V3 Triple XPG 1100 lumen Fully Regulated Drop-ins now available

[Henk_Lu]

Each LED can have a green tint...

I guess that many XP-G were tinted in greenish because of the chosen bin, which is mostly 1A and lies probably nearer to the greenish side.

I'm not sure which tint Tom chose to build the cool whites, but in my Triple there is really nothing greenish to be seen, it is pure cool white, I can't discern anything else!

With XP-G, the real tint lottery is a relict of the past, there is no green XP-G, unless you especially ask for one. I have a few which have a slight greenish tint, but it is in no way comparable to older generations of LEDs, which were grren or violet with a touch of white inside. If you hold 3 XP-G lights side by side, you will see that one is more on the greenish side, one more on the blueish side, but used alone, they look more or less white. White light is always a mix of colors, so pure white is an illusion I guess...

[Eric242]

I got mine yesterday. I only popped it into a lego light of mine and compared it to MAC´s SST-50 EDC. It´s quite impressive. Ceiling bounce was much brighter. Also the built quality regarding a dropin is definitly the most impressive I have seen yet. If I´m in the mood tonight I´ll take a beamshot on a abbandoned U.S. Army shooting range in the nearby woods.

Eric

[ElectronGuru]

Usually when I hear about lights made with the XPG led, I hear alot of talk about the "tint lottery" and some of them being green. I've never heard this mentioned in relation to a Moddoo drop in. Are these hand picked for tint? Or is it just so well established that XPGs can be green that its not needed to mention it?

There are two things going on here:

XPG's have a reputation for being green. Companies eager to get a jump on the market bought large quantities sight unseen, that turned out to be very green. Early adopters bought these up, and spread the word . XPGs that we have since seen from CREE are far less so.

Tom is very particular and often pays a premium for the very best bins, achieving both maximum output and great color.

I'm in the middle of changing camera setups, but plan to re-introduce color sampling. So instead of squinting at grided color maps, hoping to find the magic square with what you hope is the right bin, you'll just view an actual color sample. These will be samples (representatives taken from a population) and subject to variation, but still much closer to actual than is currently available.

[elho]

Are these hand picked for tint? Or is it just so well established that XPGs can be green that its not needed to mention it?

Most likely not hand picked, but just bought in a sane tint (in contrast to bought as cheap as possible for a commercial mass product).
I can not speak for the V3 (though I think the exact tints where mentioned in this thread ), but my direct-drive Triple XP-G (ie. V2) has a very nice tint (as you might see in my beamshots).
I wonder myself which specific tint that is, maybe Moddoo knows and answers at some point.

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Hi All,

Am I correct that the only difference between powering a V3 Triple with two 18650's versus two 18500's is a longer run-time? Or would the 18650's run brighter? I wouldn't think so since the V3 is regulated, and both batteries are 3.7v.

Chance

[Shurock]

I cannot seem to be ready when these go up for sale. If someone has one of these V3 Triple drop ins they want to sell, please send me a pm. I have a Z3 that wants to pump out more light.

Thanks!

[Kid9P]

When do you plan to have more of these dropins available ?

[Moddoo]

When do you plan to have more of these dropins available ?

I've got a handful to build on the bench at the moment.
Trying to find time to complete them.

The rest of the Direct Drive batch will be done this weekend.

I have more V3 stuff coming in in a couple weeks.

[jorn]

I did also couple mine with a malkoff host. The head twist high/low was too tempting. I used a dremel to make room.


I added the "Mag twisty zero resistance prototype cap" (maglite aa cap stuffed with thick copper wire)
This makes it a head twisty that comes on in lo, 1/4 twist for high. Ill put some solid, nicer looking copper in there when i start back at work.



Can tailstand (only in low mode due to heat).

