Quick little build I did a while ago on a morning, Was mostly done from boredom and that I had a spare SST-50 laying around waiting to be put into some use.
I modded a incan mag's holder to just expose the switch, then soldered some wires to it, shortly after, I made a pretty simple pill that just slides in (tight fit, but still removable) and it houses the driver and is also the heatsink for the LED itself.
It turned out pretty good with half-decent battery life, so its kinda as a spare light I keep around
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod001.jpg
IMO, the stock plastic lens and plastic reflector are pieces of poop, I desided to discard them and opt for an aluminum reflector and a glass lens.
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod006.jpg
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod007.jpg
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod008.jpg
and were done!
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magshots002.jpg
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magshots003.jpg
Now some shots:
control: 1/8" exposure
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod002.jpg
Low mode: 1/8" exposure
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod004.jpg
High mode: 1/8" exposure
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod003.jpg
Against a white wall.. maybe 2 feet away
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magshots001.jpg
In comparison to an XM-L, the beam of the SST-50 with reflectors approximatly the same depth (but wider for the mag), the XM-L has the tendancy to flood around its hot spot, resulting in less throw and more flood, the SST-50 however, retains a nice tight beam.
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/comparison-1.jpg
I modded a incan mag's holder to just expose the switch, then soldered some wires to it, shortly after, I made a pretty simple pill that just slides in (tight fit, but still removable) and it houses the driver and is also the heatsink for the LED itself.
It turned out pretty good with half-decent battery life, so its kinda as a spare light I keep around
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod001.jpg
IMO, the stock plastic lens and plastic reflector are pieces of poop, I desided to discard them and opt for an aluminum reflector and a glass lens.
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod006.jpg
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod007.jpg
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod008.jpg
and were done!
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magshots002.jpg
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magshots003.jpg
Now some shots:
control: 1/8" exposure
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod002.jpg
Low mode: 1/8" exposure
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod004.jpg
High mode: 1/8" exposure
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magmod003.jpg
Against a white wall.. maybe 2 feet away
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/magshots001.jpg
In comparison to an XM-L, the beam of the SST-50 with reflectors approximatly the same depth (but wider for the mag), the XM-L has the tendancy to flood around its hot spot, resulting in less throw and more flood, the SST-50 however, retains a nice tight beam.
http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz135/****edthemud/comparison-1.jpg
