I bought a Solar Storm Raging from a member here and I thought I would do a little show and tell with it. I will be modding it this fall, so I have to tear it down anyhow. I might as well show what I found with it.
The leds were all cantered because they all sit one one star.
Smaller than you would think.
Info taken from CNQG
| Size | 150MM(L)*70MM(Head)*50MM (Body) | NetW | 500g |
| Material | 6061-T6 Aluminum | Switch | Tail cap click switch |
| LED | 5 x CREE T6 1A / 5x T6 3C Neutral White | Power | 4x 18650 (not included) |
| Runtime | 1.5 Hrs on Hi | Lumen | 2500 lumens |
| Protection | IPX 7 | Mode | 5(Hi-Mid-Lo-Strobe-SOS) |
| Current | 6A on High | Driver | 4.2V Current Regulation, |
I did not do any amp readings. In fact I did not even turn it on. I don't have the 18650s to do that and I don't care how bright it is, it will be much brighter when I am done with it.
The tear down
All the threads were dry as a bone. There are three "O" rings. One at the head to body joint, one at the tail cap joint and one between the bezel and lens.
The 18650s run in parallel.
The reflectors are SMO aluminum. The glass lens appears to be uncoated. The black locater ring for the reflectors is made of rubber.
The star measures at 55mm Diameter and 2mm thick.
The tail cap was hard to get off. It had a bunch of red loctite on the threads. I had to put the body in a vise and use a strap wrench to remove the tail cap. I seriously doubt the switch is rated at 6 amps. It looks like a stock clicky switch.
The Driver
I don't know drivers from shinola, so I just took a few photos so the smarter people here could get a look at it. I removed a couple components so you could see the board better.
That's it!
I just wanted to show the guts in case anyone was interested. I will be replacing the reflectors with a 5x XM-L reflector and I will be doing something with a driver that will give me 3 or more amps per led, but that's a couple months down the road.