Well I like the KL4 reflector so much that I have already done a few sacrilegious mods to these cool bezels. Today, I finished a red 1W that sports a DownBoy 400 PCB nested into where the original driver used to be. I realize that the KL4 is a pretty expensive host but when you want the best....
The red beam is so clean and bright that I think I should have resistored the DB400 down to under 300 mA. This bezel will work on 1 to 4 123 cells. On a single 123, it will likely drop out of regulation early but even in DD, the red is likely to remain bright until the lithium cell is depleted.
Here's a shot of the DB400 residing in a hole bored through the KL4's stock PCB. Boring through SMD components and G10 is a different experience. Not sure about leads and feeds. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
For me, this reflector in the KL4 puts the NX05 out to pasture.
- Don
The red beam is so clean and bright that I think I should have resistored the DB400 down to under 300 mA. This bezel will work on 1 to 4 123 cells. On a single 123, it will likely drop out of regulation early but even in DD, the red is likely to remain bright until the lithium cell is depleted.
Here's a shot of the DB400 residing in a hole bored through the KL4's stock PCB. Boring through SMD components and G10 is a different experience. Not sure about leads and feeds. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
For me, this reflector in the KL4 puts the NX05 out to pasture.
- Don