VanIsleDSM
Enlightened
Some may have seen my thread here:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=267366
This drop-in was the first prototype for the silver plated copper version. The LEDs are soldered directly do the 99.9% pure copper heatsink, and then plated in 99.9% pure silver.
These copper ones won't be available for quite some time, if they ever are, because of how much work is involved. Still trying to refine the manufacturing tecnique to make it viable to provide to CPFers.
Wire is mil-spec silver plated teflon insulated. Two 24 gauge conductors for + and four 26 gauge conductors for -.
The LEDs are clamped down, to ensure the solder layer is as thin as possible, and reflowed directly to the silver plated heatsink with a special process that I had to design and build a machine to complete. Because of the thermal mass of the heatsink, to reflow LEDs to it, it must not only have actively controlled closed loop heating, but cooling also.
Precision machined heatsink guaranteed to fit snug in a genuine surefire host with a base thickness (area under LEDs before the driver) of over 7.5mm, over half the thickness of the entire piece. Standard drop-ins have about a 3mm base.
Driver with separate channel for each LED, so they all receive the same current, maximizing efficiency and brightness. This is not your typical single cell multi-die parallel drive.
Low battery indicator. When on HI, and low battery is detected (2.75v), light will automatically switch to low, and blink off periodically. This is disabled with a single mode unit.
Driver configurable upon order for different mode groups,
5 mode: Low(200mA) - Med (1280mA) - High (4200mA) - Strobe - SOS
3 mode: Low(200mA) - Med (1280mA) - High (4200mA)
3 mode: Low(400mA) - High (4200mA) - Strobe
2 mode: Low(400mA) - High (4200mA)
1 mode: High (4200mA)
Pure silver plated beryllium copper ground spring with 24K gold plated contact area
24K gold plated positive contact
10 degree FWHM quad optic
This unit has R4 flux neutral 4000K XPGs with an unusual high Vf of around 3.8V. This unit is not suitable for drive by a single Li-Ion cell, as it will not reach full brightness.
I am not experienced in using NiMh, but from what I've read, it seems that 4 would be about perfect for the voltage input. Alternatively, using a switching buck voltage regulator set to 4-4.5V you could drive it with many different power sources. The tint is beautiful, and it's unfortunately the the Vf is too high to rule out single Li-Ion use, but I hope somebody has a setup that can put this to use.
No driver installed yet, I will install whichever type is requested by the buyer.
Special offer for this high Vf version, if I ever make more, they'll be about $300, this prototype, with some scracted on the silver plated surface from testing fitment will be....
1350 Raw lumen minimum output 4.2A driver, any mode group $180
1660 Raw lumen minimum output 5.6A driver, any mode group $195
Shipping $10 to USA, $13 Inernational
I'll offer this to people on the interest list that was created through the thread I posted at the top. Highest on the list will have first dibs, if nobody on the list is interested after 3 days, whoever else may have it.
Add a FETtie solid state 12A+ switch for $28, check the thread for more info on that.
Aluminum versions ready for everyone real quick.
List:
Kestrel
PolarBearX
dirtech
BigHonu
ptolemy
icaruz
arek98
Bimmerboy
bshanahan14rulz
J-FRAME
Noctis
LightJaguar
one2tim
Chrontius
kodama
smokelaw1
Chevy-SS
netprince
mvyrmnd
flashfiend
euroken
don.gwapo
Davey
h22
thaflash_la
edelbrock
daimleramg
TomInOregon
TSWrench
Gryffin
merdock69
Chrontius
gostanova
EvilPaul2112
Tedfs
pee10755
021411
nfetterly
bullettproof
yalskey
ftumch33
psychbeat
RedfishBluefish
rrt0000
bigchelis
blackdragonx1186
powerup93
edek130
icaruz
LightJunk
Raoul_Duke
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=267366
This drop-in was the first prototype for the silver plated copper version. The LEDs are soldered directly do the 99.9% pure copper heatsink, and then plated in 99.9% pure silver.
These copper ones won't be available for quite some time, if they ever are, because of how much work is involved. Still trying to refine the manufacturing tecnique to make it viable to provide to CPFers.
Wire is mil-spec silver plated teflon insulated. Two 24 gauge conductors for + and four 26 gauge conductors for -.
The LEDs are clamped down, to ensure the solder layer is as thin as possible, and reflowed directly to the silver plated heatsink with a special process that I had to design and build a machine to complete. Because of the thermal mass of the heatsink, to reflow LEDs to it, it must not only have actively controlled closed loop heating, but cooling also.
Precision machined heatsink guaranteed to fit snug in a genuine surefire host with a base thickness (area under LEDs before the driver) of over 7.5mm, over half the thickness of the entire piece. Standard drop-ins have about a 3mm base.
Driver with separate channel for each LED, so they all receive the same current, maximizing efficiency and brightness. This is not your typical single cell multi-die parallel drive.
Low battery indicator. When on HI, and low battery is detected (2.75v), light will automatically switch to low, and blink off periodically. This is disabled with a single mode unit.
Driver configurable upon order for different mode groups,
5 mode: Low(200mA) - Med (1280mA) - High (4200mA) - Strobe - SOS
3 mode: Low(200mA) - Med (1280mA) - High (4200mA)
3 mode: Low(400mA) - High (4200mA) - Strobe
2 mode: Low(400mA) - High (4200mA)
1 mode: High (4200mA)
Pure silver plated beryllium copper ground spring with 24K gold plated contact area
24K gold plated positive contact
10 degree FWHM quad optic
This unit has R4 flux neutral 4000K XPGs with an unusual high Vf of around 3.8V. This unit is not suitable for drive by a single Li-Ion cell, as it will not reach full brightness.
I am not experienced in using NiMh, but from what I've read, it seems that 4 would be about perfect for the voltage input. Alternatively, using a switching buck voltage regulator set to 4-4.5V you could drive it with many different power sources. The tint is beautiful, and it's unfortunately the the Vf is too high to rule out single Li-Ion use, but I hope somebody has a setup that can put this to use.
No driver installed yet, I will install whichever type is requested by the buyer.
Special offer for this high Vf version, if I ever make more, they'll be about $300, this prototype, with some scracted on the silver plated surface from testing fitment will be....
1350 Raw lumen minimum output 4.2A driver, any mode group $180
1660 Raw lumen minimum output 5.6A driver, any mode group $195
Shipping $10 to USA, $13 Inernational
I'll offer this to people on the interest list that was created through the thread I posted at the top. Highest on the list will have first dibs, if nobody on the list is interested after 3 days, whoever else may have it.
Add a FETtie solid state 12A+ switch for $28, check the thread for more info on that.
Aluminum versions ready for everyone real quick.
List:
Kestrel
PolarBearX
dirtech
BigHonu
ptolemy
icaruz
arek98
Bimmerboy
bshanahan14rulz
J-FRAME
Noctis
LightJaguar
one2tim
Chrontius
kodama
smokelaw1
Chevy-SS
netprince
mvyrmnd
flashfiend
euroken
don.gwapo
Davey
h22
thaflash_la
edelbrock
daimleramg
TomInOregon
TSWrench
Gryffin
merdock69
Chrontius
gostanova
EvilPaul2112
Tedfs
pee10755
021411
nfetterly
bullettproof
yalskey
ftumch33
psychbeat
RedfishBluefish
rrt0000
bigchelis
blackdragonx1186
powerup93
edek130
icaruz
LightJunk
Raoul_Duke
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