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Well I built me a LED Tri monster...
A 3x5Watt 6D cell MaG conversion light...
ElektroLumins was kind enough to sell me a Fraen Tri-optic and I built it into a 6-D cell MaG. What an Easy, seriously BRIGHT Mod!!!
Oh yeah, it light's the room like daylight and it gets hot too, but who cares!!
This thing scares folks!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Plus it doubles as one really big mean Beatin' stick. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Building it:
Remove the MaG switch and solder on six solid core heavy guage wire (3 Gnd & 3 Pos)
Next get 4 Heatsinks from ElektroLumins and thread them together with a nut and bolt drilled through the center and seal them with Artic Silver epoxy.
Then thread through the wires and pound down the heat sink into the mag light flush:
I had to widen the existing holes a bit to accomidate the wire thickness.
Then, use the fraen tri optic as a template to set up the leds on the heat sink with Artic Silver epoxy, solder wireing in place and screw on the Mag head to the point where the optic will sit flush with the lens.
When you screw on the head, use thermal paste in the threads for better heat transfer. At this point I also drilled and tapped three holes directly into the threads of where the head and body meet. this allows me to then "lock down" the head (can't turn) and provide good heat transfer into that giant aluminum MaG head with three screws.
Drop in the Fraen optic... "plop"
Screw down the bezel and lens to complete!
Oh Yeah the "ION" part... Of course, it's gotta glow!!!
For this: Seperate Fraen optics and white backing and then coat the white backing with clear acrylic paint and dust with Stronium Aluminate powder (Glow Powder).. then clean clear optics, and reassemble. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Lastly, add 6 seriously bad a__ NiMh 9000 Mah hour D cell rechargable batts.
Standard D cells will NOT work.... Do not ever put them in this configuration.
It's bright, Very bright...
I don't have a light meter... but this thing stands out brighter than an industrial 250watt floodlight bath flood area at 4 feet than the flood itself at 2 feet: (see below pic)
Hows that for a beam shot??
This thing pulls 4 amps out of the batts total.. or 1.333 amps per LS.
It is direct drive.. "YOU MUST USE HIGHER Vf LS's .. W's are preferred.
W = 7.83v to 8.31volts..
If not, then resistor the LS's down a bit in the body switch area. (there's room)
It does get really hot so I may back it off a bit on current but WoW is this alot of light.
It's big, It's Bright and I think it's bad!!!
Sorry not selling this one.. But hopefully from this post, You can make your own!!
Go fourth and MOD!!!
I'm Giddy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
A 3x5Watt 6D cell MaG conversion light...
ElektroLumins was kind enough to sell me a Fraen Tri-optic and I built it into a 6-D cell MaG. What an Easy, seriously BRIGHT Mod!!!
Oh yeah, it light's the room like daylight and it gets hot too, but who cares!!
This thing scares folks!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Plus it doubles as one really big mean Beatin' stick. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Building it:
Remove the MaG switch and solder on six solid core heavy guage wire (3 Gnd & 3 Pos)
Next get 4 Heatsinks from ElektroLumins and thread them together with a nut and bolt drilled through the center and seal them with Artic Silver epoxy.
Then thread through the wires and pound down the heat sink into the mag light flush:
I had to widen the existing holes a bit to accomidate the wire thickness.
Then, use the fraen tri optic as a template to set up the leds on the heat sink with Artic Silver epoxy, solder wireing in place and screw on the Mag head to the point where the optic will sit flush with the lens.
When you screw on the head, use thermal paste in the threads for better heat transfer. At this point I also drilled and tapped three holes directly into the threads of where the head and body meet. this allows me to then "lock down" the head (can't turn) and provide good heat transfer into that giant aluminum MaG head with three screws.
Drop in the Fraen optic... "plop"
Screw down the bezel and lens to complete!
Oh Yeah the "ION" part... Of course, it's gotta glow!!!
For this: Seperate Fraen optics and white backing and then coat the white backing with clear acrylic paint and dust with Stronium Aluminate powder (Glow Powder).. then clean clear optics, and reassemble. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Lastly, add 6 seriously bad a__ NiMh 9000 Mah hour D cell rechargable batts.
Standard D cells will NOT work.... Do not ever put them in this configuration.
It's bright, Very bright...
I don't have a light meter... but this thing stands out brighter than an industrial 250watt floodlight bath flood area at 4 feet than the flood itself at 2 feet: (see below pic)
Hows that for a beam shot??
This thing pulls 4 amps out of the batts total.. or 1.333 amps per LS.
It is direct drive.. "YOU MUST USE HIGHER Vf LS's .. W's are preferred.
W = 7.83v to 8.31volts..
If not, then resistor the LS's down a bit in the body switch area. (there's room)
It does get really hot so I may back it off a bit on current but WoW is this alot of light.
It's big, It's Bright and I think it's bad!!!
Sorry not selling this one.. But hopefully from this post, You can make your own!!
Go fourth and MOD!!!
I'm Giddy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
