Re: FS: Electrolumens Tesla-6 (price drop)
Josey,
this was sent to me by Wayne (Electrolumens) himself. this will explain alittle bit about it.
There are two different voltage configurations. The original design is in a 3D
Maglite body. You have to use 9AA batteries for this settup, in a special
battery holder people are buying from someone else. Can't remember where they
are getting it at the moment, but it is in the posts on this light. I make the
light minus the battery holder. In this settup, it has two banks of three LEDs
in series. That is, three LEDs are in series. Hence, the much higher voltage.
This light pulls 2 amps.
Another settup is to arrange the LEDs in three banks of series-of-two. I put
this into a 6C or 6D Maglite, and it pulls 3 amps. Equivalent brightness to the
first settup.
For a 2D Mag, It is a bit of a strain for 6AA batteries to power 6 3W LEDs. The
most I would recomend is 4 LEDs. This would require two V2-3-To-D battery
holders, of which I have a few I can use to do this mod, which is called the
'QuadStar'.
so i guess you can run it off NiMH AAs. i'm assuming that it'll run better then using alkline.