Luxeon, which I think is
overkill for everyday use and wasteful of battery life.

Don,
Is there any way you could make a mold of that reflector? I would even
send you some silicone rubber mold making stuff if you wanted to. The
reflector design you have works well but seems to be rare in
flashlights. I think I can use a silicone mold and conductive paint to
electroplate a good reflector.
Eric