Here's another in my Stubby Mag series. The host is an old (but fresh out of a sealed package) C Mag, the type without the "C" in the serial number. Except for the o-ring that is recessed in the inside diameter of the head, there isn't any difference between the new and old types once the mods are done. If you just have to have the old type, this is the one. If you don't care, that's fine, too.
$225 (was $250) conus via UPS.
The emitter is a very white (not green!) XP-G R5. It pulls 1.45A at the tail cap from an IMR 26650 through a single level 7135 driver. The point of this light is to throw and to see things that are far away, so I figure that no one is going to want to deal with clicking through multiple levels when "full bore" is all that matters.
The tail cap of the C Mag is too small for a 26650 to fit inside, so a switch was fabricated with a spring long enough to protrude and contact the base of the battery. The switch unit is the same one that is used by Fenix and has proven reliable. It's a forward clicky, momentary on with soft press and click to lock on.
It takes a bunch of parts to make a switch.
Like all of my Stubby Mags, the switch is recessed so it can tailstand and to avoid inadvertently turning the light on and draining the battery.
The light engine consists of the emitter glued to a substantial heat sink with thermal adhesive....
....with the driver mounted on the back with a brass retaining ring. The wires are 26AWG Teflon.
The heat sink is certainly overkill and heat won't ever be a problem. It is a very close slip fit into the body, the inside of which was machined to a smooth surface for good contact and maximum heat transfer.
The body was cut way down in length and rethreaded at both ends.
The head and reflector both got a bit of machining to make them fit together nicely.
While the light is intended to be used with an IMR 26650 for maximum run time, an 18650 sleeve is included.
Of course, the plastic lens was replaced with glass.
This reflector does a great job of focusing the beam. The hot spot is small and intense, so much so that it really doesn't look much like an XP-G. There is a well-defined corona with a sharp edge and a single ring toward the margin.
All of these outdoor shots were taken at the same exposure setting.
This light really throws that compact hot spot! That tree is 250' away.
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