I see that the Efest claim 6C, but that's asking a lot. I don't expect to get the full amperage with them, but I would not fork over the bucks for AW cells. Maybe if I was a Li guy, but it hurt just to buy these.
If I had done the lights as 3AA they would get 3 amps off the Eneloops with no problems at all.
That's why I added the copper collars. Now the tubes are held in place. I've never shot a Moose and my days of that kind of thing are long gone. I might still bite your leg though, or at least growl a little.
The 14500’s are 700 mAh so 6C for them is 4.2A, plenty. Always a trade off size vs capacity. I went to the 14650 size for that and for being the right size to fit my hand and grip.
That is one sweet build. Definitely the best looking multiple flashlight body build I have ever seen. It looks like it is easy to handle with one hand too. All that high CRI light in the palm of your hand. Very cool.
Many congrats on finishing this one-of-a-kind masterpiece! One of your glamour photos (I’m talking about the ones you took of the flashlight :bigsmile: ) HAS to go on the frontpage teaser. Just tell me which one and I’ll put it up there. I like the shot of it in your hand for relative size comparison.
Hmm. Wow that is a lot of work! I guess if you like Nichia emitters, but surely you could get a fat 26650 host instead and shove a bunch of them in?
However, this approach would be fantastic for a super Flood to Throw light, since you really do need to seperate each emitter and have a seperate aspheric for each one.
As such, you could simply(?) make a mechanism for moving the aspherics back and forth, all tied together and use the latest bin XR-Es, and make a quite impressive light.
Same basic approach that Led Lenser took with their X-21, and it is still a uniquely powerful flood to throw years later.
Erroneous assumption on my part. I only directly compared efest imr with Trustfire protected cells. I just assumed that if aw 10440’s were available that they would be capable of higher current draw. Moot point now.
Wow, Nichia 219 flood monster! I bet the wall of light this puts out is a thing of beauty with the twelve 219’s in there, would love to see some beam shots of this. I really like reading through these builds you do, lots of good info. Great job!
Update- Unfortunately, this light is back at the center of my thoughts and concerns. I got the 14500 batteries and loaded them into the light. It turned on - before I turned on the switch - Oh, Well, time to tear it all apart and find out what the hell happened now. This light has been nothing but problems. I think it's one of those projects that are just a little out of my comfort (and knowledge), zone. I'm grasping at straws now, since I cannot see why it is turning on when the switch is an open circuit. It has to mean that there is a short somewhere that is bypassing the circuit, but I do not know where. And to top it all off, right now I am spending time with my favorite Chiropractor. "Spring cleaning" just about cleaned my clock, LOL.
I hope to work on it this week end if time permits.
Its a WOW light without argument. WOW. You are the king of Mag Light mods. Ingenuity, creativity and just orsmness. Thanks for the build.
I’m going to teleport my next build to you so that you can do all that driver stuff and teleport it back to me ready to fit. Now go and get that back off yours better so we can start. If you dont I will have to come around and whip you back into line. Cheers.