wquiles
Flashaholic
Introducing my latest "monstruosity": The WQ-McG45 :naughty:
Yes, it looks like a normal M*g C with HAIII coating. By the real beauty lies inside:
Everyone who has handed the awesome HD45 (by McGizmo) can attest that the 45mm reflector is the main reason the light is so awesome. Yes, the HD45 is heavy duty, has dual CC settings, and it is built like a tank, but the reflector is rather unique in that it gives good trow with an outstanding sidebeam.
What if "somebody" where to make this awesome 45mm reflector inside the M*g light?
Of course, the reflector is so deep that standard heatsinks would not work here:
For this to work "somebody" would have to figure out how to get the reflector to fit and would require a custom HS (heatsink), one that would also allow for electronics/regulators to be incorporated and/or resistors for DD (Direct Drive). Something like this:
Of course, such a "solution" (sounds better than a hack, doesn't?) would have to deal with a different length for the switch & HS "module" and the holding ring:
Since this solution would also need a custom setup to perfectly align the emiters within the new HS, I created a "jig" to make this easier and perfect every single time I build one of these:
This one light, being the prototype or proof of concept, I keep things really simple. I selected one of my tested W-bin 5W LED's, and used a 1 Ohm resistor in series for a nice, clean DD test bed with a target current of about 1 Amp or so. Here is the "battery pack", which is simply 2x18650 cells:
and the current with the resistor in place:
Final assembly:
use some thermal grease inside the body and burnish some thermal paste on the HS (I learned this from overclocking computer CPU's):
and put everything in place:
And my standard beamshot comparison. Canon Rebel XT, manual mode, F5.6, 2sec, on tripod.
- CR2 Ion - High:
- Fenix L1P:
Lumaray FL6:
Lumaray FL12
BOG 3W:
Custom bored-out HAIII 6P, Aleph 19 head, UX1L DD on custom copper HS:
BOG 5W:
WQ-McG45 (W-bin at 1.1Amp):
Will
Yes, it looks like a normal M*g C with HAIII coating. By the real beauty lies inside:
Everyone who has handed the awesome HD45 (by McGizmo) can attest that the 45mm reflector is the main reason the light is so awesome. Yes, the HD45 is heavy duty, has dual CC settings, and it is built like a tank, but the reflector is rather unique in that it gives good trow with an outstanding sidebeam.
What if "somebody" where to make this awesome 45mm reflector inside the M*g light?
Of course, the reflector is so deep that standard heatsinks would not work here:
For this to work "somebody" would have to figure out how to get the reflector to fit and would require a custom HS (heatsink), one that would also allow for electronics/regulators to be incorporated and/or resistors for DD (Direct Drive). Something like this:
Of course, such a "solution" (sounds better than a hack, doesn't?) would have to deal with a different length for the switch & HS "module" and the holding ring:
Since this solution would also need a custom setup to perfectly align the emiters within the new HS, I created a "jig" to make this easier and perfect every single time I build one of these:
This one light, being the prototype or proof of concept, I keep things really simple. I selected one of my tested W-bin 5W LED's, and used a 1 Ohm resistor in series for a nice, clean DD test bed with a target current of about 1 Amp or so. Here is the "battery pack", which is simply 2x18650 cells:
and the current with the resistor in place:
Final assembly:
use some thermal grease inside the body and burnish some thermal paste on the HS (I learned this from overclocking computer CPU's):
and put everything in place:
And my standard beamshot comparison. Canon Rebel XT, manual mode, F5.6, 2sec, on tripod.
- CR2 Ion - High:
- Fenix L1P:
Lumaray FL6:
Lumaray FL12
BOG 3W:
Custom bored-out HAIII 6P, Aleph 19 head, UX1L DD on custom copper HS:
BOG 5W:
WQ-McG45 (W-bin at 1.1Amp):
Will
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. I have posted about doing this back in Nov 2005 as shown 
