dchomak
March 10, 2015, 12:15am
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IMHO, the best solution for big lights are the drill battery packs. They already have a BMS on board and they can quick charged. They are built out of IMR’s and can really supply high current levels. Here is a big light I built using an 18V pack.
Done the easy way.
I’m starting with one of these, most everyone knows about them.
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Back probably 10 years ago they were about the brightest light one could get in the mainstream retail channels. I remember my local Sams Club had them on clearance one day and I bought a bunch because the price was very low, something like $10 or so. I remember their regular price was about $30. What I didn’t know at the time is that the 12V rechargable battery that ran them, which was included, was of …
Here is another that I will try to run on a 12v pack, although it may not quite work out.
The redo is finished except for the driver.
I have had these ideas for some time now and I finally got a started on building my first XHP-70 light. From reading about the other mods and builds here, it seems to me that the most difficult part of building one of these is coming up with a way to power the LED. The XHP-70 can be configured to run on 6V or 12V, I am choosing 12V 6V. Ideally I suppose, running a 6V configuration with a 2S configuration and a driver is ideal. 2S hosts are common and …