kosPap
Flashlight Enthusiast
And it is startling how little it is...
I made some preliminary tests today on the Contact Surface of some P60 modules. I used a DX 1447, a X-Alpha Q5 WC Single mode SMO reflector one, and a Derrelight 1SM-2 OP one.
Method: I painted the modules with a felt tip marker, inserted them in the flashlight and twisted them to scratch off the paint.
Results are oghhhh!
This is a pic of the X-Alpha placed in a Surefire C2....Contact was made in spot B but that was erratic since the reflector is a bit smaller than the head recess. In spot A there was but a rim of contact! In modules that leave a gap in a Surefire (DX & Dereelight) even that won't be there. So heat conduction will be made through the module rim contact to the head and through the contact of the board itself on the body...
Here is the Surefire Module space
And here is a Huntlight FT-01 Recess.
As seen there are 2 steps in the head that receive a spacer of the Huntlight-specific Luxeon module and the base of the reflector respectively. So we have an extra contact area as seen in spots C.
:wave::twothumbsfor the venerable Huntlight!
PS...It seems Gene Malkoff did his womework in this sector...Did you see how his modules conform to the Surefire body?
Anyone care to volunteer in checking the fit???
Enjoy, Kostas
I made some preliminary tests today on the Contact Surface of some P60 modules. I used a DX 1447, a X-Alpha Q5 WC Single mode SMO reflector one, and a Derrelight 1SM-2 OP one.
Method: I painted the modules with a felt tip marker, inserted them in the flashlight and twisted them to scratch off the paint.
Results are oghhhh!
This is a pic of the X-Alpha placed in a Surefire C2....Contact was made in spot B but that was erratic since the reflector is a bit smaller than the head recess. In spot A there was but a rim of contact! In modules that leave a gap in a Surefire (DX & Dereelight) even that won't be there. So heat conduction will be made through the module rim contact to the head and through the contact of the board itself on the body...
Here is the Surefire Module space
And here is a Huntlight FT-01 Recess.
As seen there are 2 steps in the head that receive a spacer of the Huntlight-specific Luxeon module and the base of the reflector respectively. So we have an extra contact area as seen in spots C.
:wave::twothumbsfor the venerable Huntlight!
PS...It seems Gene Malkoff did his womework in this sector...Did you see how his modules conform to the Surefire body?
Anyone care to volunteer in checking the fit???
Enjoy, Kostas
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