a light build initially by fritz15 for Xandre. I think it needs an extra thread here. At the moment i am modding it.
Update 08/31
Now the triples are all running Nichia 219C (5000K) and Carclo 10507 optics instead of XP-L/XP-G2 mixture. Much better and usable beam now in near distance and lovely light color.
woooahâŚâŚ
a massive and impressive beast! makes the btu shocker look almost ânormal sizedâ
whatâs the front diameter, and what does it weigh? :bigsmile:
the light has a custom build batterypack which is 4S3P incl. a protection circuit and balancer plug. That is enough energy to power all LED. There are two different drivers build in from PCB Components. The Ampere! drives the three dedomed XP-G2 in Catapult reflectors (5A), the Senser Xtreme drives the 3 triples with 9 Nichia LED (3A). Both drivers are connected to dimmer modules.
Here a picture from inside the head
The light has a weight of 2800 grams There ist a lot of copper inside. I can measure the diameter of the head this evening. But it is huge!
that is the protection cicuit. A charging circuit is not available. The batterypack must be taken out for charging. There is a balancer plug and a Dean-T plug for charging.
Iâm not really asking, since itâs probably, âIf you have to ask, you canât afford it!â, but I wonder how much these honestly sell for. If it is $1000-2000 it would not surprise me.
almost every candle of the 960 Kcd :bigsmile: At time of measurement the flood LED were without optics and had no range at all. That´s because we decided to add the optics. I think the light can reach 1 MLux now with the optics.
Wow! Totally impractical for most of us, (and outside of âBudgetâ for most too).
Yet, we smile and get enjoyment out of the ingenuity and skill involved in the making of such a (quite rightly named) âBeastâ.
I think the little kid in us that used to ask motorcycle and car owners âHow fast does it go Mister?â, is still there and awed by such engineering marvels.
Whoâd have known?
Thank You for sharing 8)
Xandre asked me to add some words about the history of the light. The light was initial build in 2011. The three reflectors used since then were from the Thrunite Catapult. The light was powered by one 26650 in direct drive.
In 2012 the light got an overhaul. After the modification the light was powered by 4x 26650 and three flood LED were added in small D26 reflectors. This was called the EBL 6.1 Olympic Torch. Drivers were added for powering all six LED and a small Joystick controlled the drivers.