CR2 Ion Two Stage MOD !! *picts*vids*

4sevens

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Hi everyone,

Endeavour kindly sent me one of his CR2 Ion prototypes to check out.
Well, I took the liberty (with his permission) to mod it!
First I polished up the reflector (brass) and then build a pill
from scratch for direct driving with a li-ion cr2. Then the next
day I took a little time and made it two stage with a 10ohm resistor.
On high it draws 850ma and on low 100ma off a fresh cell. On low
it runs for a good 4 hours.

Anyway, words don't justice, so here are some pictures
plus a bonus VIDEO for you all to check out:

VIDEO (divx)

left to right: (aleph ng1000, hds 60, ion proto)
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left to right: (hds 60, aleph ng1000, ion proto)
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heres our little hero:
(sorry i took this at night so it was lit by the HDS)
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more picts HERE

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Re: Endeavour\'s CR2 Ion Two Stage MOD !! *picts*vids*

Shoot. Can a mod please move this to homemade and modified lights?
I saw custom and stopped thinking and posted. sorry /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
 
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Sweet! And you, 4sevens, must be some kinda sweet talker to finagle access to all that cool stuff!

I have been checking and rechecking the homemade and mod forum looking for updates on the CR2 Ion that Endeavor has been teasing us with. I sure hope the wind hasn't been sucked from Endeavors sails reguarding this project. Any inside info you'd care to share /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin07.gif.

Very nice work on the sammy btw. How does your two stage work , other than the obvious use of a resistor?
 
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Man! These are not even out yet, and you're already modding them? Cool!

What kind of converter did you use for the pill?
 
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Nice job, 4sevens. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I forgot to ask when you showed me these earlier - do the pictures showing the light from the business end have the glass and gasket installed?

Hope you're having fun with it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

-Enrique
 
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Endeavour said:
Nice job, 4sevens. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I forgot to ask when you showed me these earlier - do the pictures showing the light from the business end have the glass and gasket installed?

Hope you're having fun with it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

-Enrique

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Thanks Enrique!

yes, they do have the glass and gasket installed /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I am having
lots of fun. If the proto is this nice, I'm really looking forward
to the final product!

xochi: I don't have any more info than what Endeavour's provided.
I think we all are anxiously awaiting the production light /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
The two stage works just like my other two stage mods /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif (do a search)
A spring is compressed onto contact that bypasses the resistor /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

greenLED: no converter. just plain old 100% efficient direct drive.

scuba: I'm not involved in producing these. I'm just playing with
the prototype /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Sweet !

So let me get this straight, no optic, no true "reflector" just the brass "conical" head polished ? Beam looks pretty good. How is it at a distance, too much flood ?
 
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Nice work 47!

The light looks great, and you seemed to make it very funtional.
Seems to have a smooth operation. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
 
Re: CR2 Ion Two Stage MOD !! *picts*vi

Nice, really nice /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
4sevens, do you plan on offering the two stage mod when we get the Ions?
 
Re: CR2 Ion Two Stage MOD !! *picts*vi

Hey Folks,

Unrelated to 4sevens' post, but not quite meriting one of it's own, here's a runtime graph of the 'real' CR2 Ion at 350 milliamps:

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Pretty impressive output, IMO. Nice and steady. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

-Enrique
 
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I can't wait to own one of these beauties! Keep up the amazing work Enrique, we all appreciate it!

Nitnos
 
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Endeavour and 4sevens, I like what I see! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif This looks like a hit in both direct drive and regulated versions. Terrific!
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Only problem: I have no money, but now I want one! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mecry.gif

Either of you up for a trade for some one-off, super secret Milky stuff? Heh, heh heh... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif
 
Re: CR2 Ion Two Stage MOD !! *picts*vi

Any more recent news on this one? I just came across it again...I'd forgotten!!
 
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karlthev said:
Any more recent news on this one? I just came across it again...I'd forgotten!!

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I sent it back to Enrique within days of modding it /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I haven't
heard back since. You'll have to ask him.
 
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OK then! Enrique, are you out there? We sure are anxious about this one!
 
Re: CR2 Ion Two Stage MOD !! *picts*vi

This isn't 4sevens project, it was him showcasing a mod he did to the light.

As for me, I'll post a new thread when it's time to do so, posting in threads that aren't even mine isn't going to make things go any faster. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Unfortunately there were problems, and they're being corrected, however slowly. The other thread was premature based on expectations given to me by the old shop that weren't fulfilled, and aside from what's already been said, there's not much left to say until something noteworthy comes around. When it does, most everyone here will know it shortly after I do.
 
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