Im not perfectly happy with the malkoff host for the triple yet. The part of the triple where the leds are mounted have no contact with the head of the malkoff, so the heat has to travel down the dropin before it gets transfered to the body. Im thinking about making a tight aluminium sleeve to fill the gap in the head. It shure is fun to play with monster parts, trying to make me a frankenstein

How does the thermal protection work on the tripple? does it dim down if it gets to hot? Thank you moddoo for making this monster dropin, its perfect

[DM51]

Some posts have been moved to the Review thread here.

[Bullzeyebill]

jorn, if you have a lightmeter you can measure the difference in output using your mm tailcap setup. With Gene's M30 I can see the higher lux numbers when I use the mm tailcap, using bounce with lightmeter.

Bill

[mfrey]

Any updates as to when the multi-mode 1400 lm model will be available? How's the testing going? Anything you can share?

[Inliner]

Will you ever do any of these type of Drop-INS for a D36 head and when?

Anyone? I know my M3 is begging to get a Moddoo drop-in. A triple XP- or SST... Can I hope? If not, i'll start trying to trade my bored M3 for a 9P

[wingnutLP]

Any updates as to when the multi-mode 1400 lm model will be available? How's the testing going? Anything you can share?

I agree... any more info available yet?

[Moddoo]

Doing things right takes time.

These bad boys are getting closer.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...3&postcount=34

We will torture test these new copper models, and if they impress, then they will go into production.


Several more V3 1100/1000 lumen cool and neutral drop-ins available very soon.

[RyanA]

So with two Li-Mn or Li-Co cells in series what will the current draw be? Over 2 amps? Looks impressive.

[easilyled]

Wow, some amazing looking products in the pipeline. Patience might be a virtue but its not one of my strengths.

[mfrey]

That Z-series copper PCB looks awesome. It's going to be an excruciating wait for the 1400 multi-mode for me.

Are you planning to mill the pill out of copper, also? That would be ridiculous.

[Kestrel]

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...3&postcount=34
We will torture test these new copper models, and if they impress, then they will go into production.

Wow. Just, wow.

Thanks for the teaser.

[flashfiend]

Looks fantastic Moddoo. Btw, is this going to come out in multi-mode right away or do we have to wait for a multi-mode 1400lm model?

[easilyled]

I just hope you are going to be able to make enough of the multi-mode 1400ma drop-ins to satisfy the inevitable demand.

[kellyglanzer]

I'll sign up for the test team, I'll even support it and pay for my own prototype to help you with development costs.
I have a infrared temperature sensor on my desk waiting to read temperatures in differant conditions for you.

Cheers

Kelly

Doing things right takes time.

These bad boys are getting closer.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...3&postcount=34

We will torture test these new copper models, and if they impress, then they will go into production.


Several more V3 1100/1000 lumen cool and neutral drop-ins available very soon.

[ElectronGuru]

Anyone? I know my M3 is begging to get a Moddoo drop-in. A triple XP- or SST... Can I hope?

Sorry, there are no plans to produce a D36 module. We've decided to limit our M series support to the M2 + a few specialty incans.

[Yoda4561]

Dangit, saw two of them in stock at the oveready website and by the time I checked my bank account to make sure I had enough money they were gone

[Inliner]

How many were added? I saw 6 left when I ordered.

[Glow Bug]

I got an email last night and checked most of the day today and missed them somehow. I wish there were more than just a few offered at a time.

[briteflite]

I got an email last night and checked most of the day today and missed them somehow. I wish there were more than just a few offered at a time.

Same thing happened to me .. by the time I caught up with email, they were all gone. Oh well, they must really be worth the wait!

[Moddoo]

More parts arriving soon.

We'll have some 3 mode, including a bunch of neutrals available soon.

Production is steadily increasing.

Thank you everyone for your orders.

[badtziscool]

More parts arriving soon.

We'll have some 3 mode, including a bunch of neutrals available soon.

Production is steadily increasing.

Thank you everyone for your orders.

woohoo! A three mode ver. I'm gonna have to keep an eye out for that one for sure. I wonder if it's going to use the copper mcpcb? Hmmm...

[Notsure Fire]

This is exciting.