Noctigon 20mm copper triple XPG/XPE/XTE coming soon!

[mattthemuppet]

@Hank Wang

Not very soon but it’s in the works and will fit just a bit larger optics.

would it be worth making this a 35mm board, so that it’s compatible with the 35mm Cute optics? I’m not sure how that fits with flashlight hosts (literally) though or if there are any 32mm triple XM-L optics as I haven’t looked.

[NightCrawl]

@ohaya

Hopefully this’ll be ok in this thread, but another vendor has a boost driver that can drive 3ups in series, but only at 1 amp, which would be ok for XP-E2s, but under-driving XP-G2s. The board is a double board, with the contact board being 20mm and the other board being about 17mm. Boards are connected via pins, so if you can fit the upper board into the end of a pill, you can Fujik the area between them for add’l support (or for you comfy, probably make a pill extender instead :laughing:…

Thats only ok if you provide a link. ;)

[ohaya]

@NightCrawl

@ohaya

Hopefully this’ll be ok in this thread, but another vendor has a boost driver that can drive 3ups in series, but only at 1 amp, which would be ok for XP-E2s, but under-driving XP-G2s. The board is a double board, with the contact board being 20mm and the other board being about 17mm. Boards are connected via pins, so if you can fit the upper board into the end of a pill, you can Fujik the area between them for add’l support (or for you comfy, probably make a pill extender instead :laughing:…

Thats only ok if you provide a link.

Since you asked, it’s this one:

http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1391

I’m using it to driver a Luxeon 3up in series.

[djozz]

@djozz

@djozz

Yes, you need a hole in the middle of the pill. As for the host, I guess you need some creativity.

The only triple I have build is a 20mm triple Nichia219 with these (narrow) Carclo optics (parallel wired with 3.04A qlite driver). I used this Convoy S5 host from Fasttech, it has the right diameter to fit these boards/optics, although a small slice of light (~10%) of each TIR is blocked by the front o-ring. Because a reflector is much deeper than the TIR I have put a cilindrical block of aluminium between the led-board and the pill as a spacer (can store some heat as well). I could make a picture of the light tonight..

I knew I had some pictures of the pill assembly (TIR is not in picture) already somewhere on my phone, just uploaded them :-) :

These boards sure get crowded when you parallel wire them (these wires were tiny already!)

Actually, looking at it side by side with the DQG18650, if I could substract the length of the spacer the Convoy S5 would be almost as short as the DQG (I need a dedicated Convoy TIR host! ).

[AlexTG]

@Hank Wang

They will come reflown

Hank, will you also be offering them bare?
I have a lot of 219A in my drawer, so I don’t like the idea of paying for 3 extra LEDs that I don’t really need.

[comfychair]

@AlexTG

@Hank Wang

They will come reflown

Hank, will you also be offering them bare? I have a lot of 219A in my drawer, so I don’t like the idea of paying for 3 extra LEDs that I don’t really need.

Click this here linky thing and read what it says--> http://intl-outdoor.com/noctigon-3xp-advanced-triple-led-copper-mcpcb-2-pcs-p-763.html

[Ford_Prefect]

Added to the “Must buy” list. Now off to shop for hosts that will fit it and copper bar stock. 2000+ lumen pocket rocket incoming!

[Hank_Wang]

@AlexTG

@Hank Wang

They will come reflown

Hank, will you also be offering them bare?
I have a lot of 219A in my drawer, so I don’t like the idea of paying for 3 extra LEDs that I don’t really need.

Yes they will also be offered bare.

[djozz]

I just now noticed the clever electrical circuitry on this board, so you can get the leds parallel with just a few solderbridges instead of the usual bunch of wires, well thought out!

[NightCrawl]

Indeed, thats very smart. But rebuilding some triples would be a PITA, so I dont think I'll do that.^^

[scaru]

@JohnnyMac

This is awesome stuff!! Looking forward to building a light or two around this baby. Thanks a ton, Hank!!

Any chance of an XM-L version anytime soon?

+1, I'm super excited to get my hands on a copper triple XM-L board.

[FlashPilot]

@scaru

@JohnnyMac

This is awesome stuff!! Looking forward to building a light or two around this baby. Thanks a ton, Hank!!

Any chance of an XM-L version anytime soon?

+1, I’m super excited to get my hands on a copper triple XM-L board.

+2 on that! I could use several.

[AlexTG]

@comfychair

Click this here linky thing and read what it says

@Hank Wang

Yes they will also be offered bare.

Thanks, Hank, just ordered 3 pairs

[zelee]

since this baby is coming soon can i say we have a brighter future?
:bigsmile:

[RaceR86]

Ordered! :)

[panthervision23]

Hmm… I like to see how it performs on a flashlight.

[comfychair]

@panthervision23

Hmm… I like to see how it performs on a flashlight.

Well, hrm... I'd guess better performance by the same factor as copper vs. aluminum for the single LED boards? Why would it be any different?

[MRsDNF]

Where do you get a 12 amp driver from?

[comfychair]

Stack 32 7135s?

[Ouchyfoot]

The whole advantage of copper is the fact that it allows you to push your emitters a little harder. I just don’t know how to go about driving these triple Noctigons. Being 20mm they’re mostly good for tube lights and mini-mags, and none of the drivers I can find with appropriate specs will fit into any of these hosts. I’m also never sure what kind of driver is suitable for series vs parallel.