EvilLithiumMan
Enlightened
Hotlips \'D\' from hotbeam
Just did my first 2D Maglite mod with hotbeam's hotlips 'D' heatsink. It is a big, beautifully machined slug of aluminum. It has a raised pedestal to aid in centering the emitter, a TX1K in my case:
A lot of folks make an adapter to fit the PR bulb holder. I didn't bother. I just pushed the mechanism all the way in, bent the negative contact strip over and soldered wires directly to it. By deanodizing the tailcap and using a 'C' size spring, I can fit 3 NiMH 4500mah C cells into the 2D host:
The reflector needs to be cut down:
Fresh out of the charger, it draws 1.4 amps. At the nominal 3.75 volts, the draw is 930ma. The throw rivals my 2C Mag with the 3x123 KPR112 mod. I just need the UCL lens now:
And guess what you can do because of the cut down reflector?
Mama Mia! That's a one spicey candlestick!:
Just did my first 2D Maglite mod with hotbeam's hotlips 'D' heatsink. It is a big, beautifully machined slug of aluminum. It has a raised pedestal to aid in centering the emitter, a TX1K in my case:
A lot of folks make an adapter to fit the PR bulb holder. I didn't bother. I just pushed the mechanism all the way in, bent the negative contact strip over and soldered wires directly to it. By deanodizing the tailcap and using a 'C' size spring, I can fit 3 NiMH 4500mah C cells into the 2D host:
The reflector needs to be cut down:
Fresh out of the charger, it draws 1.4 amps. At the nominal 3.75 volts, the draw is 930ma. The throw rivals my 2C Mag with the 3x123 KPR112 mod. I just need the UCL lens now:
And guess what you can do because of the cut down reflector?
Mama Mia! That's a one spicey candlestick!: