DaFABRICATA
Flashlight Enthusiast
After hearing others discuss how well the XM-L throws in other lights and seeing how well the XM-L can throw in the Aleph III with the McR38, I decided a tower module for the surefire turboheads was in order.
It ended up taking me a LOT longer than I expected, but wanted to take my time and be sure everything went as planned.
Filing down the 14mm board was the most time comsuming part of it, followed by trying to get the wires just right when soldering.
As with the Aleph XM-L light engine build, I used a dead driver as the positive contact and since I don't have the proper fitting ground spring, I had to borrow the spring from my Fivemega Bi-Pin socket.
The tower module heatsink was drilled and tapped for a ground set screw.
It is running direct drive from an AW 18650.
I thought this would be a somewhat quick mod and ended up side-stepping my priorities in the garage today... I'll have to bundle up and make up for it tonight..
On the bright side, at least it is done and I only need to wait for dark.
The beam is VERY concentrated with a pretty tight hot-spot and Huge spill beam! The XM-L was from a group-buy and is a 2T tint...looks warm yellowish to my eyes.
I'll try to get pics of the tower module and beamshots tonight if possible. :thumbsup:
The XM-L does very well with the SF turbohead reflector!oo:
It ended up taking me a LOT longer than I expected, but wanted to take my time and be sure everything went as planned.
Filing down the 14mm board was the most time comsuming part of it, followed by trying to get the wires just right when soldering.
As with the Aleph XM-L light engine build, I used a dead driver as the positive contact and since I don't have the proper fitting ground spring, I had to borrow the spring from my Fivemega Bi-Pin socket.
The tower module heatsink was drilled and tapped for a ground set screw.
It is running direct drive from an AW 18650.
I thought this would be a somewhat quick mod and ended up side-stepping my priorities in the garage today... I'll have to bundle up and make up for it tonight..
On the bright side, at least it is done and I only need to wait for dark.
The beam is VERY concentrated with a pretty tight hot-spot and Huge spill beam! The XM-L was from a group-buy and is a 2T tint...looks warm yellowish to my eyes.
I'll try to get pics of the tower module and beamshots tonight if possible. :thumbsup:
The XM-L does very well with the SF turbohead reflector!oo: