[Feeler Thread] Copper direct-connected 20mm triples and quad universal MCPCB boards

Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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JohnnyMac, actually we don’t need XM-* more because of new CREE XP-L

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How about 4 of those in your quad? Very interesting indeed…

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someone here tied them and said they do not play very nice with the normal XP-(E/G) optics.

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The issue is when still domed.

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Ah. I missed that.

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I assume you were referring to this thread by welight: Cree XPL. In the OP welight mentions that the XP-L just won’t fit under the Carclo and Ledil XP- optics. Dedome it and the problem goes away, but at that point there’s not much special about the XP-L other than the fact that it fits on a triple XP Noctigon.

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Macro (600px/inch)

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In my last PM to you, for some reason I was thinking these were for XM-L's. With the recent announcement and availability of XP-L's, I'm really glad I was wrong.

What's amazing is that even with inefficient high CRI Q2 bin XP-G2's and Richard's FET driver, this thing should put out 1400 emitter lumens.

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Hi,

leaftye suggested I post my question re. the 4 emitter board here: If I want to use the 4 emitters as 4P (all 4 emitters in parallel), how to wire this board such that there are just the normal +/- emitter leads to the board?

The diagrams I’ve seen show 3 leads to the board, including one directly from the battery + to one of the pads on the board, plus 2 others.

Thanks,
Jim

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Hope this pics must help )

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Hi,

I just figured out why the pics aren’t showing for me. I have Malwarebytes Pro installed, and it’s flagging lumenaddict.com so it blocks all of your pics :(…

EDIT: If those images are the same as the ones on IS’ website, then I still am not sure about the 4P configuration as I’ve seen the images on IS’ website.

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Just replace the second red wire with a jumper between the two crescent shaped pads.

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This is cool, and stuff. I’ve never considered doing a custom light from scratch before but I like this thread!

What hosts and drivers are you guys considering using with these boards?

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I rehosted Aleyx's pictures to Imgur for you. Hopefully you're able to view these.

http://imgur.com/a/wsxA5/embed

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Hi,

Thanks! I can see those pics you posted. Perfect!

EDIT: Sorry - mistake - I was so happy to just see some images :).

The ones you posted are for the triple. Do you have similar for the quad board?

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It's an album. There should be strip on the bottom to allow you to select the other pictures in the album. Alternatively, if you hover over the right edge of the picture box, you should see a "NEXT" button appear to advance to the next picture in the album.

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Ahh - ok, I hadn’t noticed that… it works.

Thanks,
Jim

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This is the thread you want: Suitable hosts for 24mm quad optics.

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Here's my own pictures. There are 4 pictures in this album.

http://imgur.com/a/Xyvyj/embed

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Didnt I see someone in the US stocking these?

I swear I did, I thought it was IS or LEDS.

Edit: Yep found them at Illumn!