After just building fourteen red XP-E2 lights for other people (hunters), I figured I would build a special one for myself. The deep red Luxeon rebel has always intrigued me, and I needed a change from the XPE2s. This is the first rebel I’ve had mounted on a direct thermal path SinkPad II. These little rebels are rated for max 750mA, so I had to drive them at 1.5A per emitter. As already posted, I stacked a Qlite drive for 4.5A to run my triple. SinkPad triple boards are set up for easy series hookup, but not so convenient for parallel. You also have to remember to grind the edges, or it won’t fit in a 20Mm tube.
I started by building a little contact board to run the 22AWG Teflon leads from the driver pads. This mod wouldn’t have worked with silicone wires as they are twice as thick.
Attaching the 26AWG Teflon LED wires.
I had to expand the hole in the SinkPad, and still barely got the wires through. It’s a good thing I thought to stick an insulater disc to the roof of the pill, as there is no more room left inside. It’s jammed in tight. There is no room to store any slack wire. A real tight fit.
All the wires had to be sized and stripped to the exact length at the emitter. Time to add a Carlco optic and screw this baby into somethin.
A red triple should always be installed in a red host. That’s class.
Yep! It’s red alright.
Still red. My cat seems to like it.
Still red
Here’s the 18350 version for those who prefer a shorty.
Q: Why did Ouchyfoot build himself a red flashlight?
A: He has absolutely no idea.