What did you mod today?

Yet another X6 triple. The baked brown finish was shown 6 or 7 weeks ago. I’m not always this slow. So this is an Eagle Eye X6. First baked. Then the tail cap received a wire bypass. The driver is the MTN17DD NUV FET+ 7135 with Bistro firmware. The triple Noctigon has Cree XP-L V6 3C emitters and the Ledil optic is the Cute3-SS version. The copper spacer is from Kiriba-ru. I used ceramique heat transfer paste between the MCPCB and spacer as well as the mating surfaces of the spacer to head. I retained the glass with the O-ring between the glass and the optic. It seated okay with the bezel fully screwed down to the head.

I have run it on a 30Q flat top and Wow!, it sure is bright on turbo!!

I have not run a amp test but will get around to that sooner than later I hope. I’m also looking forward to getting the integrating sphere and will check the output when it arrives. Right now all I can say is it is BRIGHT!! on turbo and very very low on Moonlight. Very cooll!! And I really like the optics beam pattern!

Very nice Don!

Did you happen to have any trouble with the MtnE 1.6mm thick driver? On my EE X6 Triple I needed to apply a layer of solder on the outer ground ring, making it thicker, to get good contact under the retaining ring.

Mine tightened down nicely the way it was/is. Maybe there is some variability in the host?

It’s dark enough here now to head out for my walk with the EE triple.

My BD04 driver did not come out as pretty and I removed one of the chips because I thought I got it to hot and had a problem… I was wrong, oh well + 3 better than +0!

Nice build! I’ve got one of those Kiriba spacers here for a similar build but now I’m thinking I may bake my host too. Looks great!

That’s the first time I see a baked X6, well done!

I got my 2 W2 emitters today from AE. One was 1C and the other 1A, both tints are very similar with the 1C producing a bit of greenish tint in the lower modes and some in the spill, pure CW in turbo… I thought it would be a bit neutral but no. It replaced a XPL HI in a EE X2R and it seems a lot brighter. Now I’m unsure about what to use for a triple build, these W2s or the new XP-L2.

Pretty simple one today: My clear-ano Convoy C8 came in a day or two ago. It came with a translucent tailcap. I don’t know why these manufacturers keep tempting me with these tailcaps. They’re basically begging to be illuminated from within. So I did:

I think I finally figured out a way to illuminate the triple optics in my F13. I cut off a small section of one of those RBG strip lights and pulled the components off. I think they are 0505 LEDs…not sure. Tested all the pads to see where all the traces went then soldered on some smaller LEDs. It tested just fine when I connected it to an 18650, so it should work once I hook it all up. I’ll need to run something up from the driver for this, so need to figure that out as well.

Looks like an interesting plan Willy Hope it all works out and you post some pics. :beer:

Made myself an extra constant light output light for testing purposes: Supfire A6, AK-47C driver with one chip removed=700mA, XP-L U6 5A 80CRI on a KD-DTP-board, big Omten switch. 20 seconds after switch-on it is constant 240 (djozz-)lumen and stays that within 1% for about 10 minutes (still rock stable after that but just falls outside the 1%).

I modded my short convoy s2+ into a triple xpg2 s3 3d and lighted tailcap.


Nice triple!
That is a pile of 5 what? under that triple board? :slight_smile:

Interesting spacer. What’s it made from and how does it handle the heat?

My first triple S2+ and MTN-17DDm driver

Moonlight mode

From left to right:

  1. Nichia 219B 90CRI+ (5000~5700K?)
  2. CREE XP-G3 5000K 90CRI
  3. CREE XP-G3 4000K 80CRI

Nice pictures! Is that a DQG 26650 tiny IV? That was quick!

I see you’re using a LED ring for illumination :smiley:

Thanks. That’s 5 1.2mmx15mmx15mm copper shim soldered together with the pill and triple board.

DQG Tiny 26650 III

That’s 5 1.2mmx15mmx15mm copper shim soldered together with the pill and triple board. Actually when that picture was taken, the noctigon board wasn’t soldered yet to the copper spacer.
It can handle the heat quite well. I ran it on turbo multiple times and still woking fine :slight_smile:

Gluing trits

That’s an awful lot of “glue” :wink: all over that table.