Kind of tired making single SST mags, so here comes the Tri SST.
To make the light capable of handling the heat generated by 5-6Amp/12V 5AMP/12V 60-70W of power, Beefy copper were used for heating sinking for the head & Body by two separate pieces of copper. The host is a Copper mag 2D, that makes the total package tri copper :devil:
Tri Cree Reflector with SMO finish was used for better throw, this is added advantage for the SST, it would give donut for MCE but perfect for SST. The reflector were machined down a few mms to remove the ledge & allow fit into Mag Head.
The two piece of copper heat sinks were made:
The copper heat sink installed in Mag head with Arctic silver Adhesive:
The heat sink for the tube weight in nearly half a pound, this is after I hollowed the rear end a bit:
The heat sink for the Mag Body was jointed to the copper head sink with
concentric applications of Arctic Silver Thermo adhesive for heat transfer & JB weld for added bonding strength.
The Avnet Top bin Tri SST-50 were de-domed for increase throw.
My previous light with SST-50 de-dome have shown increase of 30% in throw. https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/275711
De-dome have also seems to give a better & smoother hot spot with softer edge on SMO. Tri SST-50 were wired in series.
Mad 2D fit 3xIMR 26500 perfectly, tail cap recessed spring mod is a must.
The light is meant to run on 3xIMR 26500, but will actually turn on with just two. It draws 400mA & it's already pretty bright with just two batteries.
Ceiling bounce test with two IMR 26500: It's quite throwy beam profile for a Multi LED build: 400mA/8V is about 3.2 Watt of power right now.
It's almost done but not quite, with 3xIMR, the light gives too much AMPs,
I had to wait for some power resistors to come before finish it up, the plan is to have it end up with 5-6 Amp going through the 3 SST-50, thus running at 60-70 Watt of total LED Power.
To make the light capable of handling the heat generated by 5-6Amp/12V 5AMP/12V 60-70W of power, Beefy copper were used for heating sinking for the head & Body by two separate pieces of copper. The host is a Copper mag 2D, that makes the total package tri copper :devil:
Tri Cree Reflector with SMO finish was used for better throw, this is added advantage for the SST, it would give donut for MCE but perfect for SST. The reflector were machined down a few mms to remove the ledge & allow fit into Mag Head.
The two piece of copper heat sinks were made:
The copper heat sink installed in Mag head with Arctic silver Adhesive:
The heat sink for the tube weight in nearly half a pound, this is after I hollowed the rear end a bit:
The heat sink for the Mag Body was jointed to the copper head sink with
concentric applications of Arctic Silver Thermo adhesive for heat transfer & JB weld for added bonding strength.
The Avnet Top bin Tri SST-50 were de-domed for increase throw.
My previous light with SST-50 de-dome have shown increase of 30% in throw. https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/275711
De-dome have also seems to give a better & smoother hot spot with softer edge on SMO. Tri SST-50 were wired in series.
Mad 2D fit 3xIMR 26500 perfectly, tail cap recessed spring mod is a must.
The light is meant to run on 3xIMR 26500, but will actually turn on with just two. It draws 400mA & it's already pretty bright with just two batteries.
Ceiling bounce test with two IMR 26500: It's quite throwy beam profile for a Multi LED build: 400mA/8V is about 3.2 Watt of power right now.
It's almost done but not quite, with 3xIMR, the light gives too much AMPs,
I had to wait for some power resistors to come before finish it up, the plan is to have it end up with 5-6 Amp going through the 3 SST-50, thus running at 60-70 Watt of total LED Power.
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