Techjunkie
Enlightened
I haven't built or modded a light in a good long while... until today. I had parts laying around for three new builds since ~January, but couldn't muster up the energy to start any of them. Now that I've sold a few from my collection, and I'm trying to sell a few more (trying to finance a new bicycle purchase), I figured it was now or never to start these builds. This one I'll probably keep for myself - for a little while anyway.
Specs:
3 XM-L cool white stars
Cu Perfect Sink-D machined flat.
Triple Optic from DX sku 1916
Blue Mag 2D host
3 AccuPower Evolution LSD NiMH C Cells
3 2.8A AMC7135 regulators, each regulating 1 LED
Primary regulator on which the other two are slaved, is set for Lo-Mid-Hi
What's amazing about this "everyman" flashlight (uses NiMH cells, no need for fancy Li cells), is that on three cells that were in my drawer since January and haven't been charged since then, it's every bit as bright as the three mode triple SST-50 light I built that requires 3xAW IMR26500 cells to run.
Beamshots...
What follows is an indoor shootout of my collection of multi-super LED lights - aka, The Floody Buddies.
All shots taken at ISO200 F3.5 1/10sec WB=5200K
The Floody Buddies (angle)
From left to right:
1) The Lil Giant - Mag 1C, 3 Neutral White MC-E, MOP Triflector, 1 AW IMR26500, DD
2) The LED USL - Mag 3D, 5 NW MC-E, SMO Pentaflector, 16 Duraloops, 0.45 Ohm resistor
3) Mag 2D, Triple 4500K SST-50, SMO Triflector, 3 AW IMR26500, 4.2A 3-mode linear regulator
4) Mag 2D, Triple CW XM-L, DX Tri-optic 1916, 3 NiMH LSD C cells, 3-mode 2.8A linear regulator 3-stack
The Floody Buddies (faces)
Control, lights off:
Control, lights on:
1) 3x NW MC-E, MOP Triflector
2) 5x NW MCE, SMO Pentaflector
3) 3x 4500K SST-50, SMO Triflector
4) 3x CW XM-L, DX Tri-optic
Specs:
3 XM-L cool white stars
Cu Perfect Sink-D machined flat.
Triple Optic from DX sku 1916
Blue Mag 2D host
3 AccuPower Evolution LSD NiMH C Cells
3 2.8A AMC7135 regulators, each regulating 1 LED
Primary regulator on which the other two are slaved, is set for Lo-Mid-Hi
What's amazing about this "everyman" flashlight (uses NiMH cells, no need for fancy Li cells), is that on three cells that were in my drawer since January and haven't been charged since then, it's every bit as bright as the three mode triple SST-50 light I built that requires 3xAW IMR26500 cells to run.
Beamshots...
What follows is an indoor shootout of my collection of multi-super LED lights - aka, The Floody Buddies.
All shots taken at ISO200 F3.5 1/10sec WB=5200K
The Floody Buddies (angle)
From left to right:
1) The Lil Giant - Mag 1C, 3 Neutral White MC-E, MOP Triflector, 1 AW IMR26500, DD
2) The LED USL - Mag 3D, 5 NW MC-E, SMO Pentaflector, 16 Duraloops, 0.45 Ohm resistor
3) Mag 2D, Triple 4500K SST-50, SMO Triflector, 3 AW IMR26500, 4.2A 3-mode linear regulator
4) Mag 2D, Triple CW XM-L, DX Tri-optic 1916, 3 NiMH LSD C cells, 3-mode 2.8A linear regulator 3-stack
The Floody Buddies (faces)
Control, lights off:
Control, lights on:
1) 3x NW MC-E, MOP Triflector
2) 5x NW MCE, SMO Pentaflector
3) 3x 4500K SST-50, SMO Triflector
4) 3x CW XM-L, DX Tri-optic
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