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    Bike Light ?s

    Thanks! Would this do the trick for the driver high/med/low? http://www.ledsupply.com/led-drivers/buckpuck-1000ma-constant-current-led-driver-with-dimming
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    Bike Light ?s

    oh whoops... I just saw this other section: Homemade and Modified Flashlights DiscussionSorry!! I can repost this if necessary... :(
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    Bike Light ?s

    Hi Everyone, I am considering building my own bike flash light and wanted to run by my BOM and hoping you can answer a few questions.. (this might apply to a motorcycle headlight setup as well one day.) LED: http://www.ledsupply.com/leds/triple-3-up-cree-xlamp-xp-l-high-power-led-star...
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    problem with ultrafire fixed... it was a tail cap issue

    Re: problem with ultrafire.. strobe and sos turn off suddenly alrighty. i took off the tailcap. i then took a screw driver and tapped the battery to the body 4 times to get it in strobe mode. the strobe works! so now it appears i have a bad tail cap.... dang edit: i proceeded to loosen the...
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    problem with ultrafire fixed... it was a tail cap issue

    Hi everyone, So I have come across a problem where my ultrafire (wf501b 510 lumen) will turn off on strobe or sos mode. It will blink for about 1 or 2 seconds and then turn off. The other modes work fine. (I use the strobe mode at night on my bike.) I did a few searches and read through the...
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    ultrafire wf501b xm-lt6 vs ssc p7 for night bike ride

    NOOOOOOO my flashlight stopped working!!!!!!! I read in a few places that the clicky tailcap goes bad. So i had a look and that black ring inside the switch is loose and floating around. I think it might be broken?! Are you aware of a way to fix this? i found a replacement cap tho in case it...
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    ultrafire wf501b xm-lt6 vs ssc p7 for night bike ride

    hmm, i will def have to give it a try then. adhesive free copper tape.... thx for the tip!
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    ultrafire wf501b xm-lt6 vs ssc p7 for night bike ride

    Gonna stick with the metal. I did some research, posted information above, and decided that copper isn't that much of an upgrade from AL. Plus im riding my bike at night, so it didn't even get hot while i was running high for 40mins. I also tried to take some pics but my cell phone cam sucks...
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    ultrafire wf501b xm-lt6 vs ssc p7 for night bike ride

    The following pictures (sorry about pic qual- was taken on phone) are of the AL can mod i attempted as well as pics of the light mounted on the bike (i'll have night ride pics for you later tonight):
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    ultrafire wf501b xm-lt6 vs ssc p7 for night bike ride

    Just got the flashlight in! took 2 weeks from DX. Now going try and do that mod with AL can
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    Fenix p3d with fresh batteries for $40..a good deal?

    right on, thx! shud have posted there...wasnt thinkin
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    Fenix p3d with fresh batteries for $40..a good deal?

    thinking about buying a p3d with fresh surefire batteries for $40. Is it worth? regards, financeguy
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    Is this good? Cree XP-G r5 CycleTorch

    i think you mean newegg.com ^^^
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    ultrafire wf501b xm-lt6 vs ssc p7 for night bike ride

    well, found a decent graph regarding thermal resistance. The foam is some graphite foam btw.http://heatsinks.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/heat_sink_thermal_resistance_as_a_function_of_velocity.png from this image it appears the copper is only a little bit better at dissipating heat. For flash...
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    ultrafire wf501b xm-lt6 vs ssc p7 for night bike ride

    very cool!^^^^^^ do you think that copper foil is much of an upgrade from an al can? there is a guy, in cpfmp, that is selling sets of precut copper foil... http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?242597-FS-copper-foil-heat-sink-for-D26-sized-LED-drop-in-modules
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