Using a saber as a spotlight

[Tyhm]

My local troupe needs a spotlight; and I intend to make the electronics of a hilt anyway...I'm toying with the idea of getting a second optics lens, mounting the hilt temporarily to a ring stand and a couple servos from a model airplane, and using that, but I'm curious what potential pitfalls I should look out for: apparently a Seoul P4 without a plug can blind the unwary from across the room, and that's no good...but if I put a filter over it, it won't really be a spotlight, will it? I'm not too worried about power consumption, if it comes to it I can always use a quick connect to swap out the batteries, gut and jack into a transformer/wall wart, and have all the DC I want...probably gonna go 6 wire 1000mA buckpuck with a POT so I can dim it as necessary....

(JLo, I apologize for the preceding run-on sentence)

[Rafalema]

P4 white at 1000 mA is not enough bright to blind you.

But how big targets you want to light up with it?

I think that you are over-estimating it's brightness.

[Sunrider]

you are going to need something bigger than a saber hilt for a spot light.

Look here

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...isplay.php?f=7

[Tyhm]

@_@

Even for a bar that's about 20x50'? I mean yeah for a major auditorium you need the serious wattage...but I haven't really played around with 240 lumens, so I'm curious how ridiculously bright it's going to be.