Suggest Mods for a Cree XL-M flashlight.

A series of questions was asked in the XL-M LED thread as to what is needed to build an XL-M based flashlight. Ti-force suggested it may be more appropriate for this forum. I agree so I am re-asking the questions here.


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Originally Posted by StainlessSteel
(Post 3586671)

OK, i read through the whole thread, and i have some questions.



I am not too savy when it comes to the tech of this, so if you could explain it in easy-to-understand terms that would be great.



If i wanted 500-1000 OTF lumens, for at least 1, preferrably 3 hours.....

#1 what kind of NON-rechargable battery set up do i need

#2 what voltage/driver do i need

#3 what host do i need to buy

#4 how much copper do i need to solder this to?[/quote]