Heat sink question

Would the heat sink out of a ledlenser or eddie bauer v2 be adequate for a 2d mag mod? I'm speakinf the v2 power chip from target. Thanks in advance for your help.

It all depends on how hard you'll be driving the Luxeon. In general, unless you're keep the current at 350mA or below, I would say that I doubt it.

My question would be How does it fit? Hotbeams heatsinks (D or C mags) make a tight, large area contact with the body.

Yah i second Hotbeam heatsinks. i used one in a 2C and it worked out fantastically.

Shane

The heatsink was designed to fit in the head of the v2 so I would have to build a secondary donut to make it fit the mag body. I think I will try this route before I buy a heatsink. Also the ls was being driven by three n cells so I'm going to use three c batteries in hte 2 d M@glite.

you can get the hotlips-C with sleeve. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif

IIRC, you only need the sleeve for the older mags. I think Hotbeam still has an ad for these in B/S/T which should have the details or just search for 'hotlips'. Also, the Maglight diameters have been posted before.

I don't have a V2 but I was thinking that most flashlights are larger internal diameter than OAD(Ontario (Kalifornia) Aluminum D or C-size AKA maglight). If it is smaller than you might try a cut up aluminum can as shim material.

I think you need to go into the tail cap slightly with 3Cs in a 2D so you may need to change the spring to a smaller diameter. I found an assortment at Home Depot that had one that worked.

Thanks for the superb info! I have a free weekend and I'm ready to do it! Thanks again /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/happy14.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif