First ever build

teacher · 2018-12-07T12:17:07.000Z

Welcome to BLF!!

I second what these guys have said, I have some C8’s with an XP-L HI & FET + 7135 Driver - 17mm - MTN-17DDm .

You will not be disappointed….

Witte · 2018-12-11T20:46:51.000Z

So, all parts haven been ordered.
Let the waiting begin

chadvone · 2018-12-12T03:07:34.000Z

The waiting is the hardest part

Keep us posted on how it goes.

Witte · 2019-01-05T09:55:36.000Z

Now the holidays are over I hope that all the packages arrive soon.

The first one arrived yesterday…

teacher · 2019-01-05T10:59:20.000Z

Yeah… mine are still slowly trickling in.

moonswamp · 2019-01-05T21:11:35.000Z

any progress on your mod ?

I still new here, what makes me happy is that I can get most of the components easily !

Yokiamy · 2019-01-05T21:22:46.000Z

As said before, the waiting is the hardest part

Witte · 2019-01-05T22:27:41.000Z

moonswamp:

any progress on your mod ?

I still new here, what makes me happy is that I can get most of the components easily !

Not yet, just got the host in the mail.
Still waiting for the other parts.

polarweis · 2019-01-06T01:09:17.000Z

do you have thermal paste? You should put that underneath the mcpcb(the copper plate the led sits on).

Witte · 2019-01-06T11:16:51.000Z

polarweis:

do you have thermal paste? You should put that underneath the mcpcb(the copper plate the led sits on).

I already read that somewhere, I have some thermal paste left from my pc

polarweis · 2019-01-06T14:49:03.000Z

Witte:

polarweis:

do you have thermal paste? You should put that underneath the mcpcb(the copper plate the led sits on).

I already read that somewhere, I have some thermal paste left from my pc

very good. not nice if you have all the parts and forget one thing :confounded:

Do you have a charger and battery already?

DB_Custom · 2019-01-06T15:13:20.000Z

I have some nice powerful jumper cables… Highly recommend you getting some… lol

Witte · 2019-01-06T15:47:49.000Z

polarweis:

very good. not nice if you have all the parts and forget one thing :confounded:

Do you have a charger and battery already?

Yep, have been using 18650 for many years already.

Witte · 2019-01-27T15:40:16.000Z

Just a small update, the LED got lost in the mail.
So I need to order a new one… the waiting continues

DB_Custom · 2019-01-27T15:45:29.000Z

Hate it when that happens! My memory is bad enough that if the package takes too long to arrive I forget what it was for when it finally shows up!

Witte · 2019-01-27T15:47:49.000Z

The frustrating part is that I got the wrong host, I ordered black but got Tan.
So I am waiting for the new host, and the LED is lost
Now looking to buy an other one, hope that one arrives quickly.

DB_Custom · 2019-01-27T15:50:18.000Z

On a key part, like the LED, I will usually order two or three when I need one, so if I mess up somehow during the build I don’t have to do the waiting all over again.

These days, with so many multi emitter lights, I find myself buying 20, 30, even 50 emitters at a time!

Witte · 2022-06-01T20:00:22.000Z

So, today was the day of the build.
Finally I received the LED so I was good to go.

The pictures below show some build-results. (Still need to take some beam shots)

LouieAtienza · 2019-02-02T17:01:42.000Z

I actually like that tan/gold color a lot! I just built a clear anodized one and pretty happy with it so far…

Witte · 2019-02-17T08:19:18.000Z

So, last week I managed to check out my new light.
The trees in the picture are, according to Google Earth, 180 meters away