Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot, beamshots added

Hardware:

- Fivemega FM3H-2 3" head
- FM 4 X 18650 tube and battery holder
- (9) Cree XR-E Q5 WC LEDs
- (8) McR19XR reflectors
- (1) McR27XR
- (9) Mirageman centering rings
- (4) 18650 Li-ion cells, 2 series/2 parallel for 7.4 V operation
- (3) parallel Shark drivers sharing one dimming pot, each driving 3 LEDs in series. One mother Shark wired to the pot, and two slaves with the wiper pads (center opposing) wired to the mother.
- (3) machined aluminum Shark heatsinks
- (1) 20K ohm logarithmic pot
- Custom CNC heatsink, milled from 1" thick 6061 aluminum and bolted to a faced Modamag PXR19. The inside contour of the head was mapped and the heatsink machined for a full-contact fit.

Details:

- Current pot-adjustable from 10 - 920 mA
- Vf of LED strings: 9.4 V @ 350 mA, 10.4 V @ 920 mA
- Runtime approx. 45 min. on hi w/ 2400 mAh cells









Details of the other Mags pictured are here:
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/170085

Special thanks to Wayne and the Sandwich Shoppe for the awesome Sharks and wiring help.

Beamshots:

Lineup in order of appearance:
- Mr. X, X-bin Lux V
- Quad Q4 WH, Shark/pot
- Arcmania SF-V, Ostar
- Surefire M6, HOLA
- Moby ****
All shots taken with white balance set to sunshine, F3.5, 2sec, ISO 200, all lights on hi.



Mr X:


Quad Q4:


SF-V:


M6:


Moby ****:

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

Ledzeppelin, you're my Hero.

I've had that exact same thought of build as well.

Very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

Man do i wish i knew how to build stuff... All you modders on here RULE!

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

The execution is awesome :twothumbs

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

:wow:

What more can one say to that beauty, other than ask for beamshots!

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

Fantastic job Dennis! ... :twothumbs

WOW !

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

Incredible :twothumbs......:goodjob:

Beamshots would be great :bow:


Best regards

____
Tom

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

Wow, that is the coolest led mod I have ever seen. I suck.:bow:You rule.
I can't even figure out how I am going to solder my shark/remora without destroying it.

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

Holy S___!!!!!!!!!



Karl

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

:duck: Please don't point that at me!

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Amazing mod indeed! I would also love to see a beamshot of that monster, say compared to a single emitter DHS/hotlips mod.

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

I need to go find my jaw that fell somewhere on the floor! WOW!




Beamshots are mandatory or we won't believe you!

AlexGT

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

To continue with the general trend here...

Oh...my...goodness...

Outstanding! Beautiful work, and what a monster!

Re: Moby ****: FM3H-2, (9) Q5, (3) Shark, dimming pot

Thanks guys.

Beamshots added.

Great pictures and beamshots too Dennis! :goodjob: ... :twothumbs

cool~

where did you get Mirageman centering rings?

Did you machine those "Shark Heatsinks"? I want them.

yusae98 said:

cool~

where did you get Mirageman centering rings?

Click to expand...

From Mirageman.:duh2::whoopin:
Just kidding, I see you only have 5 posts, so it is possible that you have not yet heard of the great mirageman. You will like his stuff.

You have just RAISED the bar

Awesome build!!!!!!


Mac

That is one beautiful, and perfectly executed build Dennis:twothumbs:bow:

What's next?

Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me but looks like the custom MD is whooping M6 butt! How far are the trees by the center of the beam?

So the next question is, How much did it cost to build? I would love to see that design into production.

AlexGT