14500/AA Host*Kaidomain*

I noticed Kaidomain just came out with a 14500 host! Wow how cool is that. Always wanted 14500 form factor to mod and/or play around with. Unfortunately, doesn’t look like Kai has 15mm pcb w/led or do they? :(( Where’s a good place with cheap shipping to get 15mm pcb w/led?? Do I have to shave/dremel a 17mm?

Some 14.x mm ones, albeit aluminium:

3535
5050

I got a whole assortment of blank boards in all sorts of sub-17mm sizes from… was it Illumn or LEDsupply? Eh, one or the other. Good stuff.

Can stuff your own LEDs on ’em (219s, 351s, etc.).

Here ya go…

Liking the clean and simple design. Look forward to seeing more detailed pics and mods!

This host is the Convoy T2/Manta Ray S1!
I shaved a 16mm board to use a Luxeon V on it!

Other leds will have smaller pcbs available, though!

Mountain Electronics has 10, 12, and 14 mm MCPCBs

Interesting he doesn’t sell the host on his store :question:

Oh ok nice…14,17mm and will fit too. and as I read in an older post where they dremelled the 17 is another way. Yeah I haven’t come upon many sites that sell 14500 hosts so when I saw it today I was quite surprised. I dunno if I’d want to call the host a Manta ray though. It doesn’t look like a ray to me?

Hey no 15mm boards anywhere. Ah well I guess I'll order a 14mm. But I'll probably hack the 17 to 15 before the 14 gets here. Then I'll have an extra 14mm driver. Then the cycle starts over again.

Hmmm wonder why Kai mentions 15mm?

"Product Description:

- DIY Flashlight host for Cree XP (3535 LEDs). Design, Create, Build your favorite LED flashlight.

  • Suitable for 17mm driver board and 15mm x 1 LED PCB"

Secret stash?Like a skid of 15mm's back in the warehouse somewhere?

If anyone needs 14500 with bigger MCPCB, take a look at the Jaxman E3: shelf design, 16mm MCPCB, 17mm driver, no glue (at least in my sample). Mine is rocking with 219b on MCPCB and driver from led4power.

14500 with 21mm in diameter ? Wow that’s bulky :frowning:

LOL. That kept me away from them. There are 18650 lights just a few mm’s bigger than that.

Sofirn SF14 > Convoy T2 > Jaxman E3 > Nitefox ES10K > Nitecore D10 > Amutorch S3 > Lumintop Tool AA V2.0 > Skilhunt M150 > DQG Slim Ti

Both the Convoy T2 and Jaxman E3 are tough and will take a beat as EDC lights.
They are not slim as a Tool AA, but if you want a resistant light, those are the way to go.

BTW, on the T2 there is a part in yhe edge of the shelf that protrudes so maybe only 14mm fit adequatly.

How do you find it compared to the D10? Also any good NiMH/14500 drivers with a low moonlight and L-M-H modes?

I don’t use the D10 much, I use more the T2 (modded, using a led4power driver and Luxeon V).
About a driver with low ML, the Jaxman E3 has it.
It is more suited to be used with alkalines and Ni-MH but can also use 14500s.
I don’t remeber exactly but I guess there was a bit of PWM on that driver, though.
I turned the E3 into a triple with a led4power driver as well :smiley:

I think part of the appeal would be the variety of drivers available on 17mm PCB’s.

That said, Lexel offers a variant of Texas Avenger on a 15mm board that I think will fit the Tool AA.

They fit but have to be slightly filed to fit the pill.
I recently modded two Tool AA with those drivers!

Same like the Xeno E03 (96×21). Thing is, it’s indestructible. :laughing:

I was wondering if a Cree XM-L2 T6 led is compatible with a board for Cree XM-L T6? Reason I ask is Led is L2 and board only says L??