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8027

You only THINK you’ve got a lot of parts! You should see what happened over here when I bought Old-Lumens out. Still trying to wrap my mind around what I have on hand and am constantly finding things I didn’t know I had. lol

I started making an extension tube for the massive TR-J20 last night, and when I got inside I realized I had taken a tangent with the emitters I have coming in and planned to do a different light with them, so I got started on the big extension with the wrong idea in mind. Now I will probably use it to make DBC-06. :smiley: (I seem to be a glutton for punishment, 06 will be a lot of work)

8028

That’s fair. I shouldn’t complain about a puddle getting my shoes wet… to someone who is up to their neck in a lake. :wink:

8029

Hey, I just noticed you’re now selling batteries on the international version of your site :slight_smile:

It says that the buyer assumes responsibility for confiscated packages with more than 4 batteries, does that mean that if the order has 4 batteries or less, MTN electronics will refund it if it gets confiscated?
Or is there no problem with <=4 batteries? (I’m in canada btw)

Also, when you ship the batteries, I assume that you are forced to use ground shipping, correct?

8030

Hahaha, I’m not organized, not at all, and I got some 8 compartmentalized boxes from Justin with all sorts of bits and pieces. One is dedicated to emitters, one is all driver components, copper rounds, copper sheet, MagLite parts, and a bin box with lenses, reflectors, o-rings and 2 full boxes of standard and metric o-rings as well. Epoxy, Arctic Silver, Thermal Paste, soldering equipment, a hot air/soldering station that got me hooked on hot air guns (and then it QUIT) Even a shop sink with legs for hot dipping to get a flame design or whatever, and 2 bench top drill presses as well as a portable band saw with different blades. Stuff on top of stuff on top of all my mess of stuff.

I should take inventory some day and get it all merged and organized. I’ve got DigiKey boxes holding driver parts, maybe 5 of em, and even Flat Rate post office boxes with bits and pieces. If I ever get my Mom’s clothes folding table cleared and freed she’ll probably swoon. Yep, I’ve semi-invaded the laundry room.

Seriously, when you get to the point that you yourself realize you’re adding Insane to Mad Scientist, it’s gotten bad…

See back in the right, the stacks of clear compartment boxes? Some of the stuff from Justin…

And Mom’s surger and sewing machine? Inaccessible. My bad, really meant to clear all of it up before surgery, then the day came that I had a Dr.s appointment and he said he was booked through October, but had a cancellation tomorrow, are you ready to do this? Boom! Suddenly I was plunged into months of recovery and well, my mess is still a mess.

Yeah, bet you thought I was exaggerating about the stuff on top of stuff, huh? Gotta get on top of this….

8031

People are going to think this is the MTN fulfillment center

8032

One time I went through my online order purchases relating to flashlights. MTN has the most orders and highest dollar figure for me by quite a high margin, followed by Banggood and then Gearbest. Sadly, I’ve bought over $10,000 worth of flashlight related items since I started here almost 5 years ago. My wife probably realizes I’ve spent a lot on lights, but even I was shocked at just exactly how much that is. Literally half of my total expenditures were at MTN. :wink:

Edit: I put the “aholic” in Flashaholic. :stuck_out_tongue:

8033

The “Budget” part of Budget Light Forum is actually in reference to the fact that being here will BREAK your budget! :slight_smile:

8034

Dale! :open_mouth: Over $10,000 spent on this hobby!? :person_facepalming: Get some help, man!

I’d be glad to take some of that burden off your hands… :stuck_out_tongue:

8035

A new member recently contacted me asking if I sell my mods, might have to in order to buy Christmas gifts. Getting back up to 150+ lights again, don’t know how that happens…

8036

I tell myself a couple grand a year ain’t so bad, I used to smoke that much in cigarettes and I hate to think how much I drank years ago. I know guys with 50 or 60 fishing poles, knives, guns even. So I’m not doing so bad, not really. And hey, when the power goes out these lights are a lot more handy than a few dozen fishing poles! :stuck_out_tongue:

8037

Well, I only WISH I could afford that triple XHP-70.2 you made… :weary:

8038

I was talking to my brother about that light, how it starts innocently enough and then you buy 3 of these, 2 of those, one of these, build this, recreate that, before you know it the budget is blown and you’re wondering where it stops. $50 added to it yesterday after it was already doing close to 12,000 lumens. Where does it end?

So now I have 3 XHP-50.2’s to do something with… and on it goes. :wink:

8039

If you buy a new one, try and get it on Amazon along with a 4 year warranty. It cost me an extra $7 on an $85 station. Worth it since cheap stations don’t always last long.

Sorry for off topic, back to MTN stuff.

8040

Ok, so I have 2 of the 50.2’s to do something with. Just put an MTN Zener modified FET in a clear Convoy C8 with the 50.2 emitter. :slight_smile:

8041

Oh, it’s been a while Jason… I bought a dedicated hot air machine from Circuit Specialists.

8042

Running 18350 cells?

8043

Yeah, I did that but didn’t like the beam profile so I dug out a light orange peel C8 reflector and liked it better but then there was a dark core so I worked on raising the reflector and got a tighter whiter hot spot but then I didn’t like the overal output so I put an XP-L W2 2B in it with the light orange peel reflector and used the original 105C style driver with Biscotti but added two more chips for a total of 16. :slight_smile:

I know, I work myself into the corner sometimes. lol

0.01A for 0.3795 lumens
0.06A for 22.84
0.50A for 166.64
1.93A for 607.55
4.93A for 1431.75

Hot spot is clear with soft edges, aura is nice, spill is good. I’ll just take it (for now)

8044

So…

You’re back to needing something to use the 50.2’s in? :stuck_out_tongue:

8045

Well, there’s kindof a plan for one that a fellow member suggested, just don’t have the light yet. So still two unless I decide to build a triple 50.2 X6 or something. :slight_smile:

Edit: (by the way, I’ve already done that before on the SS/Cu X6, output was ridiculous and heat was at danger levels in 15 to 20 seconds if an extension tube were used for 2 18650’s, output was lower as was heat with 2 18350’s. :wink: )

Edit II: Also forgot, that early attempt was with XHP-50’s, I didn’t remember that my Ti X6 from Rey has 3 XHP-50.2’s in it and makes ~10,000 lumens if 2 18650’s are used. Schoolgirl giggles light, this one is! :smiley:

8046

WHAT!? Seriously!? :open_mouth: :open_mouth: :open_mouth: