HI all,
Just finished up my latest creation. That's right 10x XPG R5s in the head of a Maglite.
A friend that I have built several lights for requested another multi emitter light using optics so this is what I did. Previously he sent me a beautiful purple 2D mag along with some others, and I decided this was a project worth its use.
On the outside it just looks like any other mag.
As many of you know however, flashlights are like people, its what's on the inside that counts.
I had one of the last remaining Download mulitsinks on hand. That coupled with the 10 XPGs and some 9mm optics from Cutter form the light engine.
Getting them all centered in a perfect circle was a bit of a task, but not too bad. Here is how I pulled that off. I stuck a drill bit in the center of the sink and slipped a washer over that, then gatherd the emitters around it, and glued them down with AA for max heat transfer.
Next I wired the emitters in a 5P2S pattern. I wired the emitters individually because of the way the optics sit on the emitters. Wiring them individually means I can use smaller wire, and have all the leads pointing in one direction. Since the optics had to be cut at the base to allow for the wire this means I only have to cut one side.
Once the wiring was done and the optics had all been cut to fit, I glued them down with a tiny bit of gorilla glue so that if the bezel was removed they don't all scatter.
Time to mod the switch.
Since the buyer requested that it be powered by 2 IMR 26500s a spacer will need to be added to the base of the switch for a contact.
I started by removing the tower, and the little metal thing in the bottom the battery + usually contacts. This way I can run a solid aluminum contact from the base of the switch through the spacer for a much better battery + contact with far lower resistance.
The spacer is Delrin, and the core is 3/8" aluminum rod.
I also made a bored out PVC sleeve so the AW cells would fit snug in the tube. (sorry no pic)
No modification was needed for the spring. I also did not use a driver for this one because the owner wanted single mode max brightness. My goal for current in this one was 1.5 Amp per die, but on fresh cells it actually runs about 2 amp per die.
With this done I put some AA on the heatsink and in the threads of the light head, then tightened the head on with a strap wrench. After that I placed all the goodies in side along with a boro lens, and voila
Now for some beam shots.
First up Dereelight DBS MCE.
SST-90 Mag at about 6 amps.
10x XPG Mag
Even as good as these shots look, they don't do this light justice. What blew me away about this light wasn't just the brightness. The beam is incredibly smooth and very even. It will throw a good 80+ yards, but the width of the beam is whats crazy, like 40 yards wide, maybe more. It just bathes every thing around it in beautiful cool white light.
A few more inside shots.
This time with Dereelight Javelin XPG R5 up first.
Next Dereelight DBS MCE
Now the power of purple X
Thanks for looking everyone, I hope you enjoyed the show.
Just finished up my latest creation. That's right 10x XPG R5s in the head of a Maglite.
A friend that I have built several lights for requested another multi emitter light using optics so this is what I did. Previously he sent me a beautiful purple 2D mag along with some others, and I decided this was a project worth its use.
On the outside it just looks like any other mag.
As many of you know however, flashlights are like people, its what's on the inside that counts.
I had one of the last remaining Download mulitsinks on hand. That coupled with the 10 XPGs and some 9mm optics from Cutter form the light engine.
Getting them all centered in a perfect circle was a bit of a task, but not too bad. Here is how I pulled that off. I stuck a drill bit in the center of the sink and slipped a washer over that, then gatherd the emitters around it, and glued them down with AA for max heat transfer.
Next I wired the emitters in a 5P2S pattern. I wired the emitters individually because of the way the optics sit on the emitters. Wiring them individually means I can use smaller wire, and have all the leads pointing in one direction. Since the optics had to be cut at the base to allow for the wire this means I only have to cut one side.
Once the wiring was done and the optics had all been cut to fit, I glued them down with a tiny bit of gorilla glue so that if the bezel was removed they don't all scatter.
Time to mod the switch.
Since the buyer requested that it be powered by 2 IMR 26500s a spacer will need to be added to the base of the switch for a contact.
I started by removing the tower, and the little metal thing in the bottom the battery + usually contacts. This way I can run a solid aluminum contact from the base of the switch through the spacer for a much better battery + contact with far lower resistance.
The spacer is Delrin, and the core is 3/8" aluminum rod.
I also made a bored out PVC sleeve so the AW cells would fit snug in the tube. (sorry no pic)
No modification was needed for the spring. I also did not use a driver for this one because the owner wanted single mode max brightness. My goal for current in this one was 1.5 Amp per die, but on fresh cells it actually runs about 2 amp per die.
With this done I put some AA on the heatsink and in the threads of the light head, then tightened the head on with a strap wrench. After that I placed all the goodies in side along with a boro lens, and voila
Now for some beam shots.
First up Dereelight DBS MCE.
SST-90 Mag at about 6 amps.
10x XPG Mag
Even as good as these shots look, they don't do this light justice. What blew me away about this light wasn't just the brightness. The beam is incredibly smooth and very even. It will throw a good 80+ yards, but the width of the beam is whats crazy, like 40 yards wide, maybe more. It just bathes every thing around it in beautiful cool white light.
A few more inside shots.
This time with Dereelight Javelin XPG R5 up first.
Next Dereelight DBS MCE
Now the power of purple X
Thanks for looking everyone, I hope you enjoyed the show.
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