I have a killer mod in mind but running out of fund to gather parts,
so here goes my beloved SS SST-50 EDC, I made this a while ago & have not been able to let it go. It's been a shelf queen.
This is modder's personal EDC. Very unique blend of raw Power with long run time,
there's simply not another light can touch him for it's size on CPF.
Started from a stainless steel host that runs on 18650, I cut the light into two pieces, bored out one end, then shortened & grind down the other joint. It's very very hard to work on stainless steel body!
The shortened two pieces of body was then joint together by press-fit,
followed my JB weld to make perminant short body. The connection is nearly invisible as it's tucked away by body line.
It runs on 1x18350 Direct Drive, crazy bright EDC.
Why 18350? Because 18350 can push SST-50 as hard as IMR 123
but has about twice the capacity of the IMR.
The Bin is extreme top BIN Neutral Tint 57K, GJ200.
The beam on white wall is just perfect! NO flows!
Size wise, it's about the same as Mac's SST-50 EDC,
but look at the battery size difference!
Amazingly, my custom EDC actually has smaller diameter:
Beam shot vs. Mac's 2.8Amp EDC on high.
The Stainless EDC in left & Mac's EDC running on IMR123 on hight:
The tint of this SS EDC is just beautiful, no blue, just creamy white!
The stainless EDC has no flows in beam, solid core in the center of the spot.
Mac's EDC 65K is a bit blue & had a small faint donut in the center,
(this was sold as a second, Mac's EDC was sold last time I needed fund.)
Left. Stainless SST-50 18350 LI-ion, Right mac's EDC on high/IMR 123.
It'll Run very hot, so make sure to hold it in your hand & turn it off when it gets too hot to hold.
Last, the tail end. I drilled two small holes & mounted Nitecore EX10 clip with brass nuts:
Had to get two special carbide drill bits ($10 each) & broke both of them while drilling on SS body.
Asking $149. USA Only.
PP goods add $10 for Fee/Shipping/Insurance.
PP Personal, add $5 for Shipping/insurance.
Include one 18350 Li-ion battery (About 30% more capacity than Li-ion 123, can be driven around 3 AMP and has about 2x capacity than IMR 123).
Not convinced about this battery? See this light here:
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/251539
.
so here goes my beloved SS SST-50 EDC, I made this a while ago & have not been able to let it go. It's been a shelf queen.
This is modder's personal EDC. Very unique blend of raw Power with long run time,
there's simply not another light can touch him for it's size on CPF.
Started from a stainless steel host that runs on 18650, I cut the light into two pieces, bored out one end, then shortened & grind down the other joint. It's very very hard to work on stainless steel body!
The shortened two pieces of body was then joint together by press-fit,
followed my JB weld to make perminant short body. The connection is nearly invisible as it's tucked away by body line.
It runs on 1x18350 Direct Drive, crazy bright EDC.
Why 18350? Because 18350 can push SST-50 as hard as IMR 123
but has about twice the capacity of the IMR.
The Bin is extreme top BIN Neutral Tint 57K, GJ200.
The beam on white wall is just perfect! NO flows!
Size wise, it's about the same as Mac's SST-50 EDC,
but look at the battery size difference!
Amazingly, my custom EDC actually has smaller diameter:
Beam shot vs. Mac's 2.8Amp EDC on high.
The Stainless EDC in left & Mac's EDC running on IMR123 on hight:
The tint of this SS EDC is just beautiful, no blue, just creamy white!
The stainless EDC has no flows in beam, solid core in the center of the spot.
Mac's EDC 65K is a bit blue & had a small faint donut in the center,
(this was sold as a second, Mac's EDC was sold last time I needed fund.)
Left. Stainless SST-50 18350 LI-ion, Right mac's EDC on high/IMR 123.
It'll Run very hot, so make sure to hold it in your hand & turn it off when it gets too hot to hold.
Last, the tail end. I drilled two small holes & mounted Nitecore EX10 clip with brass nuts:
Had to get two special carbide drill bits ($10 each) & broke both of them while drilling on SS body.
Asking $149. USA Only.
PP goods add $10 for Fee/Shipping/Insurance.
PP Personal, add $5 for Shipping/insurance.
Include one 18350 Li-ion battery (About 30% more capacity than Li-ion 123, can be driven around 3 AMP and has about 2x capacity than IMR 123).
Not convinced about this battery? See this light here:
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/251539
.
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