WildRice
Flashlight Enthusiast
I have been doing MODs for a long time now, and I have just finished my fully ground up custom. It started with some 'defective' CR123's (thanks AW), I LOVE the idea of Direct Drive and I wanted to make something with them. I also wanted something swappable, like 2 heads, 1 for CREE hi-out white, and for CREE UV. I found some copper fittings at Home Depot that were really close. I got a 1/2"x 2 1/2" nipple, a 1/2" endcap, and a 1/2-3/4 reducer. It takes ALOT of work when the only real tools you have are a drill and a dremel tool. Anyhoo, I bored out the nipple so the battery would fit, cut half the threads off and ground the ridges down on the threads (inside and out) so the ends could mate well. I put a 4 position rotary switch in the tailcap (off, 10mA, 80ma, and DD ~500mA). The top side of the battery tube has a piece of copper board soldered in the end with a spring on both sides. The head has a copper board with a small metal cap to hold the spring. The CREE heatsink sits on the inner copper ring which provides decent sinking. The white CREE was the one that had the 'bubble' come off, it has been glues back on but now there is more blue leakage out of the edge (see last pic). There is also ALOT of glow-poxy in the front to hold it together. I can also (in a bit) make the UV head for it.
Jeff
Just put a new battery in my meter and corrected the current ratings.
The white hotspot is about 2 feet diameter at about 3 feet distance.
Jeff
Just put a new battery in my meter and corrected the current ratings.
The white hotspot is about 2 feet diameter at about 3 feet distance.