ABOUT THESE LIGHTS
Hey All... I recently gave away two of my favorite lights to some friends, and after I realized I wanted to replace them, I figured I would take a few pictures of the build. I am by no means a hardcore builder, but I do what I enjoy...
The black host will use 3 different tints (3000k, 4000k, and 5000k), and the grey host will use 1 tint (3x 5000k).
My favorite beam pattern for up close work is the frosted medium spot optic. (or equivalent)
I got all these parts from mtnelectronics (hence the title). I got the LED boards with LEDs already re-flowed. FWIW I paid for all the parts and am not being endorsed by mtn.
PARTS
JAXMAN E2L Triple LED Flashlight Host - Black
JAXMAN E2L Triple LED Flashlight Host - Grey
20mm MTN Triple XP / 219 + 3x XQ-E DTP Copper MCPCB
- Reflow LED: bare LED
Nichia 219C D240 4000K - Bare LED - 90+ CRI
Nichia 219C D280 3000K - Bare LED - 80+ CRI
Nichia 219C D280 5000K - Bare LED - 80+ CRI
(3) Nichia NVSW319AT D400 5000K 80+ CRI LEDs on 20mm 3XP MTN Copper DTP MCPCB
10508 Carclo Lens - 3-UP Frosted Medium Spot Optic
Stainless Steel Flashlight Pocket Clip
FET + 7135 Driver - 17mm - MTN-17DDm
- Wires + Spring Option: Complete | Wires + B..
- Firmware: Bistro
- Turbo Timer: Bistro/D4/Cresc. (Te..
BUILD
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So the Jaxman E2L does not fit 20mm triple boards without sanding/filing down the perimeter of the board. Its not bad, but I was impatient with the second board and I messed up one of the 319AT LEDs with my file, causing significant damage to the dome. So I replaced it with a 219C I had in my spare parts bin. (you'll notice it in the pictures)
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I like this host for triples (other than sanding the LED board). Its fairly lightweight and has a solid shelf for the LED board to dissipate heat.
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Got the drivers with spring bypass straight from mtnelectronics.
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I may replace the springs with better ones in the future, but I'm not after peak brightness on these lights, so I'm going to leave them alone for now.
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Only have one clip for now.
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SIMPLE BEAMSHOTS AND COLOR
Took these shots with the tint-mixed version (black host). The all 5000k version (grey host) doesn't photograph all that different.
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Thats all for now, not a difficult build, but still fun and custom for what I need.