With all the other social networks the Lummi blog has taken a bit of a back seat.

Anyways time to update with the new Lummi carabiner.

Take two on the milled carabiner, all edges will have a radius & tritium slots will be added along with Lummi logo. This is a go ahead now & look to produce a small batch in Titanium, any reservations wanted please send email.

Orb 90 with L333 light engine. 1 x IMR123 Cell. Currently a prototype with perhaps 5 in Aluminium to be available to anybody interested.

iStiki, looking for resellers to distribute world wide.

Sending free samples to interested distributors.

iStiki

Coming this week to the Lummi web site.

Another L333 Lummi proto.

This one is a simple yet clever twisty. Nice simple smooth switching of modes done via on & offs. Also has to be one of or the smallest triple XP-G 123 lights made. Huge amount of Lumens from a very compact design.

2 x Lux L333 Lummi prototypes for sale.

Detail here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=51558&id=111810352203889

Lummi Photo Competition

Minimum prize will be a Wee Ns.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/rob-lummi-cheetham/lummi-weather-competition/191907100841644

Carbon fiber look Orb 1000.

Looking to sell this 1 off Orb 1000 with 3M Carbon fiber look.
This was just one of those things I wanted to try, it works out well but a real fiddle to get right. Hence the 1 off. Offers over the £200 mark that the Plain Aluminium Orbs sold for considered.

Qr Lummi code.

New Lummi MiL

New 123 Based Variable brightness Lummi. Current nick name MiL.

The  Proto will run of a regular CR123 & provide between Not much of a Lumen up to about 80 Lumens.

On a RCR123/IMR16340 or LiFeP04 we can expect above 200 Lumens, again infinitely variable right down to a fraction of a Lumen.

The brightness adjustment from Off to On is operated by simply rotating the very rear to the desired setting. Think dimmer switch.

Its almost instant to go from Off to fully On, has like a soft start to it.

There are no electronics as such & is all achieved  by a Quantum Tunneling Compound & a simple mechanism.

The proto shown is not how a production unit will look, This is the best I can achieve on my small workshop CNC Lathe.

The bezel will house our own Stainless Steel reflector to go with a choice of LEDs. 

I would like to offer The Cree XR-E & XP-G. Also The SST-50 as customer options.

Also I am planing to mill out some material for ergonomics & styling that again could not be done properly in the WS.

Other milling details such as logos & Tritium locator options will be added.

I am hoping to add a spring Clip on the oposite side to the light output for hands free carry. I.e clip on to your jacket pocket etc.

Materials I plan to be a combination of Aluminium & Stainless Steel. Alu for the main body for excellent heat transfer & light weight.

SS for the Bezel & threaded areas for hardwearing & smoothness. The Threads on the On Off variable brightness switch will be fine precise 0.5mm pitch.

The switch does not unscrew to then take out the battery. There is an additional ring screwed in for battery removal. This has been designed to keep the battery snug & reliably electrically connected. No battery rattle at all even when well beyond off. O rings at all joints.

One main feature here is the 90 degree postion of the light output. Designed to add more use particularly hands free to your pocket torch/flashlight.

Fully tail or head standing & also will lay on its side without rolling away.

I think I have about summed up the MiL for now. Aiming to get to the CNC shop next week to discuss manufacture & pricing.

As always I look forward to your interest & valued opinions.

Cryptic Holiday Message

A big thank you for all your surport this year, hope the picture message is not to cryptic.

Refining the VBC

A little more work to combine the VBC unit & the XP-G LE.
Makes a nice single unit, however I feel the VCB unit will be better placed in the tail of the torch.
This will be the next stage of prototyping.

Variable Brightness Wee.

Well Jay R your pretty much figured it out. The small component on the left enables twistable variable brightness. From off to infinitely variable to high. The VBC (Variable Brightness Component or Control) could be thought of in a similar way to a potentiometer, however it is a far simpilar & less mechanical than that.
All to be said at this stage is its thanks to Quantum Tunneling!
How Techy is that! Wee VBC with Quantum Physics.
Video here: Wee VBC.

Made some tiny Wee Bits

Some good time spent working with the new XP-G LED from Cree.
Working prototype of a XP-G Light Engine designed to drop into the Wee.
Output is impressive, not going to commit to lumens out the front just now as the current Wee reflector is best suited to the XR-E. A new reflector will be designed to capture as many tightly packed lumens as possible utilising the Wee form.
Anybody guess what the small unit is on the left? Video on route.

Lummi Labs Creation

A place where I can share whats happening in the Lummi Lab.