An apparatus for a mobile light source is described. The apparatus comprising: a first outer casing housing an array of lights, wherein the array of lights are located on a surface of a substrate, a second outer casing coupled with the first outer casing to create an enclosure that is substantially water tight, a heat shield composed of a metal alloy creating two compartments in the enclosure such that the array of lights is situated in a first compartment, and a printed circuit board (PCB) with circuitry for controlling the array of lights, the PCB situated in the second compartment of the enclosure housed by the second outer casing, and wherein a surface the PCB is substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate.