Spare 2AA MiniMag host...what to do?

[mfranke]

I rescued a very clean, but gutless MiniMag from the trash bin the other day, as a fellow I know had a battery set go south and ruin his TerraLUX upgrade. The body is clean as whistle, but he drove the batteries out and ruined the bulb mount.

Any good project ideas? This would actually be my first modded light.

Thanks!

 

[greenLED]

Since the contact assembly is gone, why not build a sammie from The Sandwich Shoppe? The setup that started it all...

 

[jchoo]

Fire piston?

 

[DM51]

This is not a sale, so it doesn't belong in BST. I'm moving it to H&M for you.

 

[Fichtenelch]

OFC heatsink, driver from the shoppe, q5 or r2 + 18mm reflector from dx..thats what i'm driving in my 1x14500 minimag

 

[mfranke]

GREENLED, can you lead me in the right direction? Is there a thread out there anywhere?

 

[greenLED]

Hey, mfranke.

Here's a link to The Shoppe. You'll need 0.55" boards. BB Nexgen boards are good choices. You'll also need an emitter board, or you can make your own copper heatsink.

Here's a recent reference thread by darkzero. There's quite a few sammich tutorials in the homemade section; most are old.

 

[Black Rose]

I wish these would work for 2xAA MagLED hosts.

I have one left over from a modding accident

 

[Fichtenelch]

That's what i did to my minimag

 

[old4570]

I did a cree Q5 mod , direct drive .

Just waiting on a Dummy AA so I can run a 14500 , also Lensed it .

 

[wildstar87]

I've had good luck with this mod, a variation on the sandwich. I've made about 4 of these with no issues. The GD1000 seemed to be the best driver out of all that I tried (MM+/BB750)
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/194179

I've also had better luck with the 18mm reflector from DX, it pushes right into the head, but just needs some isolation from the top of the emitter, or it will short.