Even our POCKET’s are bigger!
The larger light is done. MT-G2 light. I will be working on the shorter light later this week. Beam shots on the MT-G2 are in the OP.
Thanks for the big emitter OL, but as you suspected, it’s daid. I got a bright flash of light then about 2/3 of the die field glowed with a single die in the dead field flickering. This was at 12.6V from 3 18500’s partially charged. I even tried it off the star, but nope, this one has been damaged in the substrate it would appear.
Now I get to dissect it and find the layers of an MT-G2, if I have the abilities to do so.
I have fun “inspecting” things that are headed for the oval file. There’s that chance they can be fixed, or just the knowledge gained.
Thanks again, I appreciate the options you’ve opened up.
The right MT-G2 in that Mag Custom throws a whopping amount of beautiful tinted light! Love it! I might have to convert all my lights to MT-G2, the color is perfect, even if the heat is atrocious…
Very,very nice OL. Did you have to turn the switch ass with the pill when it was all assembled?
Yes, I had to turn them both at the same time. It took a while.
Anyone else go to the OP for the beam shots? Scroll....scroll....scroll.....Holy C**P!
It would appear that the MT-G2 likes the Mag reflector.
I seem to recall reading something about a “square” reflector, meaning a 1:1 ratio of height to width. That one is pretty close, and the MT-G2 likes it. The M8 has numbers almost opposite that one at 48mm wide and 52mm deep. The MT-G2 likes that one as well.
Finished
It seems like the mist affects the throw but sure looks bright to me.
I'm getting to the point that if it's not an MT-G2 in a large reflector, or an SRK amped up, it's just not worth bothering with. I really am getting used to the MT-G2 and if they weren't so derned expensive, I would do a bunch of them.
Maybe it’s time to reset the light meter with a solitaire mod. With the new 10mm sinkpads you can solder a 7135 or two right to the bottom of the star.
Or maybe it’s just a flashaholic manifestation of cabin fever. MORE LIGHT! MUST HAVE MORE LIGHT!
I hear ya OL and raise ya a triple MT-G2…
You know how those triple reflectors are merged to make a single lens, with that point in the middle? I’m wondering, could 3 of the 20mm MT-G2 Noctigons be cut in such a way as to make a copper triple MT-G2 board? Hmmmm……
O-L, what cell did you use when taking beamshots with the triple? XP-G2’s are tougher to driver hard for whatever reason. 6A is a tough call for a lot of cells, while the Samsung 20R should do it, the Powerizer 26650 will do it easier. I haven’t seen a cell yet, of any size, that will match it. I have one in my HD2010 that’s making 6A on a Qlite driver. 22 chips. Ok, maybe I got carried away, but that’s not the point. Cell choice will have a lot to do with how that triple performs. I’ve had the Powerizer running my Elektrolumens triple XM-L2 U2 in direct drive at 10.13A. Just sayin…