The “Super Mod” is in and running, some basic tests have been performed and it’s a doozy! I’ll be working on getting some pics of the light tomorrow, and more extensive test results but have already done some ironing on the inevitable bugs and all is well.
This is yet another Convoy C8. Orange peel reflector to date, but working on that. AR lens from Richard. And the XM-L2 U2 1A emitter on a 20mm Noctigon. Yes, a 20mm Noctigon. I have a Dr. Jones 3.04A lucidrv installed with 7 additional chips. Totally ran out of chips. lol But she’s pulling 5.55A from a Samsung 20R so I guess we’re pretty good right where we’re at.
What makes it a Super Mod? Well, Bucket put this one together. It’s got about half a pound of copper between the head and body, with the fins machined off the head and a copper spacer press fit onto the head to merge with the big finned copper pill that threads up into the head and the 20mm Noctigon sits right on top, perfectly situated for the reflector to mate up to! It’s a real beauty, hefty and solid and manages heat beyond expectations. How well? After the first 30 seconds in it’s first test run, it only dropped 93 lumens in the next 4 1/2 minutes!
Some numbers! Oh yeah, those…With a fresh 20R preliminary tests show a start up lumen value of 1700.85 OTF, with 1624.95 OTF @ 30 seconds. I’m showing in the second test that it’s still making 1538.70 at 2 minutes. This is running with the stock tail switch spring bypassed, I need to go ahead and get a McClicky for it or a Tofty or a Smart Switch, as I don’t know how long the stock switch will run 5.55A!
Buck has some pictures and a video of the making of this light on his thread on the C8 copper pill if you’d like to step over there and see how he did this one. The big copper pill is definitely paying off managing the heat, and it feels fantastic in the hand!
I’ll get more pics and more tests and put the results in the spreadsheet for the follow through to the Trifecta, with some beamshots to follow tomorrow night.