geek4christ
Enlightened
EDIT: Please note, this post should have been post #7, and user Casebrius's first post should have been the original. There was a slight date issue with the forum after it was moved, so that's why this appears to be the first post.
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The stock board is ~15mm.
You can get a 16mm board and make it work one of two ways though.
I used a Cree Q5 emitter and this driver from DX, and bypassed the modes on the driver by soldering the negative lead to the rim. This board delivers about 700 mA to the emitter when powered with a good AA NiMH, so thermal epoxy is a good idea.
If you want it brighter then your 14500 cell with that driver you linked should do a very good job. Thermal epoxy will be a necessity at that drive level, though.
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The stock board is ~15mm.
You can get a 16mm board and make it work one of two ways though.
- Carefully file 1mm from the edge of the board
- File, sand or dremel about 1mm from the bottom of the pill. Then use the shorter pill to screw the board down onto the contact ridge of the flashlight body.
I used a Cree Q5 emitter and this driver from DX, and bypassed the modes on the driver by soldering the negative lead to the rim. This board delivers about 700 mA to the emitter when powered with a good AA NiMH, so thermal epoxy is a good idea.
If you want it brighter then your 14500 cell with that driver you linked should do a very good job. Thermal epoxy will be a necessity at that drive level, though.
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