Hey that Sofirn S10 looks nice. It's got XPG2 so good to add to ones collection. I basically have Cree, SST, Nichia lights so a different tint and color would be a nice change. But how XPG2 look? rosy? lava? I just don't know.
As for the XP series, I decided on the SST20 2700k. I'm starting to dig the look. It'll be good for stuff at night in bed like getting up or looking for things etc... Gonna power it up with...
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because I like the tiny and efficient default mode
Those are great lights. Still chunky but they work well on NiMh. Good kid lights. Mine put them on neck lanyards when they are out at night in the summer. Cheap enough that I don’t care if they lose them. :+1:
As many have mentioned already, the host is a Convoy T2. After wasting an hour trying to sand down a 16mm copper core MCPCB (to shove an XH=P 50.2 in there ) I contacted Simon, who was willing to send me 10 of the 15-ish mm MCPCBs he uses in the T2 for free if I bought anything else.
Yeah looking at the flashlight comparison above it does look beefy. That’s ok with me. I like the simplistic design and ease of modding. Too bad no other colors though.
I also contacted Simon about the 15mm pcb. Hope he’s around today so I can bug him some.
Few and far between. Banggood is about the only source I’ve found for low voltage boost drivers. Haven’t pulled the trigger yet so I can’t comment on quality. Let me know if you find a good source somewhere.
Warning, the SP10S is an e-switch light. It’s driver will not work for clickies like the T2.
I’m still waiting for the parts to arrive, but at the recent request of a BLF member, I put together an extremely basic 1-mode 17mm low-output boost driver. I think the T2 is the target host. Kinda “joule thief” style. Intention being simplicity and efficiency with the ability to drain a cell. I hope for the parts to be in within the next week or two. Can’t wait to test it out. If all goes well, I’ll publish the Oshpark boards and can also build a few on request.
Thanks for the e-switch warning. yeah if you can build some drivers for these host that be coo! Seems there lots of drivers galore for 18650 and up style flashlights but for AA/14500, not so much? :cry:
Are there any 14.5/15mm to 17mm driver adaptors? Thinking of using Rey’s Lan/pineapple driver in either this or an AA tool. I think the tool driver is 15mm? Not sure if Rey’s driver would fit.
Resurrecting a dead thread, as I’m considering buying some of these hosts to mod.
I want to make a single emitter Lh351d with either a MTN-DDm 17mm FET+7135 or 17mm DrJones driver (using just 14500s).
With this build, I’d like to use the FET channel, as long as it won’t destroy the emitter. And I’m wondering whether I need a DTP MCPCB to accomplish this.
I can’t find a 14mm DTP from mtnelectronics, will this 12mm be way too small to use?
If I use this 14mm non-DTP MCPCB from Illumn, will I be in danger or overheating the Lh351d?
I assume I will have to file down the widths of either of these MCPCBs to around 1mm, as well. Is that a correct assumption?
Finally, is Kaidomain a decent source for some “dogfarts” Lh351d? I can’t find any other source at the moment…
If you only need to shave 1mm from the 14mm board (I imagine ½mm around, actually), then unless the 12mm would be sitting precariously on the narrowest of ledges on a dreaded “hollow pill”, the 12mm board should be fine.
I ordered a bunch of weirdo small sizes from… think it was LEDsupply… for just such occasions. Plain Al, not DTP, but small lights aren’t meant to be screamers anyway.
Is MTN still in bidniss, even? Haven’t heard anything from/to/about him in ages.
I would say that DTP is better than non DTP, be it copper or aluminium.
I recently fried a LH351D on a non DTP board in my Tool AA.
BUT, beside the thinness of the board and pill, I used a Vapcell H10, probably the cell that will deliver more “juice” in the 14500 kingdom.
So, in case you use non DTP boards, don’t use that kind of cell. Use the Vapcell ICR14500 (Gold), which will not power up the FET to it’s top.
Or, use a layer of copper, brass or aluminium below the led board to help on heat dissipation.