Thread: The flashlight sticky

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Thor...311.0.0.yQM6Nv

I have one of these, yes heavy and not really a good option for a de-dome (4x led chip). But FAAAAAAAAAAA it trows out some lumens! Can light up a whole tree at once. Heavy but ok for 2-3 hours of hauling around a farm. Good for possums and rabbits within .22 or shot gun range. Not a lot of throw (less than half the Maxtorch) so wouldn't be my choice for deer or rabbits at long range.

That looks like a lot of light. For 22 range it is hard to go past a little C8 with an XM-L2 of some sort. Good for weedy little cripples like me.

Originally Posted by Pengy

Think I will dig out the Sharpies

Some of us don't even know what the means. ......... Well I don't.

Originally Posted by Pengy

Hmmm. Don't want to splash out big money just to get different colour options.

Iirc they were $40-50 for blue red and.... Not sure can't remember

Originally Posted by Rushy

Some of us don't even know what the means. ......... Well I don't.

Well I am not going to tell you

@gadgetman do you have any pcbs left for m24 torches? Looks like mine has died. batterys ok tail cap checked and swapped out led glows with diode tester, sort of just leaves the pcb?

Originally Posted by blair993

@gadgetman do you have any pcbs left for m24 torches? Looks like mine has died. batterys ok tail cap checked and swapped out led glows with diode tester, sort of just leaves the pcb?

Sounds like it. Yes.

Can the pcbs be ordered ?

are you guys talking about colour filters? if so I have a bunch of proper colour gels, the stuff that is used in lighting colour jobs etc.

@gadgetman

I'm keen on a few extra 18650 rechargeable batteries for my maxtoch.

Haven't got time to order some from aliexpress so of all those available on Trademe what would you recomend.

I need 4 i reckon.

Cheers

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

@gadgetman

I'm keen on a few extra 18650 rechargeable batteries for my maxtoch.

Haven't got time to order some from aliexpress so of all those available on Trademe what would you recomend.

I need 4 i reckon.

Cheers

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If you can't wait for them from overseas then check out Trademe for protected button top Panasonic.

Originally Posted by quentin

A little project that I was working on for Wirehunt's quadbike spotlighting setup.

The brief was for to utilise two Maxtoch 2X's, one as a helmet mounted light, and the second as a rifle mounted light. Each had to be independently switched, not as bright as the out of the box Maxtoch (but with the ability to wind the maximum output up if required), run off the 12V battery from the quad, and be able to unplug the helmet mounted light from the power source quickly, so gates etc could be opened.

After some back and forward emails, some phone calls that always got off topic (a thermal scope is now on the must-try list), the requirements were all gathered, and the list of components were ordered.

2 Maxtoch 2X's, 2 x programmable buck drivers, a handful of connectors, switches, wiring, and the alloy case all eventually arrived.

A couple of battery tube adapters were turned up on the lathe, and the build was underway.

The plan was drawn up while on the phone to Wirehunt:
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The lighthead had the Maxtoch driver removed, and rewired:
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The case needed to be milled flat inside so the thermal tape would bind correctly. The driver was wired up, and 27 pages of programming notes used to get the desired features configured.
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Here's what it looked like for initial testing. All of the marker pens scribbles were scrubbed off prior to sending it off.
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Along the way, there were small changes to the requirements as I understood what Wirehunt does for a living, and how he uses his lights. Sometimes it was easier to do a video to explain the features. This proved to work well.
The video of the mode selection:


The last step is for the controller box to be wired and affixed to the quad, and for this to start getting used
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How did this setup end up going? @Wirehunt

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Very cool guys ...

Question guys, I have a Trustfire SST 50, and I think the LED has given up the ghost
Can these be replaced ?
Seems a shame if not, because the torch feels like it was built to last forever, it’s a solid piece
Cheers

Originally Posted by Frogfeatures

Question guys, I have a Trustfire SST 50, and I think the LED has given up the ghost
Can these be replaced ?
Seems a shame if not, because the torch feels like it was built to last forever, it’s a solid piece
Cheers

Sure can

Thanks @terryf
Can’t find one for the SST 50
Any idea if a SST 90 would fit ?
Cheers