DIY LED light housing manufacturing assis

[Tieffels]

Not for sale just yet, but:

 

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I have designed a very basic generic LED housing around a 3 x CREE setup, including a sturdy but simple mounting system. It is ideal for everyone out there doing the DIY light build thing but who are struggling with the housing and esp. the mounting of a housing.

 

At the moment I have complete engineering drawings ready for manufacture and I'm in the process of getting quotes. A question about the design to the pro's:

 

1) Will a volume of 72 x 22 x 25 mm be sufficient for all driver and other electrical components (buckpuck, resistors and what not. Have never build one myself but from what I've seen it should be OK)  EXCLUDING the LED's, lenses, heatsinks etc?

 

Then another question:

 

2) Are any Hubbers out there in the manufacturing industry who can help in keeping the costs as low as possible. All the components can be easily made on a basic lathe and a milling machine (my design approach has been to keep the manufacturing process as simple as possible), but CNCing might become viable at higher production runs or if someone knows of someone who can pull some strings.

 

Any comments and suggestion will be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[thysmeades]

Hi, please let me have a small copy of the drawing so that I can comment. I have a few designs I have worked on and am in fact annodizing one tonight! I will be able to assist if can see what you are talking about.

 

I am lucky to have a few mates with machinery to help me with all my creations. looking fwd to hearing from you.

 

thysmeades@gmail.com

 

[droo]

The most important parts of the design are thermal path, heatsink area and mounting. Mail me a drawing and I'll let you know what I think.

 

 

 

(I won't nick your design, I'm onto a single MC-E design now. Watch this space...)

[Tieffels]

Thanks droo, please could you PM me your email so I can send you some pics, also much faster to communicate via email. 

 

Think I might be a bit shy heatsink area wise, but by my guestamate the outside area is bigger than those Midas torch mod 3x CREE XR jobbies.