I've just finished this. It uses a DSWOJ directly driven by an IMR 26650 and puts out an awesome amount of light.
Now $160 conus!
The reflector is the stock Mag with the cam tube removed and lightly sputtered. This yields a nice hot spot with plenty of spill. There are very slight artifacts in the hot spot that only the most dedicated wall watchers would notice. UCL glass lens, of course.
The switch was modified to the bare minimum length and butted up against a custom turned heat sink that fits very closely into the body for good thermal and electrical conductivity. The heat sink is quite lengthy to promote good heat transfer to the body.
A short length of 20ga Teflon wire was used for the positive path.
The body was bored for two reasons, to present a good surface to the heat sink and to accommodate the IMR 26650, which is very slightly oversized for the Mag C body. The boring was done under CNC control, which results in an impressively smooth finish.
The body was shortened at the back end and rethreaded for the tail cap. The spring was recessed to keep the assembly as short as possible.
This is a very practical light that throws out a lot of photons with good runtime. The current after 20 minutes of continuous running was measured at 2.4A, so it ought to last well over an hour.
Now $160 conus!
The reflector is the stock Mag with the cam tube removed and lightly sputtered. This yields a nice hot spot with plenty of spill. There are very slight artifacts in the hot spot that only the most dedicated wall watchers would notice. UCL glass lens, of course.
The switch was modified to the bare minimum length and butted up against a custom turned heat sink that fits very closely into the body for good thermal and electrical conductivity. The heat sink is quite lengthy to promote good heat transfer to the body.
A short length of 20ga Teflon wire was used for the positive path.
The body was bored for two reasons, to present a good surface to the heat sink and to accommodate the IMR 26650, which is very slightly oversized for the Mag C body. The boring was done under CNC control, which results in an impressively smooth finish.
The body was shortened at the back end and rethreaded for the tail cap. The spring was recessed to keep the assembly as short as possible.
This is a very practical light that throws out a lot of photons with good runtime. The current after 20 minutes of continuous running was measured at 2.4A, so it ought to last well over an hour.
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