LED conversion · Helmet light

A second life for two torches

The useful part of these inexpensive torches was the metal housing. I kept that, replaced the internals with Cree XR-E LEDs in copper cups, and added a magnet salvaged from a hard drive to make helmet mounting easier. The result was a narrow-beam cycling headlamp.

Starting point

Two existing metal torch housings

Light source

Cree XR-E LEDs

Work shown

LED conversion, thermal contact & mounting

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