"Black Star" triple SST-90 Elephant II @ 6000 Lumens, D2Flex added

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Gorgeous, simply gorgeous...

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Greg G said:

Holy S**t!!!!!!!!!

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That was my first thought when i saw the pictures...Absolutely awesome!

moviles said:

congrats,:twothumbs

first multi ssr-90 flashlight of the world, and new world record

WOW 7.56 amp x 4.2v x 3 = 95W

this flashlight must be really really hot we will need find somewhere bigger heatsinks for these monsters

were you buy the ssr 90 gn100?????

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I'm sorry, but i'm not sure if your calculation is correct, i don't think that the voltage stays at 4.2V with the load of over 7 amps...what kind of battery was used? Anyway, still impressive

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That is bright man....awesome mod! :twothumbs

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Fichtenelch said:

I'm sorry, but i'm not sure if your calculation is correct, i don't think that the voltage stays at 4.2V with the load of over 7 amps...what kind of battery was used? Anyway, still impressive

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7.59 x 3.785 x 3 = 85w 7.59 x 4.2 x 3 =95w

with same vf led:

the real power of leds will be around 86w

the total power (leds+ power losed in wires, switch, contacts...) will be 86-95w

we cant calculate the exact total power of flashlight (we don't know the resistance of wires, switch, contacts and internal resistance of batteries) ... maybe around 90w

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Overdog,

Congrats on the first triple ssr-90 build. I was wondering who was going to be the first!

That sucker must get really hot. You might want to think about a driver to step down the output and make it more usable. But for a first build, it's awesome!!

I love these powerhouses, but my only complaint is I like a lot of throw. Hopefully we will see some more optics to improve throw sometime soon.

Hill

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Wow, really nice job.

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Very very nice!

I wish one day I could build up to the confidence to make one of those!

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Thank you all very much for nice words!!!
@ QtrHorse & Hill: I have some Ledil Lily-S on order from Fred- he´s waiting for the supplier, but I did not want to wait any longer and Fred helped me and sended some ledils for P7 which I tried to modify for SSR-90- As soon as the Lily´s arrive I´ll post some comparison beamshots.

..and I really think about putting in a D2Flex to make this thing little more usable- before I built this light I expected some current draw from 3x AW IMR at about 4Ah- but never 7,5- I measured one time above 8,2Ah when I pushed the wire a little harder to the batteryholder, but I was not able to take a photo- one or two more hands missing... I really thought about putting in 4x AW IMR direct to 3x SSR-90 to get hopefully the same result as I got from 4x 1,2V NiMH´s direct to one emittter- But as I saw the current from 3 AW´s I forgot everything about my plan to put in a 4th :duck:!
best regards,
Steffen.

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I have to meet with you next time I come to Hessen.

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Congratulations on such a nice build!

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Today I found some time to put in a D2Flex to make this light more useable- on low mode it is still bright enough to walk in darkness and see enough, and if necessary, you can have full power.... I ran the light meanwhile for over 2 minutes on high, it gets really hot, but after about 1 minute temperature does not incline any more, still nothing got damaged. I made a short video with my N95 cellphone cam, not the best quality, but still enough to see... :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHEXz0g2iB4

Thanks for watching & best regards,
Steffen.

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overdog said:

Today I found some time to put in a D2Flex to make this light more useable- on low mode it is still bright enough to walk in darkness and see enough, and if necessary, you can have full power.... I ran the light meanwhile for over 2 minutes on high, it gets really hot, but after about 1 minute temperature does not incline any more, still nothing got damaged. I made a short video with my N95 cellphone cam, not the best quality, but still enough to see... :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHEXz0g2iB4

Thanks for watching & best regards,
Steffen.

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Great little video - awesome light!.

I feel that the D2Dlex is such an understated driver - not a lot of people realize how useful it is. Your use of the driver is perhaps the coolest one yet :thumbsup:

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That's awesome!!!

Holy mother of God!

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wquiles said:

Great little video - awesome light!.

I feel that the D2Dlex is such an understated driver - not a lot of people realize how useful it is. Your use of the driver is perhaps the coolest one yet :thumbsup:

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Thank you, Will!
to my mind none of my bright lights would have any use without the ability to be dimmable- I am interested in how much more volts and amperes the D2Flex can handle without getting damaged for coming projects? Anyone made some experiences?

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!! :huh::huh:

I think that sums it up. Great build!
The D2Flex makes a 3XSST90 a USABLE light! Think about that statement in the context of the current state of LED and flashlight technology...just amazing! That it can be a walking light, a "hey what's that light" or a "I need to vaporize this incoming column of armor" light is a stunning achievement.

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overdog said:

I am interested in how much more volts and amperes the D2Flex can handle without getting damaged for coming projects? Anyone made some experiences?

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One of the best things about these drivers is that we have the designer (George) available to us. I routinely ask him about a particular project/application before I start, to make sure I have no surprises. Just sent George an email - he almost always replies the same day

Overdog, you have a PM! :candle:

What torch did you use for the base, it looks like a Mag lite something. I really want to make one of these please could you link to places where you could buy the bits. Or sell me a kit. Or better still just sell me one

What you need:
Fivemegas Elephant II
Downloads Multisink
PhotonFanatics Emitters & Reflectors
Mudman Cjs Teflon wire
Taskleds D2Flex
…and very good nerves, before you push the button first time…