And for the record, I first contacted Fred 3 Months ago almost to the day. Waiting for the custom driver or probably could have had it a month ago. Oh well. It’s sweet, works beautifully…even surprisingly so and it’s perfectly executed. Win Win Win! 
Very nice looking light, are you sure you want to carry it around and scuff it up?
Whats the black flashlight in the first photo?
Thanks Bort, yeah I’ll be wearing it on a ti curb chain around my neck, don’t think my chest hairs will scratch it up too bad! 
It’ll get lots of use, already has in fact. And that beam is impressive in the dark, shines like a much bigger light! Yep, I’m a happy camper! :bigsmile:
The black light is an L2P with EDC+ Triple Nichia 219 pulling 2A between em.
The gold L2P is waiting for Matt’s Hyperion, Triple XP-G2’s at 5+Amps total!
Through and through. Awesome!
Thank you for sharing this DBCstm
It is wonderful to see something so special come to fruition!
Simply amazing. Fantastic light. You’ve probably mentioned it somewhere but what battery and driver are you using? I cant wait to see the pill for the HD2010 he’s making.
Saaaweeet!
Love the pics, love the light, thanks for sharing.
Wow! Wow! Wow! What a beaut!!! :love:
The battery is an Efest IMR 10440 easily capable of 3A or more. This I know because I accidentally shorted it for a split second and it burned a blister on my finger! Dang thing is potent!
The driver is a mini FluPIC (10mm diameter!) with preset Lo, selectable Med (1 of 10 levels selectable in mode 5) and a full out Hi (which is supposed to only be 650mA but it’s very very bright on this Nichia 219 5000K) For some reason mode 4 is a blank. Mode 5 makes the selection for mode 2 (med) and it has a memory that kicks in at just under a second. Low voltage cut-off at 2.8V. No funny noises, no blinkies of any kind.
Who’s making a copper pill for a HD2010? I thought YOU were doing that for me?!?
My 5 year old is in love with it, thinks he should have it. (His very words) When told that it’s mine, he’s like, “Well have him make me one!”
Yeah yeah I know it’s not fair, but the EDC+ is one of 2 lights I have that has been tested in a sphere at 720 OTF lumens. The TP holds it’s own pretty well, of course the EDC+ Triple has more spill so the throw comparison is kind of a leveler to split the difference on the sheer size and battery power difference, not to mention 3 emitters.
Same settings, pitch dark out with not even a moon. Shot with the 5DMkII and 100mm Macro 2.8L IS. Settings mimicked what I saw. Cropped into the shot for a 5x7 @300 dpi from the larger 13x19 300 dpi shot to show detail on the oil drum 50 yds out. A tiny AAA format light that throws 50 yds! Not too shabby!
In actuality the XP-G2 emitters in the EDC+ are very similar to the Nichia 219 5000K emitter. And they’re pulling 2A for a theoretical 700mA to each, which is just 50mA more than the mini FluPIC drives the Texas Poker. So the difference is mainly in optics vs. reflector divided by total number of emitters squared minus the ambient temperature and the weight of a Super Taco. Oops, sorry, got carried away there. But obviously the emitter comparison with the power it’s given is quite similar. Both lights have the emitters mounted on copper. Both are in copper heatsinks. One is awesome. One is black.
One light is just severely outclassed.
that came out awesome! congrats on the functional work of art. jealous.
Thanks Pulsar. The large hole in the tail was intended for my Ti curb chain, but I decided to do some reshaping on a McGizmo Ti gate clip so that the end is more rounded and fit’s the Texas Poker readily and mount that on the chain instead. I took the clasp out of the chain and reattached the links so that it’s a continuous chain with no break, the Ti gate clip hangs from the chain and the light is easily removable for use. This way everything that can be is Titanium, even the spring on the gate clip.
Don’t know if it’s water proof enough to just leave on in the shower or swimming, need to ask that question. With the o-rings it has in it I would think it would be safe for 30’ or less.
Low is very nice in the night. Hi is intense. Med I can set where I want it in 10 steps from Lo to Hi, have it at 4 for the time being and it’s looking like that’s a good choice.
Couple of new pics, what can I say, I’m obsessed.
Did I mention that I LOVE this light?
Awesome work DBCstm !
Thanks Hikelite, how about an accessory from Photon Fanatic to match the light? A battery holder for the keychain so a spare cell is always ready to go…
Looking like a very large bullet, it’s Texas Poker Ammunition.
Trying out a Plastic Spring from Lee Spring Co, cut down to a single coil it’s purpose is to keep the battery separated from the driver when in the off position and to be slippery enough to keep the twisty smooth and silky. With these fantastic threads smooth and silky is guaranteed!
The Plastic Spring:
Installed in the Texas Poker:
For perspective (and just because I love looking at these threads):
A closer look, keep in mind that the driver under this spring is 10mm in diameter:
And just because:
really state of the art craftmanship. excellent work of photon fanatic. none of their lights are boring to look at…
thanks for sharing the making process Dale
A few pics of the pair, the Texas Poker with it’s sidekick the Battery Bunker. (Don’t ask me, Fred names em)
The pair with my fav blades from Benchmade, the AFCK with 3.9” ATS-34 blade and the Nimravus cub with 4.5” M2 blade.
How do you turn this perfect a radius on a manual lathe?
Happy trio
Matching tailcaps, except the Battery Bunker is left with a sharp glass breaker point!
Showing the cap off the Battery Bunker and it’s payload: the Efest IMR10440
The Texas Poker and it’s backups, the MBI HF in Ti and CU. The Ti HF has an XM-L T5 while the CU HF has an Nichia 219. They are in configuration to run the Nuke 10250 cell.
Daily carry, the Texas Poker on it’s Ti curb chain and the HF’s along with a Ti Pen, and Ti pill fob of my own make on my keychain….among other things.
Everytime I think I know a little about working with tools or electronics, someone on this forum shows me how puny my skills are.
I hate all of you for making me feel bad about myself. LOL! Just joking but the level of skill and knowledge on this forum is formidable. If all you talented guys could pool your skills in to a single vein, you could start a company that would instantly rival any flashlight manufacturer out there.