RE: Kitchen Lighting System Phase 2 - Part 2

aspork42 — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:02:17 GMT

Nice work!

Based on the work I've done with high-speed line scan cameras, I think that technically this is using a reflector, not a collimator. Collimated light is a specific thing (like lasers and the sun). This is just reflecting and somewhat focusing the light. I highly agree that moving to a parabolic shape would be a big gain (although may 'focus' the light on the countertops), eliminate (or enlarge) the aperture, and if you can make the base PCB reflective, that would be the big gains.

RE: Kitchen Lighting System Phase 2 - Part 2

three-phase — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:54:35 GMT

Good to see the progress being made. When you say you are going to increase the slope of the collimator, does that you are going to try and make it more bowl shaped as per a light fitting reflector?

Kind regards