Hi!
so i was looking into making a flashlight from scratch, and im sure there is a similar thread around here somewhere but after a few hours of looking i couldnt find it.....
SO i dont want to start from 'scratch' but i do want to basically put everything together myself. get the parts and assemble them
i was looking at mtnelectronics.com and tried to figure out what Id need
seem like id need these parts:
Flashlight host
LED (MCPCB)
Driver
they make it seem like thats all i would need to get, just to make sure that i get the right size MCPCB and Driver to fit into the flashlight host
my question is, once you get the right size, how do you know what parts to pick?
I think if you get a XM-L2 LED you want Vf to be 3V and can have a MAX of 5.1A
i suppose you just need to make sure that the driver is compatible with the V from your batteries and has the correct Vf
I was thinking about going with the C8 host, a 5.1A Buck driver (17mm MTN-MAXlp HP 4A-5.5A Low-Profile Buck Driver - 5V-15V), and a xm-l2 u2 LED (CREE XM-L2 U3 3D LED on Noctigon 20mm MCPCB).
I know id still need batteries, but would that be all the parts i need to make a flashlight?
also, whats a mcpcb? is that just short for a chip with an LED mounted on it?
Finally, what other sites are good to find the basic parts to make a flashlight? i guess dealextreme would be one of them, any more?
Anything else i forgot to consider??
Any links to any tutorials that could help me out?
Thanks for helping a noob out
so i was looking into making a flashlight from scratch, and im sure there is a similar thread around here somewhere but after a few hours of looking i couldnt find it.....
SO i dont want to start from 'scratch' but i do want to basically put everything together myself. get the parts and assemble them
i was looking at mtnelectronics.com and tried to figure out what Id need
seem like id need these parts:
Flashlight host
LED (MCPCB)
Driver
they make it seem like thats all i would need to get, just to make sure that i get the right size MCPCB and Driver to fit into the flashlight host
my question is, once you get the right size, how do you know what parts to pick?
I think if you get a XM-L2 LED you want Vf to be 3V and can have a MAX of 5.1A
i suppose you just need to make sure that the driver is compatible with the V from your batteries and has the correct Vf
I was thinking about going with the C8 host, a 5.1A Buck driver (17mm MTN-MAXlp HP 4A-5.5A Low-Profile Buck Driver - 5V-15V), and a xm-l2 u2 LED (CREE XM-L2 U3 3D LED on Noctigon 20mm MCPCB).
I know id still need batteries, but would that be all the parts i need to make a flashlight?
also, whats a mcpcb? is that just short for a chip with an LED mounted on it?
Finally, what other sites are good to find the basic parts to make a flashlight? i guess dealextreme would be one of them, any more?
Anything else i forgot to consider??
Any links to any tutorials that could help me out?
Thanks for helping a noob out