LED Zeppelin
Flashlight Enthusiast
SOLD
Hardware:
- Fivemega FM3V-2 head, bezel remachined for crisper lines and trim look
- Custom checkered Mag D tube by Mac
- (3) 1000 lumen Ostar LE UW E3B
- (3) Fraen narrow beam reflectors
- (3) Cree XRE R2 WG
- (3) McR17XR
- (3) parallel Blue Shark drivers, each driving (1) Ostar and (1) Cree in series. One mother Shark wired to the pot, and two slaves wired to the mother
- (3) machined aluminum SharkSinks
- Custom brass topside micro sinks for diode and IC of each Shark
- (1) 20K ohm logarithmic pot
- Custom LZ pot knob w/ trit vial indicator
- Heatsink CNC milled from 3" round 6061 aluminum, 8.5 oz.
- (4) Emoli 26700 safe chemistry LiMn02 cells, cardboard replaced by shrink wrap
- Cell sleeve machined from PVC, reamed for proper ID
- All alum parts anodized HA black
Specs:
- Current pot-adjustable from 0 - 900 mA
- Mid-pot detent = 490 mA
- Vf of LED strings (average): 22.3V @ 350 mA, 24.7V @ 1A
Rightmost thumbnail shows size relative to a 2D Mag.
Pictured above are the cells, sleeve, and custom charging crade (included). Also pictured is a 1.5A smart charger which is a $25 option. I will install extended leads and banana plugs on the charging cradle if you have a suitable charger, or wire the cradle to the smart charger before shipping.
Build details and beam are very similar to the original Trinity detailed here, except for the cell solution, Blue Sharks, R2 Crees, and of course the host.
The Emoli cells power the light beautifully with very little voltage sag. At the lowest pot setting, some dies are glowing. The amount of glow can be used as an indication of cell status, i.e. when the cells are low no dies will glow.
$995, $945, $895 shipped including PP fees domestic, international shipping additional at cost less domestic rate. Add $25 for the smart charger.
EDIT: Charger included as part of the stimulus package. Will accept M6s, preferrably mint, in trade. Up to three
Beamshots:
Lineup in order of appearance:
Left to right:
- Legendary "Mr. X", X bin Lux V, 6 X NiMH AA cells
- Lambda P7 2D Mag mod, 3 X NiMH cells
- LZ quad Q5, Shark/pot (960 mA on hi), 6 X 14500, 7.4V
- Back in Black Trinity
Beamshots in same order, camera settings all ISO200, F3.5, 3 sec. Images are a decent approximation of what my eyes see. Lights were aimed at the the grove of trees in the far distance.
In the foreground the small tree at center is at 35'. To the downhill left bend of the drive it's 200', the end of the split-rail fence is about 300', and beyond the fence across the street is a grove of trees at 450'.
Hardware:
- Fivemega FM3V-2 head, bezel remachined for crisper lines and trim look
- Custom checkered Mag D tube by Mac
- (3) 1000 lumen Ostar LE UW E3B
- (3) Fraen narrow beam reflectors
- (3) Cree XRE R2 WG
- (3) McR17XR
- (3) parallel Blue Shark drivers, each driving (1) Ostar and (1) Cree in series. One mother Shark wired to the pot, and two slaves wired to the mother
- (3) machined aluminum SharkSinks
- Custom brass topside micro sinks for diode and IC of each Shark
- (1) 20K ohm logarithmic pot
- Custom LZ pot knob w/ trit vial indicator
- Heatsink CNC milled from 3" round 6061 aluminum, 8.5 oz.
- (4) Emoli 26700 safe chemistry LiMn02 cells, cardboard replaced by shrink wrap
- Cell sleeve machined from PVC, reamed for proper ID
- All alum parts anodized HA black
Specs:
- Current pot-adjustable from 0 - 900 mA
- Mid-pot detent = 490 mA
- Vf of LED strings (average): 22.3V @ 350 mA, 24.7V @ 1A
Rightmost thumbnail shows size relative to a 2D Mag.
Pictured above are the cells, sleeve, and custom charging crade (included). Also pictured is a 1.5A smart charger which is a $25 option. I will install extended leads and banana plugs on the charging cradle if you have a suitable charger, or wire the cradle to the smart charger before shipping.
Build details and beam are very similar to the original Trinity detailed here, except for the cell solution, Blue Sharks, R2 Crees, and of course the host.
The Emoli cells power the light beautifully with very little voltage sag. At the lowest pot setting, some dies are glowing. The amount of glow can be used as an indication of cell status, i.e. when the cells are low no dies will glow.
$995, $945, $895 shipped including PP fees domestic, international shipping additional at cost less domestic rate. Add $25 for the smart charger.
EDIT: Charger included as part of the stimulus package. Will accept M6s, preferrably mint, in trade. Up to three
Beamshots:
Lineup in order of appearance:
Left to right:
- Legendary "Mr. X", X bin Lux V, 6 X NiMH AA cells
- Lambda P7 2D Mag mod, 3 X NiMH cells
- LZ quad Q5, Shark/pot (960 mA on hi), 6 X 14500, 7.4V
- Back in Black Trinity
Beamshots in same order, camera settings all ISO200, F3.5, 3 sec. Images are a decent approximation of what my eyes see. Lights were aimed at the the grove of trees in the far distance.
In the foreground the small tree at center is at 35'. To the downhill left bend of the drive it's 200', the end of the split-rail fence is about 300', and beyond the fence across the street is a grove of trees at 450'.
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