New Build/Mod. Can A Humble Defiant 3C Trounce The Mighty TN31?

Spectacular !

I'm JacktheClipper , and I approve of this build .

WOW!

You really outdid yourself on this one! Fabulous work on the knurling, pill, heatsink, threads….well hell man it’s just an awesome piece of work! Great pics too, really tells the story. :wink:

Handheld spotlight, for sure. Well done!

Very nice work. Looks a little nicer in its medium sized versions.

Now that’s what I’d call rocket science!

Great build, it's a beauty! It looks best with all four tubes B-). I also think you should take off the ano of the head. I am curious about the numbers, what does it put out and what is the throw?

Very Impressive! Interesting you get 5.6A to the LED (tailcap * 4) out of an IOS 5 amp driver, but I think I got well over the rated amps from the 7 LED IOS driver too, with 3 26650's. Amazing what a lathe and lots of skill can do! Great Job!!

It would be great to get some measured #'s from it, if possible. With all that copper and heat sinking, you should be able to well over 6 amps - 8 amps sounds good at 2 amps/battery, but proably wouldn't benefit all that much.

Sure. Send it up :bigsmile:

I never imagined it would be so large.
How much does it weigh, fully loaded ?

Best wishes to Peter.

Fantastic machine work, DNF! I really like how you do your tailcaps.
The stock 2010 must be putting out at least 500L OTF (depending on draw at the tail). I reckon this ‘little’ ditty has to be doing 2.5 times that, easily. That thing’s a beast!

I’m not sure how long. Its been an ongoing project for about six weeks doing bits and pieces here and there. I’ve just got to work out the springs and it will be done.

Thanks to you all for the kind words.

With 4 batteries installed the center of gravity is just behind the heat sink. With your thumb and first finger snug up against the heat sink the light is pretty effortless to carry. I will have to take a picture.

I had not thought about removing the ano from the head. I may have to do that. Does anyone know what the equivalent off greased lightning is in Australia? As far as measurements go its a field I have not ventured into. I have intentionally not given any distance measurements to stay away from any controversy. :slight_smile:

Thanks mate. l’ll send it up on QLD rail. Everyone here is still in bed so I cant find the kitchen scales. Standing on the bathroom scales with and without the light the difference is 1.1kg which would be about 2.41 pound. If this is not close, when I find the kitchen scales I will amend this. I’m not sure how much I had built when you were here but it sorta just slowly evolved.

Hi Mr jacktheclipper I was tossing up whether to ask you if you could make me one of your famous lanyards for this light but in some sort of handle format. I could make an eyelet to go on the tailcap and put a noose over the head of the light. I’m not very creative so I dont know. What do you think?

Wow! Just Wow! That's an amazing build! Let's see 6+ amps in this baby!

-Garry

Greased lightning is basically a sodium hydroxide solution (aka lye, drain cleaner). I use drain cleaner for stripping anodization.

Gday mate absolutely gorgeous onya mate

Thanks texaspyro. It looks like a visit to the supermarket.

I use the crystalline version of drain cleaner. The only parts that I have done are fairly small. I cover the bottom of a 24 oz drinking cup with about 1/4” of lye and fill the cup with COLD water. Stir to dissolve (be careful to not splash it on sensitive parts of your house or body). Cold water is important since it releases a lot of heat when it dissolves. Hot water can cause it to splatter.

I suspend the part to be treated in the cup using a couple of largeish zip ties. One is full length, the other is a piece cut off of one and slid into the head of the long one. They are arranged in an inverted T shape. Jiggle the part every few minutes. It takes around an hour to strip most parts.

Well now . That light just has to be fairly heavy , so a paracord handle would need to be fairly wide to be comfortable . It would be nice to know which battery configuration would be the most used if the lanyard was to be attached to the tailcap . If the lanyard /handle was made to noose over both ends , however , the light could be used in any configuration and the padded section of the lanyard would be at the point of balance ...

Let me think about it some more when I haven't had several beers tomorrow .

And by the way, incredible mod to the Defiant.

A worthwhile testament and incredible work. I would say you have out done yourself but I think you have been over modest in the past. All the best to Peter.