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

Another way to go is put all the drivers or just the master with a big stack of chips in the center copper tube along with a 5th cell. That copper plate ties all of the B~~’s together(through the casings) so you would need led~~ to each of the four satellite hosts. Tying the B+’s together is optional but not necessary. What works best is not always synonymous with what can be done the best.

I need to sign up for some kind of 'driver boot camp' with an angry drill sergeant and everything. If I could force myself to stick with it I could figure it out, but I read something like that and my eyes glaze over and I drool a little and I get a headache, and I have to move on to something else before there's any permanent damage...

I get that look all the time comfychair, when I try to explain my new lights or the mods I’m making to my family. LOL My wife walks out of the room hoping I’m so into the talk of lights I won’t notice she’s gone. :wink:

[bad of me I know, but sometimes it works to get her to move on so I can concentrate]

so help me if this ever goes up for sale in the marketplace… ill trade both my kidneys and my right arm for this one!

Thanks, LEDs are already done (photo in the OP). I just use my soldering iron. I've gotten fairly good at it.

Well, I am going to see who wants to send me four fully charged 14500 IMR’s for testing and then I can send them back when the test is done. It’s either that or I use 12 Eneloops!

LOL, that's about my permanent state with this mod. I don't know how I talked myself into it.

COOL! Then you can make a replacement arm with LEDs in the fingertips and the power pack inside the arm!Laughing

I think it’s me not the subject matter ’cause I’ve learned to recognize that look and break off an explanation. Some things are just not meant for public consumption and I guess Duck chatter is among them. My appologies for headaches, loss of sleep, etc.

Justin, I just acquired 8 brand new 14650 cells and may have a matched set of 4 x 14500’s. I’ll check in 2hrs when I get home for a brief stint.

Keep Quackin bud, we hain't got no problem wid it.Wink

That’s a relief since I can’t see anyone’s eyes over the Internet.

Have you made up your mind about the wiring?

No, don't stop. I need to learn the driver stuff, but it's a steep cliff to climb and I can't find a good initial foothold. I don't know enough about it to know what I don't know...

Reading will only get me so far, I guess what I need to do is start experimenting directly with the hardware on my own, I learn better that way. Maybe with some experience the reading will start to make sense.

Well THANKS! Now I have goosebumps the size of Easter Eggs!

Can't wait to see this complete!!! Nice work so far Justin!!

Dan.

As previously mentioned WOW. I cant help on the wiring at all. I do have a question though. How do you plan on stopping this light from rolling of the table and onto the floor?

Thin metal is nearly impossible to work with so I'm not sure which bit looks rough. If it was me doing this I would have lots of metal screwed up in a ball. Nice work buddy.

I think I really have no choice other than to go with each battery direct to one star. I just do not have the room for 18 wires in that center tube and 18 wires would leave more room for my constant errors. Wiring the first example cuts down 8 wires that would go out the side of the heads. I can manage the rest (I think).

It's the lesser of two evils, although I would rather do it the way in the second example.

Actually, with the two metal plates, it sits well on the table and it would not roll on it's own, even on a slight angle.

This thing is gonna be pretty bad ass. You ideas never cease to amaze me.

{slow clap}

Well done, sir....well done.

Now you did it… now I’m thinking about reworking the Gadget. Yours is a much more elegant solution, and mine weighs a ton. Beautiful job so far!

Your wiring dilemma is the reason I outputted the tailcaps in parallel to an external switch. With one switch, the drivers don’t get ‘out of sync’ with modes and if one does when changing batteries, I just cycle the appropriate plug in and out.

Rich

Justin, you are frightening me...AGAIN!!!

NICE!! Dan.