Surefire Hellfighter (picture intensive)

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Hellfire was the original name of the light it was later renamed Hellfighter. They are the same light, though I am sure there were some technical changes/improvements. Why the name change? I suspect the name Hellfire was too confusing given that there are too many other products with the same name...

QtrHorse said:
There was a Hellfighter on Craigsllist about 10 days ago and I believe the seller wanted $3200 or close to that. He was in Texas somewhere, I don't remember exactly. What is the difference between the Hellfighter and Hellfire? Did Opticplanet.com just list the name wrong?
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DaFABRICATA -- This beamshot is awesome in the true sense of the word. :thumbsup:

That's one HELL of a light (pun most definitely intended!). 😀

-Clive
 
ShortArc....Still savin up the money for the battery and charger.
I much prefer orange over pink...:shakehead



AA6TZ...Thanks!

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Heres a few add-ons I made today.

One is a "Sling Mount" since I couldn't find a suitable location.
Using Velcro strap weaved in the hole in the handle, helps center the weight.

The other is an "Accessory Mount". I will likey use it to mount an A123 pack or something.

I made both from scrap aluminum in the garage. If my freakin Mill was working, I would have been done MUCH sooner and the cuts and holes would be precise.

Anyway, I did the best I could with my jig-saw to cut the 1/2" and my bandsaw for the finer cuts. Also used were a uni-bit and file.

Now I just need to clean them up more and get them anodized....at least the sling mount

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DaFABRICATA,
Very nice! :twothumbs
This is actually a really nice light to make accessories for.
Before you know it SF and the US Army will be placing orders!
Cheers.
 
Wow truly amazing. I would LOVE to own one! Shoot id be happy with a Beast...Where do yall work? Are you hiring?😉 And I agree thats the ultimate SF Lego!!! Any chance we could get a pic beside say a 6P for size comparison?
 
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Shortarc, I recognize that custom A123 battery solution! :thumbsup:

Really wonderful pictures of an incredible light.
 
DeFabricata (or any other with this light), can you please tell us the beam divergence of the spot and the corona??

If you can fire your light to a wall I just need the diameter of the resulting circles and the distance from light to wall to calculate the divergence.

Javier
 
Barbarin said:
DeFabricata (or any other with this light), can you please tell us the beam divergence of the spot and the corona??

If you can fire your light to a wall I just need the diameter of the resulting circles and the distance from light to wall to calculate the divergence.

Javier
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Now that I am completely blind from looking at reflection on the wall: The hot spot measures approx 2-3cm, next 12cm, then 38cm and finally 127cm all at 1m.
 
A word on Amphenol Class F connectors.
“E/F – Environmental Resisting with Strain Relief – designed for applications where the connector will be exposed
to moisture, vibration, and rapid changes in pressure and temperature.”
The connector comes with a rubber sleeve which fits over the contacts. The idea is to slip the leads through the holes in the sleeve, solder the connections and then slip the sleeve over the contacts. This process requires you to strip back so much of the outer jacket that the strain relief clamp often will catch the wires and not the jacket. I have found two solutions to this problem. One, discard the rubber plug and use hot glue melted over the contacts. Two, use 3m Scotch Rubber Mastic Tape (#2228) to wrap the wire bundle.
 
Spot diameter @ 1m.
Angle (degrees)

3 cm
1,718744487º​


12 cm
6,867260725º​


38 cm
21,51593418º​


127 cm
64,83109466º​

Take it with a grain or two of salt. To get more accurate numbers it would be better to measure the projection at longer distances that 1 m.​

Javier​

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Well ya shouldn't have included so many decimal places then!:nana:

Barbarin said:
Spot diameter @ 1m.
Angle (degrees)

3 cm
1,718744487º​


12 cm
6,867260725º​


38 cm
21,51593418º​


127 cm
64,83109466º​

Take it with a grain or two of salt. To get more accurate numbers it would be better to measure the projection at longer distances that 1 m.​

Javier​

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