Worked on the battery holder. Same procedure on this end except springs are added.
Used a Craftsman rotary tool with abrasive disc to notch the reflectors. The reflectors have such large openings they would have been in contact with the contact points on the Noctigons.
There is a tree near the middle of the shot(a little to the left). Two smaller trees to the right of that one, the pond and far bank, another smaller tree. The black you see between the 3rd and 4th trees is water and behind that the far bank of the pond. Keep your eye on the far bank. Leadbelly has a much more intense light on the far bank. At least 150 yards to the pond.
Edit: Used Samsung protected cells in Leadbelly, not sure how much the protection circuit limited output, will do more beam shots this weekend with unprotected Panasonics.
Fenix TK70
BTU Shocker(model with XM-L2 on copper, cool white)
Kind of wishing I hadn’t started this thing only because of the cost, $50 for the plate. Just hope I can finish and have a working light in the end. The reason for the name “Leadbelly” is because of the weight of the light, it won’t be an EDC.
I'm guesstimating the size of that piece of copper. I would have to say $50 is a very good price. I hear you on the kind of wishing you hadn't started. The reasonable, thrifty side of me is saying, "What are you doing, Man!". The other side is saying "Yeah Man, lets go!". I'm trying to not let the reasonable side win. Even though, that side is usually right. I'll just be happy if I complete my build.
It’s not that big but it’s heavy, 4’ x 12’ x 1/4’, an aluminum plate is going behind the copper plate, will probably only use half or less of the copper.