Dedome a 5000K 219C. You end up with about 4000K, lots of throw and nicer tint than most dedomed Crees.
I have some 4000kās laying around. Guess Iāll try to dedome those first.
Is slicing the dome still the way to go? Or is there a new proofed method for 219cās?
Maglite 2AA - Triple mini mag mod
Bored out the head using a 19,5mm drill :
Modded a threaded copper pill from Rey Ti , added a 16mm round copper plate to make the flat surface on top , all using only hand tools , and installed a fet driver and nichia 219b hi cri leds on KD board and optics :
Added some solder on the bottom , now even flat top batteries work :
And inside the head :
About the tube , i shortened it using the human lathe method kyfishguy described :
It could be better of course 
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Changed tailcapās spring to a bigger and more flexible one :
Khaki painting was in pretty bad shaped , so i removed it from the areas without knurling .
And final product :
Thanks to kyfishguy for helping me , and Lexel for providing the light .
I guess that modding Maglites will never cease, it is sort of tradition on BLF to do them. I will do mine one day!
Nice mod, giorgoskok!
Buying an led conversion for a 2AA mag was the first mod I ever did. Thatās where it started for me 
nice mod giorgoskok
Thanks for your kind words It wasnāt an easy mod since i have no lathe , but worth every minute . :heart_eyes:
Hey George,
Itās great to see youāve finally completed your triple micro mag. It looks great and I bet it puts out a pretty wall of light! That seam on the battery tube actually looks pretty good, did it take much adjusting to function smoothly or was it one of those rare ones that goes back together great on the first try?
Brian
Thanks Brian .
The battery tube came pretty good , i was modifying it and testing it back again for 2-3 times until i get a good fit , without creating much resistance .
Love the mod George and good to see Justins traditions being carried on. Iāve said this before and will more than likely say it again, The AA Maglite would have to be one of the best looking lights on the market.
Very nice giorgoskok! I like the way it turned out. Was it hard to bore out the head?
Thanks guys! It was the easiest part for me , making the pill was the challenge !
I modded a ThorFire TG06Sā¦Nichia 219C and a fet+1 w/ bistro. The mcpcb was around 15.2mmā¦all I had was a 20mm so I sanded it down to fit. There was no need to sand the 17mm driver as it fit perfectly. I also drilled a hole in the switch and ran a wire from the spring to the switch leg. I added a little resistance by using 24awg wire so I donāt end up smoking the led. ThorFire did good by going with a reverse clicky in the TG06S instead of a forward clicky like the previous model. Hereās a couple of picsā¦
Modded TG06S leftā¦stock TG06S right
No PWM from fetā¦lots of PWM from stock driver
To bore a Minimag I start with a step drill to keep it well centered then finish with a hole saw to get a flat bottom shelf. The rough cut from that is then reamed with a sandpaper wrapped bit. The head is first wrapped in tape then pressed into a 1āhole in a 1 x 4 wood block clamped to the bench press table.
I donāt have much use for throwers but it is time to do something with my L4 hosts that Iāve had for ages so I made a Convoy L4 driver based on my ATtiny841 design with 14 x 7135s where any number of them can be turned on in constant current, and a single dedicated 7135 to PWM between the 350mA steps. I had a bunch of switches with the same footprint laying around and figured one of them would work:
The placement works fine (although not perfectly centered) but the feel of the switch isnāt very nice so it was a bit of a mistake to design the driver for this type of switch footprint. I should have gone with the classic momentary side switch type.
The firmware isnāt ready, but that doesnāt matter as I donāt have to take the driver out when flashing, I can just update as I go alone. Instead of attaching wires to a clip like for the 85 I use cut up paper clips:
Iāve color coded a picture with circles that match the color of the correct wire so itās easy to see which wire goes in which via:
Perform the acupuncture and itās ready for flashing:
I havenāt decided which LED to use yet. Throwers are generally not much use to me so Iām thinking Iāll just use up one of my older XM-L2s are collecting dustā¦ or does this host deserve a XPL-HI?
Itāll certainly throw better with XP-L HI. You may need to adjust the reflector though, to change the depth of the focal point. A lot of reflectors are designed for emitters with domes, and need to be moved down a little to focus properly with a flat emitter.
Always a fun process, since the focus is sensitive to changes of even a tenth of a millimeter.
Nice work Mike.
This is the first driver Iāve seen with this MCU. All the best for the firmware. :+1:
Oh no, sounds like way too much work for a light that I probably wonāt use very much. Thanks for the warning! I think Iāll go with the XM-L2 option. I need to use up some of them anyway.
Thanks. Iāve updated my full range of drivers with this V6 design so all my lights will be getting an upgrade.
So how will you power / drive this ?
Keep us posted
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