So you want to mod your Maglite?

[John -- '02 HAWK]

The material is T6 aluminum round stock and it coat about $10 per 1Ft. and that will make about 10 heat sinks.

I assume coat is an autocorrect typo?

[CJ]

I assume coat is an autocorrect typo?

....yeah i'm pretty sure he meant cost....


...they see me trollin'..... the hatin'

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So this is a 3watt LED?

The issue I have with LED flashlights is durability. They always crap out. I've dropped 3 led mag lights and they broke. Most the first time. I just won't spend money for something that is so fragile. These LED's appear to be the same PCB style.

are you talking about mag lites? Because they are shit, 200 drops? no way in hell in my experience. I'm talking about the big mag lites, the 4 D cell/5D cell lights. I have an entire drawer in my tool box full of broken LED maglites.

no, I mean the LED bulb itself. I've dropped them before and bam they went out, and then they work for another month with shaking them occasionally to get them to light, and then they stop working. Specifically the style Maglite uses.

I am unsure of the wattage of the LED. It is not cut form the same cloth as the stock led bulb in the maglites though. It is mounted on an aluminum board. I will say that there is nothing inside this maglite that is stock so your chance of breaking it would be slim. The maglite host itself is pretty sturdy. The only thing I would think would be any more fragile would be the front lens as it is glass instead of the scratch prone plastic that comes stock.

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If you wanna build me one I will give you $70? lol. Seriously though, which maglite are you using for the build? If at 1000 lumens it runs for 3 hours I am definitely interested.

If built with the parts I listed it will run for 3 Hrs. guaranteed The maglite host that works for this build is a 2D cell maglite.

[CJ]

If built with the parts I listed it will run for 3 Hrs. guaranteed The maglite host that works for this build is a 2D cell maglite.

all of mine are 4 and 5 cell, is that going to make them extra awesome?

one last thing, I beat people with my flashlight, is this going to make it more effective of a weapon?

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all of mine are 4 and 5 cell, is that going to make them extra awesome?

Actually no, the 4 and 5 cell versions will not work. Since the batteries are ran in series you multiply the volts per the number of cells. The driver has a max input of 15v if I am not mistaken. These cells fully charged are reading 4.2 volts. Also there is the length difference. With the 2D cell unit you can play with it just enough to get 2 cells to fit. If you go more it will just not work out. Here is a shot of the height difference between regular D cell batteries and the ones that this build uses.

one last thing, I beat people with my flashlight, is this going to make it more effective of a weapon?

No, but it would help you blind someone.

[CJ]

Actually no, the 4 and 5 cell versions will not work. Since the batteries are ran in series you multiply the volts per the number of cells. The driver has a max input of 15v if I am not mistaken. These cells fully charged are reading 4.2 volts. Also there is the length difference. With the 2D cell unit you can play with it just enough to get 2 cells to fit. If you go more it will just not work out. Here is a shot of the height difference between regular D cell batteries and the ones that this build uses.





No, but it would help you blind someone.

this sounds like lose. I can't beat people with a 2 cell maglite.

[8mpg]

I will be building one if I can find someone to build the heatsink... The charger can be held here for $14.50 free shipping:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-wf-188-rapid-charger-for-3-2v-3-7v-lithium-batteries-100-240v-44091

[svauto-erotic855]

thats a lot of coin. do not need flashlight that bad.

No one "Needs" a $1200 Ruger 10/22 either.

I have 3 light that are on my desk that I have more then $400 in.

Do yourself a favor and build one of these. You will wonder how you got by without one and you will have a ton of fun at the same time.

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I will be building one if I can find someone to build the heatsink... The charger can be held here for $14.50 free shipping:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafi...100-240v-44091

PM sent. If any of you are doubters you are more than welcome to stop by and check it out. That video does not accurately show how good the light output is. I am not saying its the baddest thing out there but it aint no slouch, that's for sure.

[JJs89lx]

I want that damn laser!!!

Yeah so do I.... But that laser will really mess some shit up.

http://www.jetlasers.net/445nm-laser-pointer-portable-blue.html

Any visible-beam laser over 1/2 watt is in the most hazardous laser safety classification, Class 4, due to the following:

Direct and reflected eye hazard.At close range, the direct beam can “pop” an eye. Even a reflection off a shiny surface or off a window is enough to cause eye damage.
Skin burn hazard. The beam causes a painful burn that leaves a scar.
Materials burn hazard.Common materials can char, burn, or burst into flame.


Any visible-beam laser over 1/2 watt is in the most hazardous laser safety classification, Class 4, due to the following:

Direct and reflected eye hazard. At close range, the direct beam can “pop” an eye. Even a reflection off a shiny surface or off a window is enough to cause eye damage.
Skin burn hazard. The beam causes a painful burn that leaves a scar.
Materials burn hazard. Common materials can char, burn, or burst into flame.

