Ricky suggested I post here about his revised Mini C8, and consequently the one that he gave me. I like miniature items, especially ones that are duplicates of a known larger daily use item. This one being a carbon copy of the C8 that most of us are very familiar with, it is certainly appealing to me.
I also have no sense. No sense of propriety. So, with total disregard to values and time spent, I set out to make Ricky’s Mini C8 a better light. This meant a custom made pill was in order. I started with a 1” bar of 6061, and ended up with this…
Utilizing a copper Noctigon board with an XP-G2 R5 2B emitter, I put a stock 3.04A Qlite behind it…
Here’s a look into the 18mm McGizmo reflector, glued to the Noctigon to ensure centering in this little light…
But I did something new, and I believe in so doing I made a mistake. I ran out of Arctic Alumina so I used JB Weld instead. I have been seeing some others using it with no fear of shorting or causing electrical issue, but I must have missed something….as I believe the JB Weld is acting as a resistor and limiting the output of what I intended to be a little powerhouse. The light will only pull .73A, making 217 OTF lumens with 3 modes.
217 is significantly higher than it started, for sure. And of course the tint and beam profile are very nice now too. Rick likes it, it’s pretty darn potent, so that will have to be enough for me…for now.
Gotta run, but will be back with version 2 of this little Mini C8 in a little while