Scratch-built 7x C8 reflector high-output thrower

That’s one heck of a build! Looking forward to those beamshots. :+1:

Does it have a name yet? Mjölnir seems fitting.

That is one mean looking cool flashlight! Good job on centering the LEDs too. Looking forward to some beam shots.

Thanks for the comments, guys. I will look for a good location to do the beam shots. I’m thinking about 300-500m is a good distance to show the strengths of this light.

Wow, awesome build :+1:

You might think about making a second one for body symmetry :laughing:

Looking forward to the beamshots :sunglasses:

Awesome! :beer:

Wow! 9,000 lumens with a mile of throw! Awesome job!

Insane! Never would have thought u could get close to 800kcd with c8 reflectors.
I would have guessed 350kcd.

Maybe not with one but with 7 all well aimed maybe so.

Excellent!!! We want photos in operation !!

Thanks for sharing this with us EasyB! :+1:

Flashlights are so much fun to build. I really look forward to the beam shots, and a possible YouTube video of this Beast.

Well done. You are now King :crown: of the C8 combo!

Well, candela scales almost linearly with the number of heads you add to the light…
If one head can do >100kcd then 7 heads will do >700kcd.

Holy smokes! Nicely done!

Maybe you should call it “C56” :smiley:

Sweet.

Wow what a monster!

That’s pretty cool :beer:

Beamshots!!!

Nice build! Like others, I’m looking forward to the beamshots!

Love it. Congrats on the monster.

So cool ! A real monster :wink:

You should check output with some 30A batteries , some VTC5 / VTC5A or newer 20700 40 amp batteries .

Glad you guys like it. :slight_smile:

As some have pointed out, this light is essentially 7 C8s pointed at the same spot. On average that is 105Kcd per reflector. Better driven (6A per LED), this light could reach 7*150Kcd=1050Kcd. Right now 3 of the LEDs are getting 5A and the other 4 are getting 3.75A. I could rewire the LEDs to work with 3s (2p-2p-3p). I estimate that this would increase output and throw by 12, but increase power consumption by 25.

I’ve got a couple 3-500m beamshot locations scoped out on google maps…

Very interesting build! If you use XP-L HI emitters I think the candela can easily break the 1M mark!