Someone step up... for a custom light with reliable electronics, it's a good price!
Hot dang that is nice!!
Sadly I dont have a charger for these cells and I'm too much like Scrooge McDuck for this light.. but damn thats nice. Post it over at CPF for 200$..
If it does not sell here, then CPF is the next stop, ebay as a last resort...
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It's really exceptionally beautiful!
Awesome job, OL!
Price Drop
I'm curious how bright this is compared to being operated on Li-Ion?
I'm working hard to replace my dad's DRY with something more safe and less complicated in terms of battery charging, but I don't want to sacrifice much output.
Well, all I can tell you is each led is driven with a 3040ma nanjg driver. They are getting juice from the 4/3AF NiMHs, rated at 4200ma. I don’t know.
I can't do any testing, since the only meter I have just screws up if I try amperage testing. I tried the way people tell me and all I get is a very dim (scary looking) blue light out of the leds and the meter jumps all over the place from 0 to who knows where, because it's jumping so darned fast. (ON every light I have tried it with). I don't know how people check anything with those stupid digital meters. I have not tried it with this light, because I'm scared to use it (the meter). I hate meters.
I know it is bright, but I can't take a good photo of it either, since I'm not good at that kind of stuff and I really have no place to take a good photo, so I don't have an answer for you, sorry.
ALSO, these are 4/3AF NiMHs and you would need a Hobby Charger for them.
Oh I didn't realize those 4/3AF batteries require a hobby charger. I apologize for wasting your time.
Not a waste of time. I don’t have anything else to do.
this charger available from eBay can fit 4/3AF (18650 sized) cells and has a 1.2V NiMH charging mode. I bought one for a buddy of mine who purchased three lights from me. Each light used a different chemistry cell and he didn't want multiple chargers. This fit that niche very nicely, and for < $15 as I recall.
I will send the buyer an unmodded battery holder that allows for Li-Ion use, if interested.
Final Price Reduction, before I tear it down for the components. Price will stay till the week end, or whenever I get too frustrated. LOL
Don't tear it down!! I'll take it.
Edit: Paypal sent 5/17 @ 1425.
Don't worry 'bout modding the battery holder-I can use it as is and I have a nimh charger.
Rich
And it's sold! I probably would have bought it at that price.
Congrats Dorpmuller!
Rich - You got it!
Thanks,
Justin
I got it today. The pics don't do it justice! It's a beautiful job and definitely one of a kind.
It really becomes a blowtorch on 3 paralleled IMR's... the nice copper carrier is gonna replace a crap one in another DRY I have, so everything has a good home here.
It's as bright as the regular DRY on high, so I'm well pleased!
Rich