hey guys im on a quest to build a monster light but im looking for some pics/designs first before i order parts
im looking for pics of its size so pics of u holding the light in hand would be great :)or pics of it torn down ??
and any input on what u think of it, like to large,ugly,to heavy ect……
It’s way too large, far too heavy and ugly as sin…. but still pure awesome! 
that’s my main concern is that it looks so heavy in the pics i see on websites. But that’s the biggest light iv seen with that size of a head unless i can have a custom one made but will not be cheap
Hhmm, 480+ kcd and 4,400 lumens of awesomeness, that is... 
I'm at work, but I got 3 of them at home right now in various states...
Would you like a pic of one in each hand? I'm not sure where to stick the 3rd one, but others have told me where to stick it.
Now…those reflectors are a little bigger than the C8 standard, right? Plus the merge at the middle…how do you get that high a beam intensity? De-dome? And how hard are you driving those XM-L2’s to get 4400 otf?
Slightly bigger than C8, maybe - I consider them about the same from what I recall when I measured them. De-domed XM-L2 U2 1A's on Noctigon or SinkPAD's, back of reflector counter sunk for perfect focus, AS5 under star with surface sanded/polished to 2500 GRIT, all springs (5) copper braided, 20-22 gauge wires, IOS 4.5A driver in direct drive with 3 cell/3 LED config, DeoxIT Gold on contact surfaces after cleaning them - must use low resistance cells for these results: Samsung 20R's or SONY 30A's, or maybe 20Q's. I measured 5.5A - 6A at the switch (i.e. tail). I get 5,200-5,400 lumens with the domes. On some battery carriers, I even added jumpers across the traces to reduce resistance - yes, I'm a sico on details... Ohhh - it's no pencil beam for sure. Haven't heard anyone describe a de-domed Shocker's beam that way... yet.
Keep in mind I've gotten 100 kcd on de-domed C8's at lower amps, also, keep in mind a full out modded TN31 can produce 1,700 lumens even when de-domed. Some amazin stuff has happened this year with XM-L2 LED's.
Please note I measure 430-436 kcd at 5 meters, but rdrfronty confirmed that # at 5m, and got 485 or so at 15m.
TomE would u no how big the pill is in that light ? I’ll be having some made from copper if I decided to purchase this light or have a custom head made
It's a one piece job - no removable pill. There is a threaded piece that screws in that the driver mounts to:
That inner aluminum ring also screws in as well. What I do is use a file to make 2 notch's in that inner ring so I can use a needlenose to tighten/loosen it. Much better to use the inner ring rather than the outer ring when accessing the driver. Underside view with the driver attached:
Another view:
The pill is is a single piece and part of the body that includes the finned section, the battery tube threads and the plate that the emitters mount on. Sorry I haven’t been able to get a photo of just that part. You can see a groove on the outside of the light just past the finned section, there the rest of the head screws down into the “pill”.
If made of solid copper you’d need a helper to move the light around 
Edit: Ah there you go, Tom is on the case 
Here are a few shots next to other lights for size reference if it helps -
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Holy crap.
Nice presentation of your EDC weapons carrier! :bigsmile:
Thats case is soo sic -- I'm jealous! Not sure why you need a case though for pocket EDC's ?
Well, not exact EDC’s . Putting one of those BTU’s in my pocket would be a pretty neat trick. Even if I managed to get it in my pocket somehow, I’d likely end up mooning somebody from it pulling my pants down.
Or burning your pants down! :bigsmile:
I think I just sprained an eye ogling Post 10.
If your looking for a big head only . The biggest I’ve found in the Par 36 from FM at CPF. It’s kinda ugly and awfully expensive though.
Awesome pics, I think I’ll buy it to start my project if it does turn out to be on the heavy side then I’ll call it fat bastard lol
nitro - do you need the stock reflector? I got a host, minor issues with the reflector though... 