Homemade 18650 XP-G Light

[andi15]

Hello,

after owning a Wabeco D2400 for some time, the first thing, which came in my mind, was to build a 18650 Light.

Following components are used:

- JetBeam Forward Clickie
- AMC7135 1050mA Regulated Circuit Board
- Cree XP-G R4 auf Star-Platine
- Ledil 6° Optik
- 22.61x1.85 UCL - Linse

The design remembers a bit at the McGizmo Lights, because of the construction of the tailcap, which is similiar to this lights.

A CAD-drawing:

The light:

Head and body:

Sorry for this lousy pictures, but I´m too silly to take good pictures!:mecry:


Greetings from Germany

Fritz

 

[ma_sha1]

Very nice, is that SS or Ti?

 

[greenpea76]

Wow, very nice.

I'm betting it's stainless.

 

[andi15]

It is wether Ti nor SS
It is AlCuMgPb -> Aluminium


Greetings from Germany
Fritz

 

[romteb]

Sorry for this lousy pictures, but I´m too silly to take good pictures!:mecry:

If you can be this good with a lathe, there is no reason you can't be with a camera after a bit of theory and practice, pictures are not that lousy by the way.

Very nice design and execution. vielen Dank for sharing.

 

[olrac]

very nice! :thumbsup:

 

[old4570]

:candle: Very nice ! :twothumbs

 

[shhh]

Nice

 

[Aircraft800]

Beautiful light! I like the 18650 form factor.

 

[supasizefries]

Beautiful light! Well done!

 

[saltytri]

Well designed and nicely machined! :twothumbs

 

[olav]

Job well done !!!

 

[A380]

Some beamshoots please!

 

[andi15]

Hallo,

thank you for the positive feedback, beamshots - with the with my sister´s camera, but with my own, a kind of problem.

Well, I tried it, the result isn´t very good, I´m sorry. Also for comparison beamshot´s my ability to tale pictures didn´t reach.

I like the beam, it has a bright hotspot, and also a bright but small spillbeam.

left Quark 123 T and right my homemade light

Some more detailed pictures of the tailcp.

dismanteled:

head:

The light is so constructed that the most claimed parts, tailcap and head, can be exchanged easily, at the end of the light only the ring has to be exchanged and at the front the Bezel.


With Solarforce L2
(both powered with 18650 Lion)

Greetings from Germany
Fritz

 

[Gothmog]

:huh: Nice! :goodjob:

 

[waddup]

beautiful $200 light using a $2 driver?

 

[saltytri]

beautiful $200 light using a $2 driver?

Maybe because Fritz's primary interest was in the machining not in electrical design. Even if the goal is to work toward a superlative light, it seems properly methodical and perfectly reasonable to succeed on one level, then perhaps build on that and tackle a new challenge. I've machined some lights to learn more about machining rather than to learn more about circuit design or even because I particularly needed a light.

 

[rizky_p]

wow that is nice.

 

[Vesper]

Very nice. Love seeing peoples creations like this. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Zeruel]

Nice.

Ok, where's the sales thread? :laughing: