Amazing the Omten could hold it even that long! 
I know, right? I tested amperage through the modes, got an initial output test, shined it around some then recharged the cells and did Turbo reading and left it on for a timed 30 seconds… when I shut it off the switch locked up in off position and wouldn’t return up, just simple locked in. I cut it apart to see exactly what happened and the black plastic was flowed in around it and between the plates, cementing it all together very effectively.
I’ve seen McClicky’s melt internal springs at under 10A, I’ve seen traces get blown on the switch board at under 15A, but I don’t recall ever seeing a switch melt down before unless there was a direct short in the circuit. I’ve got mini Omtens in lights pulling 18A and they’re working fine. I’ve got a large Omten on the tail PCB of my M6 that’s flowing 27A, so far so good. Just found the limits of the mini… lol
Whew! Fantastic Dale. !!! :+1:
TL
Thanks Dan, it’s an exhilarating experience. 
I’d been looking for 15,000 out of the 50.2’s, was a bit let down to “only” see 11,000+. Crazy how that works huh? So yeah, I was thinking the 70.2’s would surely do 15K, maybe 20K? Not at all disappointed with 18.9K.
Back to back, I’ve now done the most output and the most throw, with my DBC-06 making 815Kcd for 1.122 miles.
Sure feels good after being out for so long…
woua that’s superb work man
i like that
Thanks, it’s “growing” on me. 
hahaha
It feels absolutely GREAT to see you building again and back in the game. I missed you and your talent!!! 
TL
How much bigger is your 05 compared to an L6?.
The 05 has a 65mm triple reflector that’s 32mm deep, so overall it’s quite similar in size but much heavier due to the massive copper pill section.
I paid $40 for the largest diameter Te/Cu bar stock I could find, it was 3 lbs and a little when I started. The head, no bezel no reflector or emitters, just the bare head is 1.6 lbs now.
Also just completed DBC-06.7, a thrower that I didn’t draw up plans for just made on the fly at the lathe.
It’s really exciting to come back in after all the healing process and not only make a personal best thrower but rebuild this 05 for a personal best output, 2 in one week. Yeah, ecstatic about that!
All of this is sooooo cool! :) Great thread and projects, really fascinating stuff! :)
-Ben
WOW! Very impressive!!
For the record…
DBC-05 is a triple XHP-70.2 now, pulling 32.2A at the tail and making 18,940.5 lumens in Turbo at start up, 16,318.5 lumens at 30 seconds… this on a pair of iJoy 21700 3750mAh cells. Current draw is so high here I was forced to dig a premium Tofty switch out of an older build. 
I’m sure a lot of newer members don’t know what a Tofty switch is, we had a member here that was in Great Britain that had switches made to order using heavy copper sheet material for the electrical components and designed it in such a way that it could be disassembled and cleaned, rated at 15A it is capable of so much more. These were around $25 a switch if I remember correctly.
DBC-06.7 is a large thrower sporting a 97.5mm reflector and using a single 32650 cell. It has a de-domed XM-L2 in it that was de-domed by MaxToch for their Shooter series lights. With a throw of 815Kcd for 1.122 miles it’s pulling only 4.61A at the tail. The new gen XM-L2 keeps amperage lower while still doing a respectable job in the lumens department, making 1652.55 lumens in Turbo level (7 levels with reversing at the tail clicky)
Nice clean work Dale!! You can come & work in my shop an day! Clean design! TL
Thank you Dan, really appreciate that coming from a true lathemaster.
Like your work great job. How about telling us more about this new cool looking thrower.
This design makes me wonder… has anyone made a light where the reflector is a structural part of the body? Like, the reflector screws into the pill, its outside is exposed, and then the bezel threads directly onto the reflector? No outer shell between the pill and bezel, just the reflector holding the two together.
That’s how this one is made. The reflector had a nice thick belt around the lower third section, I threaded it and it goes into the adapter, which in turn threads onto the battery tube/head which is all one piece. Then I cut threads on the belt around the top section and made a bezel to screw down onto the reflector itself. That second inch or so is the reflector.
The emitter/MCPCB sits on a 35mm x 35mm threaded copper core that is flush with the top end of the tube/head, so the adapter allows for easy focus of the emitter to make it easy to try different emitters of varying types. The mid section that resembles a Courui D01 head, that’s the adapter section.
After that picture was taken I cut a bevel on the bezel that intersects the belt on the reflector and makes for better lines.
