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I really wish I didn't have to sell this flashlight. I'm needing some cash right now, so this beauty must go. Nearly flawless.
The flashlight is insanely bright. You could stand at one end zone on a football field and EASILY light up the poles at the other end of the field. There is very little spill, as it is very focused. Please be careful, as shining this light in someone's eyes at close distance WILL lead to temporary blindness.
When things turn around for me, I will definitely be building another one of these for myself.
Specifics:
Black 2C MagLite housing
3 x 3W Luxeon LED's (thermal epoxied to a large custom milled aluminum 'puck').
3 x Aluminum parabolic reflectors epoxied onto each LED.
Converter board also epoxied to same Al puck.
Turned plastic battery tube w/O-Ring.
Aluminum extension ring/clip.
4 x Protected LiIon batteries (w/charger). Proection means the batteries are smart enough to keep themselves from being overcharged or undervolted.
Mineral glass lens (allows up to 95% light emission which is more than the crappy plastic lenses; <80%)
$130
You could also use 2 x 'C' sized Li Ion batteries for extended performance. Simply take out the plastic tube and replace the stock spring. Please, do NOT put normal alkaline C batteries in this light.
The converter board outputs about 1A to the LED's and consumes about 1.5A from the batteries. As you could probably guess, using the wrong batteries (anything besides Li Ion) would not end well.
Upgraded Parts. Pictured are just 2 of the 4 Protected LiIon batteries.
Head
Beamshot. Camera was trying to adjust as much as it could. Stupid camera....
The flashlight is insanely bright. You could stand at one end zone on a football field and EASILY light up the poles at the other end of the field. There is very little spill, as it is very focused. Please be careful, as shining this light in someone's eyes at close distance WILL lead to temporary blindness.
When things turn around for me, I will definitely be building another one of these for myself.
Specifics:
Black 2C MagLite housing
3 x 3W Luxeon LED's (thermal epoxied to a large custom milled aluminum 'puck').
3 x Aluminum parabolic reflectors epoxied onto each LED.
Converter board also epoxied to same Al puck.
Turned plastic battery tube w/O-Ring.
Aluminum extension ring/clip.
4 x Protected LiIon batteries (w/charger). Proection means the batteries are smart enough to keep themselves from being overcharged or undervolted.
Mineral glass lens (allows up to 95% light emission which is more than the crappy plastic lenses; <80%)
$130
You could also use 2 x 'C' sized Li Ion batteries for extended performance. Simply take out the plastic tube and replace the stock spring. Please, do NOT put normal alkaline C batteries in this light.
The converter board outputs about 1A to the LED's and consumes about 1.5A from the batteries. As you could probably guess, using the wrong batteries (anything besides Li Ion) would not end well.
Upgraded Parts. Pictured are just 2 of the 4 Protected LiIon batteries.
Head
Beamshot. Camera was trying to adjust as much as it could. Stupid camera....
