I called my modified flashlight ‘Matainvoy ML18S’. The name is a combinations of the three brands and flashlight that I combined for this build. The host is a Wainlight L6, which is the same as the Convoy L6 and I needed one in brown color. The optics and MCPCB is from the Mateminco MT18S, also known as Astrolux MF01S, but I took the first three Letters of Mateminco as I got the parts from the Mateminco store.
I made a video showing some aspects of the building process in 5x to 10x time lapse so that it doesn’t go for one hour but only 12:29. There is no audio but only background music. Here it is (also in post# 42) :
The MCPCB will sit on the small rim (1-2mm) just below the glass. Of course that is not enough for good thermal performance and so I will cut a 35mm copper rod to the right length (3-4cm) to have a spacer. I will have to drill a hole in the middle of the spacer for the cables.
I just updated my first post. Here is a quick summary of the current status:
1) The LH351D’s in 4000K are about to arrive.
2) I have ordered the 30mm driver and MF01 aux led board from Lexel. I may get it in early February.
3) Some copper rods with 16mm and 20mm driver that I already have will be cut to length and used for the spacer along with a 6mm thick copper plate (on the way).
4) I don’t know where my Sofirn Q8 side switch is currently, maybe it shows up in time. If not I will recover a switch from another flashlight.
5) The hot plate for reflowing will most likely arrive too late so the hot air station will be used once again. Maybe with a new MCPCB and fresh soldering paste it will not be too difficult to melt. Reflowing seven leds at once is already a challenge, just figure with 18 leds…
I expect to start the build in the first week of February. First I will fit the spacer, then reflow the leds and finally solder the PCB, switch, aux leds and driver and assemble everything.
UPDATE: All the parts and some modding supplies have arrived now! So let the modding begin!
These are the things I have been waiting for. Note that the hot plate for reflowing has arrived shortly after I posted that I don’t expect it to arrive in time.
Interested/following this build. With the size and ability to soak up heat on this L6, I’m hoping this would be an ultimate turbo run time monster. The MF01S is nice in a small size, but turbo run time is lacking.
Thank you for following, YogibearAl. I assume that the turbo runs longer with the copper spacer I will use but the total runtime will be less than the MF01S.
Here are some more pictures and a complete parts lineup. Only the Sofirn Q8 switch is missing.
Also, the batteries that I will use in this flashlight have arrived, the Golisi S43 with 30A continuous discharge rate.