A few reasons motivated me to do this, based on findings from this recent DIY-1D/SST-90:
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/273748
1. I really like the Mag Rebel SMO deep reflector & I always liekd C Mag better than D mag.
2. I felt that I could do better on the Mag C DIY Cut, as the C tube is smaller.
3. I have a rare Green Mag 3C that's beat up pretty bad, thus I don't have to worry as much when cutting & filing.
It could become my go-to outdoor light that I could toss around, don't have to baby it.
4. With SST-50 /Rebel SMO, I could make the furthest thrower Mag 1C possible,
with ample spills without going to Aspheric mod which would turn it into a toy.
Part I, Prep. the host.
First, I used a $12 Home Depot Pipe Cutter (Modified slightly to accept mag C diameter) to make the mark on where to cut & where to grind.
This is important as I wasn't able to make a prefect circle on the D mag in the link above, so i wasn't able to joint the 2 -piece seamlessly. I feel that I could do better with the Circle line as guide.
Just a Before photo to show how tall it is next to my mag 1Cs.
I bore out the tube the same way as seen in the Mag 1D DIY in the link above. Also need to bore out the section
between the tail cap & body, to allow 26650 to pass through. I used a Metal grinder bit, round metal file to do this
& finished it with & brake hone which is more smooth but slower.
I was able to re-join the body without the need to hid the seem as I did in the Mag 1D cut-down.
The seem is where the curling meeting the smooth, it isn't very obvious even you look at it close.
Here is the finished cut down 1C:
To manege the heat, I made a Hybrid heatsink, by adding a copper piece to the rear of a H22A Aluminum Mag C sink
& use it up-side-down, i.e. Copper smooth surface will be the SSR-50 mounting surface.
The, the original led mounting post will be ground down & face the switch.
I clamped the two pieces together with Arctic-Silver, then it'll be further filed to match the
diameter of copper piece to aluminum piece.
There is where I run into complication #1, the heat sink turns out too small for older mag C, so I end up making a copper sleeve.
This is how it looks when deep mounted into the Mag C tube.
I Used Thermo Glue between sink & Sleeve & Thermo paste between Sleeve & mag C tube.
Deep mount is required for using the Rebel SMO deep reflector.
When I try to test putting the Rebel reflector, I run into complication #2.
It won't go in, the neck is in the way! So, more grinding & this is what's needed to get it in deep.
Now the reflector goes in all the way. The heat sink is sitting on the metal ring op top of the switch,
there is absolutely no room for a driver, luckily, my plan was 26650 IMR direct drive.
The last complication, for now, is that I realized I could not center the reflector, as seen from the Mag D mod.,
the rebel reflector slightly elevated from the led to get optimal focus. So I end up making a centering ring by
carving it from TEFLON Rod, this took me quite a while, using small grinder & fine hobby knife:
Unfortunately, this is all the time I have this weekend,
so, I'll have to wait for later to actually hook everything up.
Stay tuned...
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/273748
1. I really like the Mag Rebel SMO deep reflector & I always liekd C Mag better than D mag.
2. I felt that I could do better on the Mag C DIY Cut, as the C tube is smaller.
3. I have a rare Green Mag 3C that's beat up pretty bad, thus I don't have to worry as much when cutting & filing.
It could become my go-to outdoor light that I could toss around, don't have to baby it.
4. With SST-50 /Rebel SMO, I could make the furthest thrower Mag 1C possible,
with ample spills without going to Aspheric mod which would turn it into a toy.
Part I, Prep. the host.
First, I used a $12 Home Depot Pipe Cutter (Modified slightly to accept mag C diameter) to make the mark on where to cut & where to grind.
This is important as I wasn't able to make a prefect circle on the D mag in the link above, so i wasn't able to joint the 2 -piece seamlessly. I feel that I could do better with the Circle line as guide.
Just a Before photo to show how tall it is next to my mag 1Cs.
I bore out the tube the same way as seen in the Mag 1D DIY in the link above. Also need to bore out the section
between the tail cap & body, to allow 26650 to pass through. I used a Metal grinder bit, round metal file to do this
& finished it with & brake hone which is more smooth but slower.
I was able to re-join the body without the need to hid the seem as I did in the Mag 1D cut-down.
The seem is where the curling meeting the smooth, it isn't very obvious even you look at it close.
Here is the finished cut down 1C:
To manege the heat, I made a Hybrid heatsink, by adding a copper piece to the rear of a H22A Aluminum Mag C sink
& use it up-side-down, i.e. Copper smooth surface will be the SSR-50 mounting surface.
The, the original led mounting post will be ground down & face the switch.
I clamped the two pieces together with Arctic-Silver, then it'll be further filed to match the
diameter of copper piece to aluminum piece.
There is where I run into complication #1, the heat sink turns out too small for older mag C, so I end up making a copper sleeve.
This is how it looks when deep mounted into the Mag C tube.
I Used Thermo Glue between sink & Sleeve & Thermo paste between Sleeve & mag C tube.
Deep mount is required for using the Rebel SMO deep reflector.
When I try to test putting the Rebel reflector, I run into complication #2.
It won't go in, the neck is in the way! So, more grinding & this is what's needed to get it in deep.
Now the reflector goes in all the way. The heat sink is sitting on the metal ring op top of the switch,
there is absolutely no room for a driver, luckily, my plan was 26650 IMR direct drive.
The last complication, for now, is that I realized I could not center the reflector, as seen from the Mag D mod.,
the rebel reflector slightly elevated from the led to get optimal focus. So I end up making a centering ring by
carving it from TEFLON Rod, this took me quite a while, using small grinder & fine hobby knife:
Unfortunately, this is all the time I have this weekend,
so, I'll have to wait for later to actually hook everything up.
Stay tuned...
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