jaco
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New LED technology is pretty damn cool, some guys have figured out how to put a 900 lumen LED into a 3D maglite. There are a few parts to acquire and it's not cheap, but the results are nothing short of impressive. I built 2 of these and they will out power the headlights on my dodge with 3 standard D batteries. Also included is a low iron float glass coated lens which is not necessary, but makes for a clean finished product...
Here is the LED epoxied to the heatsink:
Heatsink installed, a bit of soldering and cutting of the switch housing and reflector is required. The white ring is a thermal paste to help heat transfer into the housing of the light.
2 finished
The light on the left is a 120 lumen novatac which I always thought was really bright, until now- P7 maglite on right...
I have had a lot of interest in these lights, I am thinking about ordering enough parts to build 10 lights and 10 DIY kits. The lights would cost roughly $110 shipped and the DIY kits would be $60. The hardest part about doing this to a Maglite is acquiring the parts, the heatsinks came directly from China and the LED's from India, taking about 4 weeks to get.
I'm curious how much interest there is in these lights, any input would be appreciated before I go spend a ton of money on parts...
I have also added a driver to the camo one which gets 5 modes with the factory switch, low medium high strobe and SOS. Output is lowered which could be fixed by running NiMh rechargable D cells, This would add about $20 to the overall cost (just the driver, not including the batteries).
If you are savvy and patient, you can search around and do this entirely on your own, search for Seoul P7 SSC LED maglite.
I could also take a 3D Maglite you have, custom, old or your favorite or whatever and do this modification for about $20 less than the listed cost...
Here is the LED epoxied to the heatsink:
Heatsink installed, a bit of soldering and cutting of the switch housing and reflector is required. The white ring is a thermal paste to help heat transfer into the housing of the light.
2 finished
The light on the left is a 120 lumen novatac which I always thought was really bright, until now- P7 maglite on right...
I have had a lot of interest in these lights, I am thinking about ordering enough parts to build 10 lights and 10 DIY kits. The lights would cost roughly $110 shipped and the DIY kits would be $60. The hardest part about doing this to a Maglite is acquiring the parts, the heatsinks came directly from China and the LED's from India, taking about 4 weeks to get.
I'm curious how much interest there is in these lights, any input would be appreciated before I go spend a ton of money on parts...
I have also added a driver to the camo one which gets 5 modes with the factory switch, low medium high strobe and SOS. Output is lowered which could be fixed by running NiMh rechargable D cells, This would add about $20 to the overall cost (just the driver, not including the batteries).
If you are savvy and patient, you can search around and do this entirely on your own, search for Seoul P7 SSC LED maglite.
I could also take a 3D Maglite you have, custom, old or your favorite or whatever and do this modification for about $20 less than the listed cost...
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