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here http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/do-yourself-diy . lot off good info here
I just order 4 x P7 Seoul
all my Item is from the hole world Rsonline.dk ,led-tech.de, Britelumens.com ,Kaidomain.com. And some shop from my City when i am finsh i will show it here, but i think it will take me 30 day to i am finsh.
here http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/do-yourself-diy . lot off good info here
I just order 4 x P7 Seoul
all my Item is from the hole world Rsonline.dk ,led-tech.de, Britelumens.com ,Kaidomain.com. And some shop from my City when i am finsh i will show it here, but i think it will take me 30 day to i am finsh.
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cool thanks
Canister or handheld?
I would recommend an SSC P7 - probably the most powerfull LED that is reasonably priced. Dealextreme for less than $25. Can get the reflector there for about $5 and the Maglite glass lenses for $2 a piece.
Buy the P7 driver from Kaidomain.com. Single mode $7 multi 3-mode $12. I don't see a need for a 3-mode. Bought both and I always run full brightness anyways.
I recomment 6 volt battery pack by using 5 12,000mAh D cells. Overstock.com sells two for about $20. This is probably the most expensive at about $60. You'll need a NiMH battery charger about $20-30.
Canister- use PVC, you can get the latches, glands, switch, etc from Dive Rite or Salvo (you'll spend about $80 on this for quality). Although, there are cheaper alternatives. To make lids, cut a 3" pipe in 1/2 lengthwise and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Put something flat on top and bottom and set a SCUBA tank or two on it to make perfectly flat. Allow to cool completely. Now you can use circle cutters, etc to cut the top and bottom. Glue the bottom and put latches on the top.
Light- use a C or D Maglite cut down to remove the switch hole. Remove the threads from the inside of the light head to allow the barrel to fit all the way up in there and JB weld in place.You can pick up a 3-D with mini Mag and batteries at Sam's for $19. Get bigger O-rings. Harbor Freight Tools has a set that goes all the way to 2 1/4" for less than $20 and comes with 380 O rings. You will have to take the Dealextreme.com reflector and trim it down to allow for 2 lenses and bigger O-rings to fit. Of course, cable gland will go on the tail cap. Drill and tap a hole. You can use JB weld to permanently hold in place. Get a D Maglite heatsink, about $15,. This is bigger than the one on the Dealextreme reflector. The P7 is a hot running LED. Look at candlepowerforums.com for the heat sink. A few people are turning these and selling them there.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can give you further information. You should be able to build for about $200 unless you try to go for a delrin can custome turned and all that.
I would recommend an SSC P7 - probably the most powerfull LED that is reasonably priced. Dealextreme for less than $25. Can get the reflector there for about $5 and the Maglite glass lenses for $2 a piece.
Buy the P7 driver from Kaidomain.com. Single mode $7 multi 3-mode $12. I don't see a need for a 3-mode. Bought both and I always run full brightness anyways.
I recomment 6 volt battery pack by using 5 12,000mAh D cells. Overstock.com sells two for about $20. This is probably the most expensive at about $60. You'll need a NiMH battery charger about $20-30.
Canister- use PVC, you can get the latches, glands, switch, etc from Dive Rite or Salvo (you'll spend about $80 on this for quality). Although, there are cheaper alternatives. To make lids, cut a 3" pipe in 1/2 lengthwise and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Put something flat on top and bottom and set a SCUBA tank or two on it to make perfectly flat. Allow to cool completely. Now you can use circle cutters, etc to cut the top and bottom. Glue the bottom and put latches on the top.
Light- use a C or D Maglite cut down to remove the switch hole. Remove the threads from the inside of the light head to allow the barrel to fit all the way up in there and JB weld in place.You can pick up a 3-D with mini Mag and batteries at Sam's for $19. Get bigger O-rings. Harbor Freight Tools has a set that goes all the way to 2 1/4" for less than $20 and comes with 380 O rings. You will have to take the Dealextreme.com reflector and trim it down to allow for 2 lenses and bigger O-rings to fit. Of course, cable gland will go on the tail cap. Drill and tap a hole. You can use JB weld to permanently hold in place. Get a D Maglite heatsink, about $15,. This is bigger than the one on the Dealextreme reflector. The P7 is a hot running LED. Look at candlepowerforums.com for the heat sink. A few people are turning these and selling them there.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can give you further information. You should be able to build for about $200 unless you try to go for a delrin can custome turned and all that.
Packhorse
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No doubt about it the P7 is a great LED. Its one of the top 3 in terms of lumen out put (Cree MR E and Ostar are the others) but its the easiest to get hold of and probably the cheapest too.
But if you are feeling adventurous try a multi Q5 LED set up using Aspheric lenses.
This will give you a much tighter beam which I feel is lacking in my P7 mag.
You could do a mix of 2 17mm reflectors and 2 17 mm aspherics to give a balance of a real tight strong beam and a reasonable amount of flood.
This pic shows from left to right A P7 driven at 2.3 amps with a 20mm a Q5 with an asperic lens and a Q5 with a 20mm lens. The reflector is way to small for the P7 but.....
This pic shows my P7 mag vs the same Q5 with 20mm reflector as above.
My next build is using 5 Q5's with either all aspheric lenses or perhaps 2 with standard reflectors. Im just waiting on the Q5s then I will post some progress pics.
But if you are feeling adventurous try a multi Q5 LED set up using Aspheric lenses.
This will give you a much tighter beam which I feel is lacking in my P7 mag.
You could do a mix of 2 17mm reflectors and 2 17 mm aspherics to give a balance of a real tight strong beam and a reasonable amount of flood.
This pic shows from left to right A P7 driven at 2.3 amps with a 20mm a Q5 with an asperic lens and a Q5 with a 20mm lens. The reflector is way to small for the P7 but.....
This pic shows my P7 mag vs the same Q5 with 20mm reflector as above.
My next build is using 5 Q5's with either all aspheric lenses or perhaps 2 with standard reflectors. Im just waiting on the Q5s then I will post some progress pics.
Packhorse
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Well in the end I couldnt fit 5 Q5's in a mag the way I wanted. But I could fit 4.
The beam on the left is the same one as the middle beam in my top photo, The one on the right came from this....
The beam on the left is the same one as the middle beam in my top photo, The one on the right came from this....
StreetDoctor
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This is interesting stuff, is there a website write up anywhere with pictures? Sounds much better than spending $1100 on a cannister light...
Packhorse
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Packhorse
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Check out the threads in this forum
There isn't a full right up yet but im not finished the project yet.
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