Making a 12-Up out of Mini-Mags and Nichias. It's Finished and BEAM SHOTS are up now!!

you my friend, are an inspiration and a force to be reckoned with.

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THAT is how nichia 219s should be used - multiples of multiples :bigsmile:

You might inspire maglite into making those four-eyes lights :-)

I wish Maglite would be inspired into somethingTongue Out

Tomorrow is the trip to Lowes, to look at copper fittings. The wife is concerned...

I will have to buy her another perennial for Hummingbirds, to pull this one off.

you could hide more parts in two perennials :wink:
cant wait to see how this one turns out… and maglite inspired? hahahahahahahaha.

Wow I am excited for this!!

And this, I gotta see. 12 219’s , wow! Gonna be serious, 4 sure! :wink:

I wanted to do a quad-triple Nichia but it’d be $60 just for the stars/LED’s…

Rich

Yep, this is not going to be a “budget light”. I have everything for it, but still it’s going to be over $100 just in components and hosts. I’ve debated it over and over again. Make and sell single lights, or make a crazy 12-up. Of course, it ain’t over till it’s over. Might be a flop considering the small spaces and how to connect all the drivers, etc.

Actually I have thought of wrapping three XM-L C8 together and get something like a Fenix TK75.

You’re right, this isn’t what I imagined you were doing. Fooled me again. Lol.

It isn’t what I imagined either. I just decided this morning, as I was sitting at an empty work bench, in the garage.

The OP is Updated and also I have some questions on wiring, which I put in the First Post. I need some gurus to drop by and answer them.

No Guru here but I like method number 2.

Justin, I do believe I have 2 pieces of 1/4” aluminum plate in 6061 (I do, they’re 2 9/16x2 9/16) if you need them for this they’re yours, just holler.

OL - i like the way you think :slight_smile:

OL- This is a case of sharing an idea before it is formed . . but could they each be wired to turn on independently and then just control the grounds collectively via tailcap - (as with switches or pressure pads, but with one switch that turns them on from just 1 to all 4)?

Possible, but not probable. Wiring in those tiny spaces will already be a real challenge.

Yes. Having them come on 1-2-3-4 would be cool. That’s how my Eye40 works. I can’t figure out how the the beam profile always remains perfectly circular. You would think having just two or three heads on at the same time would leave a real wonky looking profile.

I vote for method 2, simply to keep your battery state in sync. With independent wiring each emitter will drop out independent of the others.
There are other reasons, but this alone would be enough to convince me.

Yep, I think it’s the best way to go too and that’s what I am looking at doing.