Finally, the beam is a more worrisome visual hazard to aircraft due to its higher power. Already, there is an epidemic of pilots being hit by laser light during landing or takeoff. People have been jailed for aiming a 3 milliwatt (3/1000 watt) laser at aircraft. The Spyder III Pro Arctic is 33,000% more powerful.
It's not recommended that every people people buy any Class 4 laser, if someone must have one then they should choose a laser with FDA compliant safety features like those in PL-C lasers. These features include key switch, aperture stop, remote connector key, etc; the laser safety glasses of appropriate density are also necessary for every laser user.

[JJs89lx]

Here is the deal, if you have a lot of gadgets you may already have a charger that will work for this project with a little mod. I am currently using a charger that I have wires held to the contact points with small magnets. That will knock off a chunk right there. At that point your down to around $60 if you already have a maglite. The other stuff can be had cheaper if several people are wanting to do this. Just splitting the shipping between a few folks will knock it down at least another $10. When I got started on it I was thinking a max investment of around $60 and that grew a little because I wanted a nice fresh non beat up maglite to start with and I had to order some stuff and pay all the shipping myself.

If anyone wants a laser like that they are about $150 to the door with rechargeables and a charger (that can also be modded for the maglite project)

Interested in where you get that laser pointer for $150. I might just be interested in it. Would really like to buy a green one like it.

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Interested in where you get that laser pointer for $150. I might just be interested in it. Would really like to buy a green one like it.

I buy them from individuals that make them. Pretty much any laser you find on the net has an extremely over rater power output and I would not trust ANY online vendor of their claims on power output. A green laser with a wavelength of 532nm is the brightest laser to the eye that you can get. For instance.... the laser in the video is a blue 445nm (I may have said it wrong in the video) and is tested and puts out a real 2w or 2000mw. A green 532nm with a power rating of 200mw will be brighter to the human eye. Also not all lasers are equal as far as pointing distance. The green 532nm style use a technology called DPSS and it involves CAREFULLY setting up a series of lens, a crystal, and the diode. It is almost impossible to the average person to build a high power 532nm green laser. Also say if you have a true 200mw output green 532nm laser you could not find anything far enough away that you could not put a dot on that you could visibly see. I was hitting reflectors on the real tall TV antennas that are in cedar hill from my front yard in Midlothian with a 300mw green. Those are MILES (at least 5) away from me. These are the lasers that are the real danger to airplanes as you can hit them even at near cruising altitude, especially some of the american airlines planes that have the polished bellys. As far as the blue goes it is much easier to manufacture as it is basically just a diode with a focusing lens in front of it. This type of technology does not have the distance pointing that the greens have as the beam will diverge at distance and you can do nothing about it. It still will point a long damn way though. If you are really interested shoot me a PM and I will get you setup but I can not stress enough the danger of pointing this in your own or especially someone elses eyes. We are talking instant permanent vision loss.

[JJs89lx]

I buy them from individuals that make them. Pretty much any laser you find on the net has an extremely over rater power output and I would not trust ANY online vendor of their claims on power output. A green laser with a wavelength of 532nm is the brightest laser to the eye that you can get. For instance.... the laser in the video is a blue 532nm and is tested and puts out a real 2w or 2000mw. A green 532nm with a power rating of 200mw will be brighter to the human eye. Also not all lasers are equal as far as pointing distance. The green 532nm style use a technology called DPSS and it involves CAREFULLY setting up a series of lens, a crystal, and the diode. It is almost impossible to the average person to build a high power 532nm green laser. Also say if you have a true 200mw output green 532nm laser you could not find anything far enough away that you could not put a dot on that you could visibly see. I was hitting reflectors on the real tall TV antennas that are in cedar hill from my front yard in Midlothian with a 300mw green. Those are MILES (at least 5) away from me. These are the lasers that are the real danger to airplanes as you can hit them even at near cruising altitude, especially some of the american airlines planes that have the polished bellys. As far as the blue goes it is much easier to manufacture as it is basically just a diode with a focusing lens in front of it. This type of technology does not have the distance pointing that the greens have as the beam will diverge at distance and you can do nothing about it. It still will point a long damn way though. If you are really interested shoot me a PM and I will get you setup.

Wanted something that burns stuff, not that I need it, but I knew green is the most visible. I'll shoot you a P/m shortly.


Edit: I quoted before your edit. I understand the full responsibility in owning a high power laser and the effects they can cause. I have (or had) a family member on the other side that was really into lasers and was taught a little about them before I lost contact. Don't plan on messing with anyones eyes or mine. I looked up the specs on them and posted a little safety info above just incase someone else was interested.

[black2002ls]

I might be interested in building one of these mag lights if the price can be brought down a bit by grouping the purchases together.