Low-cost copper pills, spacers, optics, drop-ins (Updated 23/10/2022))

White Flat would need a SMO reflector to really perfofm. And bezel is quite thick. Though low Vf is interesting. Anyway, not for me, I want a pee light, ideally with 1000+ lm. :wink:

Just received two Copper P60 Quad shells. Excellent quality as always, awaiting parts to build with.

Yeah, dunno if I mentioned this when I got ’em, but the pills for S2+ triples came in perfectly, nice sturdy box to hold everything, and shiny! :laughing:

Just received my S2+ copper pills. Thanks!

Hi Kirill, do you offer Convoy C8/C8+ retaining rings?

Im sorry I cant find C8 pill ATM.
Does C8 rings interchangable with S2+?

Have you started a batch of copper S2+ full triple pills yet?

Sorry, dont see it reasonable since Hoop’s pills will be available soon.

Do you have a link to Hoop’s pills please?

Thank you kind sir.

Received a large order from Kiriba-RU. Everything looks good as usual. :+1:

I just, quite accidentally found out about the existence of “C8TT”. This is very, very cool!!

Do you have more details about this? It looks really nice, but i don’t see how to use it

Im building big belt grinder. It took very long time, same time Ive made a batch of parts that allow use angle grinder as belt grinder. I could not wait longer to try 3M green belt in some difficult job so I temporary set my battery powered angle grinder as belt grinder and tried to sand flat C8’s stainless bezel. Tiny machine dont work as good as big one but anyway it didnt take much time.
Regular SS C8 bezel sanded flat with some laser engraving. How to use it? Probably will make another one for special C8TT set for 2k post GAW.

I’d be in for a flat one

Looks nice Kirill !

I have done it myself some time ago…

Does anyone make a more narrow optic that fits your heat sink head?
This one is a bit too floody for me. I would like to mimic the beam profile on the stock convoy C8 with an orange peel reflector.

Thanks

If you are searching plug and play decision - no, noone.
I think blf members have build several thousands of lights using cute-3 optics. Somebody used to sand optics top flat and polish it clear.
Another optics (angie-s) do exist but:

  1. Im not sure it will give more throw
  2. It have different diameter and height
  3. the only place where you can pcb for angie is led4power.com. If you want to try you can ask Neven about suitable hosts and parts…

My thread is always open for such offtopics Mike.
This is not solution, just experience with multi-core vs solid core wire.
Multi-core wires were developed to use in moving construction, or when it is necessary to pull wire through some angled tube so it should be flexible.
If you need to solder and you have limited place for the connection, multi-wire is not best choise. Imagine that solder layer smallest thickness is limited (lets say 0.05mm) and each core is surrounded with this solder. It makes no sense in mechanical or electrical connection, just takes spare place.
About practice:
Can you find some lacquer insulated wire from old ac/ac transformer/motor/stator etc? You can open (scratch out coating) copper core just from one side and use a tiny amount of solder paste. Nothing compared with multi-core wire when pcb pad is always fully covered with solder. This way you can move your connection closer to the pcb outer border.
If it is not enough and this wire still contacts reflector, you need some custom contact piece (for example, nickel plated copper contacts that wires are crimped by in automobile) so your contact could be wider but smaller height (same area but more distance to reflector).
In few words, any solid piece of brass or copper can be more usefull than flexible multi-core wire if you need to limit solder covered area. For sure you need to solder (crimp) another wire to the end of this contact piece, but probably there is more place on the side neither under reflector.

P.S. Technical lacquer (for repairing transformers/motors/stators etc) is not rare item and can be easily found. DC power require times less insulation properties, probably thinest layer over custom contact/refletor bottom can help to avoid short-circuits.