M*g 1C + UX1L + D2DIM + 18650 = FUN! (outdoor pics added)

I am using the D2DIM that I recently tested here for this new project.

Mix in the following ingredients:
1) M*g 1C with a MOP aluminum reflector

2) UX1L LED:



3) D2DIM:



4) C size heatsink:





add some wires, thermal paste, and a few other ingredients:



and you get this (in the middle):





Here are the beamshots. VB-16 with "T" bin and IMS27mm, then the "new" toy with the UX1L, and finally the SF M6 with "W" LED Module at 750mA (same manual exposure for all shots):







EDIT: Some outdoor beamshots (F5.6, 8 sec exposure), same order as above (VB-16, UX1L, Turbo LED):







With a charged 18650 cell, I get 985mA on the highest setting - perfect!

Will

Re: M*g 1C + UX1L + D2DIM + 18650 = FUN!

Nice mod Will! :thumbsup: Now you should add some glow stuff around the emitter to make it even more appealing. ... :wave: ....

Re: M*g 1C + UX1L + D2DIM + 18650 = FUN!

Nice Job Will.....I see you lathe threading skills are improving Like Freddy said finish it off with some Glow Powder and clear epoxy.


Mac

Re: M*g 1C + UX1L + D2DIM + 18650 = FUN!

Nice indeed! How are you dealing with the O-Sinks not being cut for the round slugs? The last couple I did I dremeled them to make the groove round to accomodate the round slug.

Re: M*g 1C + UX1L + D2DIM + 18650 = FUN!

I added some outdoor beamshots. The UX1L is very nice and bright!

Thanks Freddy and Mac
No lathe work here. Just lots of bench time


MM: The o-sink worked fine since this was still the old slug type

Will

Nice job. Compact and bright!
No lathe? how did you re-thread the cut-down body?

Will, that's great - what a cool little flashlight!

I've got a 2C Mag and some U-bins here....now if only I had your machining skills. <sigh>

Nice mod!

- FITP

PhotonAddict said:

Nice job. Compact and bright!

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This is now my most usable and exciting LED light that I own. The user interface that George is using in these D2DIM's is trully awesome, and when combined with the bright "U" bins from PhotonFanatic and a great reflector, you get a light weight, long running (these 18650 cells are awesome!), "fairly" small package that is hard to beat for the money

PhotonAddict said:

No lathe? how did you re-thread the cut-down body?

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This was a 1C that I have with me for 4-6 months now waiting for the "right" project - that is why there was no lathe work on this one

However, thanks to Gadget_Lover and Mac I am learning to do my own threading in my lathe, so I will be in fact making these on my own in the next couple of weeks. I am now testing all of my LED's prior to putting them in projects, so I "might" even consider making a small run of these if there is enough interest given that I would only use LED's that tested well, although given the premium components used, these are not exactly cheap to build

Will

D2DIM, is that the unregulated PWM module like what is found in the LionHeart and LionCub?

The output follows the battery voltage, right?

Kinda like this, but a tad flatter due to your 18650 cell:

NewBie said:

D2DIM, is that the unregulated PWM module like what is found in the LionHeart and LionCub?

The output follows the battery voltage, right?

Kinda like this, but a tad flatter due to your 18650 cell:

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Yes, that's the one. A very nice match to the 18650 cell and to the "L" voltage U bin 3W LED. Since I am not running the light on max all of the time, the dimming will be even more gradual

Will

Holy cow! I gotta get into this modding stuff more seriously. The only mod I've done is the ol' 2Dmag--->3x123/5D bulb thing. That throw is SICK!

The trow was even higher with the stock plastic reflector!

I wanted more sidebeam so I used the MOP Aluminum reflector instead

Will