Dale, what size wire did you use in your build? I can’t quite read it in the picture :nerd_face:
Nice work Dale. Great.
Regards
I used 20 ga in this one. I’ve used 18 before, the one that is doing over 4000 has 18 ga. This one has a 20ga bypass at the driver, as well as in the tail. 20ga all around.
Thanks Anonym.
cool thanks. I was planning on using 18 for mine, but RMM is out of stock at the moment
post #2 guys is who paid and what day and what u ordered ect... if u did not see it
Hey can I add 1 more quad aluminum?
Right now I am at 2x triple copper and 1x quad aluminum.
yes u can add what ever u like this thread is where u pay
dark not no more :) sorry half charged cell
Which FET drivers (populated) are suitable for this triple XP-L setup? I saw Dale is using Wights A17DD-S08.
The only issue will be with a 2 sided board you will have to modify the brass retaining ring. The brass is easy to work, a small round file will do nicely. Rotary tool makes it faster and exponentially more dangerous.
It doesn’t need a whole lot, just enough to clear the components on the board so it doesn’t push em off or short the positive LED or something.
Richard has a couple of versions that will work well, the BLF17DD Ver 3.1 works fairly well, the components at the edge are small and it doesn’t take much to clear em. There’s already a bevel cut in the ring so it can act as a guide to make it easier.
Payment sent for 1 AL Triple kit
Don’t know if I’ll be able to re-flow the emitters but nothing like trying once or five times
Post #2 updated guys if i missed that u paid please pm me, international guys please pm me on shipping quote
I have used a butane micro torch to reflow drivers, but I’ve never done an emitter either. I think I’ll try the frying pan method. It should be interesting. XP-L’s are too expensive… Makes me nervous.
Hope u guys are happy i just bought 28pcs of the Noctigon XP32 boards i hope they sell or i got some projects to build
Dang Nitro! You converted my entire payment into 32mm Noctigons! lol
I don’t know how many Hank has left, the site has been showing 168 since he restocked em and I know that can’t be right. I got my 9… figured even if I don’t need em now, who knows where they’ll come in handy later on. Right?
I have a 6” circle of 1/8” thick 304SS that I picked up for free at the welding shop. He’d cut it out of a plate on a project he had recently completed. This sits perfectly on the 6” small burner on our induction stove top. At a setting of about 4 1/2 I let it heat up for about 5 minutes, then place the star on it and watch the magic! The big thing re-flowing emitters is how little solder paste it actually takes. If you don’t have paste, you can touch the pad with some solder on your iron and let it “tin” that way. The emitter sit’s all wonky on top of the hardened solder but when it heats up on the stove it magically jumps into place.
This was experimenting with the bigger XHP70, putting it on a copper pedestal so it’d fit the XM-L star. The magic happens at the very end of this short video (solder starts melting at about 39 seconds) if you don’t care to hear me talking about it and the phone ringing…
yea i think i over bough, but once there gone from HANK i dobt u never see them again so buy up ;) Nice vid Dale
Payment sent for 2 sets of Cu triple spacer, optics and FET driver.
PP sent for two tripple Cu kits
10x Nitro
Btw, you offer drivers too?? Pls say if you do, cause i will need 1
Thanks!
i just offered it to 1 member, but if u need one just let me no what with a link and ill buy it and add to your order ?
EDIT:I will order any drivers u guys want only for the international buyers to help with shipping
Lol Nitro you might as well just open your own store like RMM!
i could not handle it lol, i do Group Buys when i like the idea/item and i need the heatsinks as well so why not try to help everyone ?