Looking for good Solitaire mod

Thanks for that link to the welcome mat, Dunno how I missed it, it was just the type of thread I was looking for!

As for regulating current, I already have the parts (its a slimmed down version, just an amc7140 and a resistor) so if I can fit it, I will. It will be more fun that way! and if I can't fit it, now I know that I can take solace in the fact that it should still run fine off of DD.

And I might just go ahead and buy a Li-Ion charger, then. For the time being, I will use my time to read through the welcome mat thread. Thanks again for that link!
 
do you think a 1cm thick chunk of copper the diameter of a solitaire will be a big enough heat slug for an xp-e driven at spec (not overdriven)?

It's starting to look like the hardest part will be installing the copper chunk / LED the right depth into the head. I really really need to go out and buy a solitaire so I know what I'm up against...
 
Nowhere close to enough heatsinking. If the copper is well connected with the body of the light, a few minutes of runtime shouldn't kill the LED.

As for throw, you are very limited by the avaliable space in the light. You'll probably get a pretty wide beam.

Would a 10440 compatible light(there are a few) work for you instead of building off a Soli?
 
Will a 10440 fit in a AAA tube? I have acquired a well-used mini mag AAA. (2xAAA) perhaps I could use a 10440 in there with a spacer or make a 2x10440 parallel module? Would like to use McR-16 with an xp-e.

Right now, my primary concern is that I don't have the proper metal-working tools to make a custom module. (is it called pill or slug?) I need something to mount the LED board to that will thermally connect it to the battery tube.
 
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Will a 10440 fit in a AAA tube? I have acquired a well-used mini mag AAA. (2xAAA) perhaps I could use a 10440 in there with a spacer or make a 2x10440 parallel module? Would like to use McR-16 with an xp-e.

Right now, my primary concern is that I don't have the proper metal-working tools to make a custom module. (is it called pill or slug?) I need something to mount the LED board to that will thermally connect it to the battery tube.


A very large concern indeed. Without the Pill you might as well stop now. I just got done with my Solitare LED project.

Solitare + LumiLED + 10440

It is 1000 times brighter than stock. It easily lit up my whole room, it truly surprised me that this was possible from a light so small.

Now the BAD, if you do not have a heatsink This WILL happen.

After 10 seconds the LED started smoking, that was the solder burning away. Yea... it melted the solder and the led fell out.

If you find a pill, let me know!
 
for cheap and easy DIY heatsinks, i use these in my AAA peak mods and
in the p4 ti sapphire.

take some copper desoldering braid and wind it into a disk.
fill the braid with solder - once hot, it'll wick up solder quickly.
use solid core solder, try not to use rosin core solder.

copper and solder file easily..so file until it fits.

drill holes for leads if needed.

aa epoxy the led to it..and when installing, lather up the sides with thermal grease.

it'll look like this when done.
heatsink.jpg
 
Thats a good idea, but it might be too small for the solitare, it's extremely cramped. The area is just a little bigger than a luxeon K2, so 1/4 inch maybe. This would be better suited for a AA mag mod, the solitare is just too small for a heatsinked led!

Thx for the quick reply!

EDT

After further examination, I could bore the top out to anything over 1/4 inch. After taking the stock on/off switch out your heatsink idea may work after all. The inside plastics are a 1/4 diameter (Top) and a 2/8 height. If I make your heatsink to those specs it would work.

What about an on/off switch? Any Ideas? Google didn't find anything.
 
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OK, so what is a good led mod that will deliver long runtime with only a little custom fitting and no soldering, and maybe not max brightness? As it will be one of my work lights, I don't want to be blasted by too much light or heat close to my face in tight quarters. So battery life is more important than max or dropping output, but if I can't get out from under a house or down from an attic in under 30 minutes, then I don't want to be there! One of the links said to use a 3mm led. Thx
 
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OK, so what is a good led mod that will deliver long runtime with only a little custom fitting and no soldering, and maybe not max brightness? As it will be one of my work lights, I don't want to be blasted by too much light or heat close to my face in tight quarters. So battery life is more important than max or dropping output, but if I can't get out from under a house or down from an attic in under 30 minutes, then I don't want to be there! One of the links said to use a 3mm led. Thx

Check this thread.

But for the price of the drop-in, I'd recommend saving up a bit and buying a new light.
 
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