Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing a light source comprising:
providing a housing having a light outlet and an electrical input port, capable of accepting a variety of lamps; selecting a lamp from the variety of lamps to fit within the light outlet of the housing; securing the lamp to the housing using a mounting cap; supplying a voltage regulator to the housing to regulate a source of electricity to match the lamp, the voltage regulator being electrically connected to the electrical input port; and providing a switch that reversibly connects the lamp to the source of electricity.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the lamp is a low voltage lamp.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the voltage regulator regulates an input voltage from the electrical input source to a voltage between 24 V and 1 V.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the voltage regulator regulates the input voltage to 6 V to 3.5 V.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the lamp includes a light emitting diode.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the lamp includes an array of light emitting diodes.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the lamp is a high color temperature low voltage bulb.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the bulb is a quartz halogen-xenon bulb.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein supplying a voltage regulator includes providing a voltage step down circuit in the housing.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein securing the lamp to the housing using a mounting cap includes inserting a filter between the lamp and the mounting cap.
- 11. The method of claim 1 wherein supplying a voltage regulator includes:
providing a battery pack within the housing; and connecting the battery pack to a step down circuit.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the battery pack is a rechargeable battery pack.
- 13. The method of claim 1 wherein the lamp includes a reflector.
- 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the reflector is parabolic.
- 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the reflector is smooth.
- 16. The method of claim 13 wherein the reflector is faceted.
- 17. The method of claim 13 wherein the reflector is dichroic.
- 18. The method of claim 10 wherein the filter is a dichroic filter.
- 19. The method of claim 1 wherein the lamp is a low heat lamp.
- 20. A light source for examination of a substance which emits light at a wavelength greater than a wavelength of light emitted from the light source when the substance is excited by the wavelength of light emitted from the light source, the light source comprising:
a housing having a light outlet capable of accepting a variety of lamps; a lamp oriented to emit light through the light outlet, the light source emitting an excitation wavelengths of light; and a voltage regulator capable of supplying the correct voltage to the variety of lamps.
- 21. The light source of claim 20 wherein the lamp emits light of a wavelength within a predetermined range effective to enhance the detection of emission of light from a substance when the substance is excited by the wavelength of light emitted from the light source.
- 22. The light source of claim 20 wherein the lamp includes a light emitting diode.
- 23. The light source of claim 20 wherein the lamp is an array of light emitting diodes.
- 24. The light source of claim 20 wherein the lamp is a quartz halogen-xenon lamp.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/465,778, filed Jun. 20, 2003, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/704,543, filed Nov. 3, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,590,220, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/406,871, filed Sep. 28, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,355,935, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/943,903, filed Oct. 3, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,959,306, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/598,435, filed Feb. 8, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,674,000, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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