WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage (Beamshots added 5/2)

Here's another custom light I finished up today. I'm quite happy with the way it came out EXCEPT I'd like to smack around the Protection circuit people with there inaccurate specs!!! The protection circuit specs out 5 amps, plus or minus 1 amp. I'm drawing 3.2 amps on high and the protection circuit kicks in within a few seconds. I have some 8 amp units that should take care of this.

Update : the 8 amps protection circuits worked perfectly

Unit has a dual stage tailswitch.

Low = 380 Milliamps

High = 3.4 amps (WOW) around 600 lumens!




LG 2400Mah 18650 cells with protection circuit mounted with end insulated



Battery Pack with contacts added



Light Engine completed



Light Engine other end



Dual Bore to fit 18650's side by side



Wala the Green beauty is born







Size

Re: WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage

very sweet :goodjob:

Re: WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage

Very Very sweet... !

Re: WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage

Totally awesome Mac :goodjob:

Just a great creation, one after the other - do you ever sleep?

Will

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WoWzer :rock:

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:goodjob:... I suppose it is DD?

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Looks great, Mac!:wow:
You make hugging trees with a Greenie sound interesting!

Re: WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage

Icarus said:

:goodjob:... I suppose it is DD?

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Yes DD with dual stage (resistored) tailswitch. There is just no good multi brightness boards out there right now for this application.


Mac

Re: WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage

Another winner Mac.

Cliff

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Nice work - and a convenient size as well.

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Nice! :goodjob:


P.S. I sent you an email a few days ago re: tailswitches.

Re: WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage

Run time?

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Ken_McE said:

Run time?

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6 hours on low under an hour on high. But you could never run the light on High continuously because of the heat factor.


Mac

Re: WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage

Mac,

Is high also resistored? 2x18650 seems too high to DD a WYOS.

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Billson said:

Mac,

Is high also resistored? 2x18650 seems too high to DD a WYOS.

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Yes High is resistored with a .15 ohm 2 watt resistor.


Mac

Re: WYOS Tri-Lux 18650 powered / dual stage

you are a genius

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WOW this thing is BRIGHT!!!

Beamshots

Digital SLR FULL MANUAL MODE

Surefire L2 with New Battery's Low



Surefire L2 with New Battery's High





WYOS x 3 Low



WYOS x 3 High

That is indeed bright !!!

:goodjob:

Will

wquiles said:

That is indeed bright !!!

:goodjob:

Will

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It kind of suprised me that the Tri-Lux on low drawing 380 milliamp was just as bright as the L2 on high at 1.4 amps.

The Tri-Lux on High well is just stunning


Mac

Mac I think this is the one I need. Can you get around 300 lux and 90 min run time. Even if it slightly longer.

Thanks Robo.