foxtrot824
Enlightened
I have been a big fan of the E series bezel when it comes to size and shape for some time. It was not until recently that I took inspiration from Moddoo's triples for P series lights and found the 3 XP-G optics and PCB on LEDsupply that I put together the idea for an E-series triple.
This is still a work in progress and there are some tight tolerances to be machined. At this point a dremel tool might be as close to a lathe as this bezel is going to come. The LED board and optic measure 20mm in diameter and about 7.5mm in thickness. The reflector surface is just about that size so when boring time comes we'll see just how much meat is left to dissipate heat.
The other issue that I will be running into will be the drivers and wiring of the LEDs. I plan to run this set up on a single cell setup. The LEDs unfortunately come wired is series and not parallel meaning I'll have to do some creative wiring on the tiny PCB. The stock output at the emitters at 350mA is 417 lumens or about 367 after optic loss. The driver will be a buck/boost driver with a 1A drive current. This means each diode will see about 333mA instead of the stock 350mA. After optic losses and loss from lower drive current I still expect the out the front lumens to be over 300. For a pocket light with multiple optic choices that not too shabby
***Update***
The driver had been updated to a 3 mode Shining Beam driver providing 1.4A on high or 466mA on high to each die.
I will post updates and beam shots as I make progress on this project.
The red aluminum disk seen in the pictures comes from the shoppe and will house the driver.
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This is still a work in progress and there are some tight tolerances to be machined. At this point a dremel tool might be as close to a lathe as this bezel is going to come. The LED board and optic measure 20mm in diameter and about 7.5mm in thickness. The reflector surface is just about that size so when boring time comes we'll see just how much meat is left to dissipate heat.
The other issue that I will be running into will be the drivers and wiring of the LEDs. I plan to run this set up on a single cell setup. The LEDs unfortunately come wired is series and not parallel meaning I'll have to do some creative wiring on the tiny PCB. The stock output at the emitters at 350mA is 417 lumens or about 367 after optic loss. The driver will be a buck/boost driver with a 1A drive current. This means each diode will see about 333mA instead of the stock 350mA. After optic losses and loss from lower drive current I still expect the out the front lumens to be over 300. For a pocket light with multiple optic choices that not too shabby
***Update***
The driver had been updated to a 3 mode Shining Beam driver providing 1.4A on high or 466mA on high to each die.
I will post updates and beam shots as I make progress on this project.
The red aluminum disk seen in the pictures comes from the shoppe and will house the driver.
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