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peterthomson said:
4 days and no new posts?! I think it's time to leak a little more info, what do you think Saabluster?!
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Not much more to leak at the moment. I am busy searching the internet for the switches that will both be able to do what I want, fit in the space required, and have the proper "feel". This is proving to be a very difficult task. I am also trying to track down a machinist to use. We have months to go on this project and I will not have something enlightening to say all that often until I get closer to nailing down the particulars and have a full blown model to show you. Rest assured I am sweating the details on this one though.😉

hamheart said:
count me in PLEASE :grin2:
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Will add you right away. Thank you!
 
So here is what we know about the Black Tie so far:

1000 lm
slightly larger than a 007
not a twisty
not a lego light
an MC-E, not a P7
7.4 volt custom made battery pack
made of carbon fiber, 7075 aluminum, and plated copper

hope this helps give a vague over all idea about what this light is going to be.

cheers
hamheart
 
hamheart said:
So here is what we know about the Black Tie so far:

1000 lm
slightly larger than a 007
not a twisty
not a lego light
an MC-E, not a P7
7.4 volt custom made battery pack
made of carbon fiber, 7075 aluminum, and plated copper

hope this helps give a vague over all idea about what this light is going to be.

cheers
hamheart
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You forgot runtime is between 400-800mAh. I just hope it'll last at least 25 minutes. I am interested please put me down.
 
sinister said:
You forgot runtime is between 400-800mAh. I just hope it'll last at least 25 minutes. I am interested please put me down.
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That was strange. I know you were quoting me but I wrote that wrong. My post should have said the battery capacity compromise is between 400-800mAh. I have updated that post to make sense. The lights output will be variable so the runtime will be variable as well. On "high"(1000lm) I hope to have it run for about 25-30min. Keep in mind it will not be able to do this in a straight run as a light this small cannot deal with the thermal load that would be placed on it at these drive levels. The light will have thermal monitoring to ramp back the current as it heats up.
 
Mike, add me to the list also.

This may be meaningless, but there is a company, a123, that is pioneering the utilization of nano technology in the manufacturing of Li ion batteries. I don't know if they have anything you could use for this project. Charging requirements are also a little different. I've talked to the company and there is some discussion of their batteries on CPF. They only sell to manufacturers so I don't know how any CPF'ers got their batts. But these batteries are very rugged, hold a much larger charge, and for the same size battery can handle a higher demand than same sized Li ion batteries.
 
Gary123 said:
Mike, add me to the list also.

This may be meaningless, but there is a company, a123, that is pioneering the utilization of nano technology in the manufacturing of Li ion batteries. I don't know if they have anything you could use for this project. Charging requirements are also a little different. I've talked to the company and there is some discussion of their batteries on CPF. They only sell to manufacturers so I don't know how any CPF'ers got their batts. But these batteries are very rugged, hold a much larger charge, and for the same size battery can handle a higher demand than same sized Li ion batteries.
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Yeah I know about them. I was one of the early ones to use those in lights. They will not work for this project however. The thing I don't like about the A123s is their low capacity.

Will add you to the list. Thanks.
 
yankeefist said:
News????
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Sadly I will not be releasing any more info on the light itself as there are already people copying my ideas. I realize not releasing info is not good for keeping people excited for the project but I have every confidence that once the final light is revealed the interest will be there. Right now I am buying parts and testing them for fit and feel. I am also attempting to buy a CNC machine to keep the production in house. Things are moving along. My goal with this light is for it to be the best EDC flashlight ever made, period. This is not something that happens overnight. I have been working on this project since May constantly tweaking and refining the design. Although the design, layout, and size are "frozen" the details such as switch gear are being worked on. The thousands of hours of R+D will be evident in the final project.:thumbsup:





KDK said:
Please add me to this list too 😀
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You have been added. Thanks.
 
Since you limit your productions, I'd like to be on the list. However, I would most likely hold off pulling the $$ trigger until there was a review posted. I'd even be willing to review and/or beta test it for you. I've done several here already.
 
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