my dream of a flashlight

[RC-Lights]

hi guys,

today i will show you my latest flashlight.

when i designed the light, i think about what i need.

my aspects:

high quality of light ( Nichia 219C )
bright ( 1500+ lumens )
18650 accu
battery indicator ( important ! )
nice design.

and so i startet drawing:



after spending many ! hours in front of my computer, i went in my cellar and start manufacturing the light:



next step was polishing the light:







after this, i anodized the parts in grey and blue.

the assembly was very complicated, i will show you:

this is the back of the head and you see the 24K gold plated contact for the battery and the isolators:




inside the head i build in a glass-ring with blue and red leds:



the marriage between the two parts of the head:



the copper heatsink with 3x Nichia 219C:




the tailcap:



the head and body:



and here it is:



the battery indicator works only in standby, blue is >3.9V, violette is >3.3V and <3.9V, and red is <3.3V

every mode ( low, med, high ) gets an own color, so you can read the mode from the glass-ring:

low:


med:


high:




the driver is a stock nanjg 105C with 16x AMC 7135, but i wrote my own firmware to control the color-leds



best regards,

Michael

 

[Zandar]

Wow that is a fabulous looking light! I've seen some of your work, is this a Ti based light? I'd been interested in buying one if you plan on making more. zandar

 

[mckeand13]

That is super nice. That size is my favorite, and I believe, the most useful form factor.

Great work!

 

[RC-Lights]

thanks

its made out of my favorite aluminium alloy AW 2007.

best regards Michael

 

[ven]

WOW, that is not great, its amazing.................what an awesome vision you have!! and to bring to life, excellent work

 

[TexasLumens]

Nicely done!! A lot of work and thought went into that light. NICE!!!! TL

 

[cyclesport]

Ingenious battery meter/glass-ring design w/colors representing batt. status! Also like the gold plated contact(s), and your overall design aesthetic. Really very, very nice!

 

[DrafterDan]

Very clean machining work, nice!
It appears that the head between the bezel and the LED ring is just a friction fit and o-ring? Does it lock into a groove to keep it together?

 

[autogiro]

Vey nice design and build. I really like the battery status indicator function. I assume the side switch is for mode changing only? Tail cap is for On/Off activation only?
I'd own this one.
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[ceramicknife]

YES, very innovative design especially the power display.

I would also like to hear about how the top switch is set up.

Addition of a Strobe Feature would be interesting.

 

[LedTed]

I agree, super nice.

Is it just my eyes or, is the picture "the copper heatsink with 3x Nichia 219C:" missing a wire?

Anyways, more than I've ever done flashlight wise.

 

[Str8stroke]

Very cool. Love the creativity. Wish I could manufacture a flashlight in my basement! My family would never see me! lol

 

[staticx57]

WOW. What an awesome creation!

 

[George7806]

Great Design Michael, I love it!

 

[RC-Lights]

thank you, its nice to hear that

Very clean machining work, nice!
It appears that the head between the bezel and the LED ring is just a friction fit and o-ring? Does it lock into a groove to keep it together?

no, there is a screw in the center of the parts.

Vey nice design and build. I really like the battery status indicator function. I assume the side switch is for mode changing only? Tail cap is for On/Off activation only?
I'd own this one.
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yes, the tailcap switch is only for on/off.

the side switch has some functions

1. long press while light off: turn the light on
2. short press while light on: change mode
3. long press while light on: turn the light of

if you turn the light of, the battery indicator appears for 10sek. after this, the status-led bar change into a standby mode with a very low blue ( about 1mA ) as locator.

a short press in this standby mode will activate the battery indicator for 10sek again.
and a long press in this standby mode will turn on the led as normal.

i dont like any kind of strobe in my flashlights, but it would be possible.

I agree, super nice.

Is it just my eyes or, is the picture "the copper heatsink with 3x Nichia 219C:" missing a wire?

Anyways, more than I've ever done flashlight wise.

yes, you´re right, i forgot soldering one wire, but i noticed this really fast during the first test run

Very cool. Love the creativity. Wish I could manufacture a flashlight in my basement! My family would never see me! lol

i know that kind of problem with my girlfriend

regards, Michael

 

[irongate]

That is a piece of beauty!

 

[Zandar]

Make some for us, please!

 

[U2v5]

Fabulous project! [emoji41]