The 'plug' of the original mirror was cloned in SS. A 1W Luxeon single emitter LED bonded to aluminium plate, with 12mm diameter diffuser made from Lee 216 filter material in an acetal mount. Three 15 Ohm resistors in parallel set current to 0.3A @3.4V using 5V USB input. Dissipation 150mW each resistor. Housing 3D printed in ABS with brass M3 thread inserts driven in with a soldering iron. 31mm diameter loupe lens used as a condenser.
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