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FS: 1000 Lumen XM-L T6 Maglite Mod With Voltage Monitor - Parts, or Complete Light!

xivlia

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can this be made into 100% waterproof? i like to spearfish when im in holidays and during the night fish stay still when they get light shined onto them for easy killingspree :D...and this being a very bright light i could use this while diving underwater. :p
 





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It is water 'resistant'...

But not waterproof. There are great o-ring seals at the front and back, but the switch is going to be the entry point. You could probably put some silicone in there, but I doubt that it would be good for diving. Maybe just surface stuff...

For diving, I would recommend a light that is made specifically for diving. And then you could most likely modify it with an XM-L T6 emitter! :)
 
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xivlia said:
can this be made into 100% waterproof? i like to spearfish when im in holidays and during the night fish stay still when they get light shined onto them for easy killingspree :D...and this being a very bright light i could use this while diving underwater. :p
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Wow! What an awesome use for this light.... Now I want to spearfish, lol!
 
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Not sarcastic, I'm a horrible fisherman... above or under water. I use m80's to blow them up or I can't catch anything. :evil:
 
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Aloha Jayrob,

I still want to be on the list for your best Blu-Ray container. Mag-lite is fine. But the link for the diode and driver(s) didn't work. Are you still with me or am I transmitting to Alpha Centauri? :)

a hui hou
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jayrob

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tc399 said:
Aloha Jayrob,

I still want to be on the list for your best Blu-Ray container. Mag-lite is fine. But the link for the diode and driver(s) didn't work. Are you still with me or am I transmitting to Alpha Centauri? :)

a hui hou
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tcburnett at gmail dot com
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Hi just send me a private message for ordering a kit...

I need to know what options you would like and so forth. Diodes are available in the BST section...

Here's my list of kits:
http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/jayrob-build-kits-lenses-other-stuff-listed-here-44227.html
 
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kozack

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Very interesting build!
How does the brightness of XM-L T6 compare to your P7 mod?

:thanks:
 
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I really want to get one of these. Do you ship to AUS? Please say yes =)
I also want to get a rebel reflector. Gonna start saving up for one from today
You should start putting these up on ebay too im pretty sure it will sell well.
 
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Yes I ship to AUS...

I have pricing for the Rebel build shown in the first post... :)



kozack said:
Very interesting build!
How does the brightness of XM-L T6 compare to your P7 mod?

:thanks:
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Much better than the P7 because it has a lot better throw. The XM-L T6 is more efficient as well. (better output per current given)

The P7 mod is nice, but it is single mode, and has more of a flood...
 
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for the thermal paste you should start using the IC Diamond paste

this is much better then the AS5 - all you got to do is warm it up a little before use because its so thick, but diamond is the best conductor of heat by far

Thermal conductivity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Silver and Copper being around 400 W(m-K) and Diamond being over 900 W/(m-K) - I have mentioned this before in another post about how I made my own with ground up diamond dust and some other stuff, but now there is some that is made already and works great


only problem I see is that its not a "glue" so it cant be used to connect it, you would have to have some sorta way of screwing it down - probably a whole redesign of the heat sink and such but it might not matter if the heat isnt really that bad - also maybe just fasten the led to a piece of copper somehow with thad diamond paste and then thread it into a larger heat sink or fasten it to that somehow
 
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Looks like some really good stuff thanks!

I use compound on my Maglite laser kits...

I'll probably stick with adhesive for this build, but I wonder if the diamond stuff is available in adhesive form as well??
 
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That's cool info, diamond is a weird material...


leftkidney said:
for the thermal paste you should start using the IC Diamond paste

this is much better then the AS5 - all you got to do is warm it up a little before use because its so thick, but diamond is the best conductor of heat by far

Thermal conductivity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Silver and Copper being around 400 W(m-K) and Diamond being over 900 W/(m-K) - I have mentioned this before in another post about how I made my own with ground up diamond dust and some other stuff, but now there is some that is made already and works great


only problem I see is that its not a "glue" so it cant be used to connect it, you would have to have some sorta way of screwing it down - probably a whole redesign of the heat sink and such but it might not matter if the heat isnt really that bad - also maybe just fasten the led to a piece of copper somehow with thad diamond paste and then thread it into a larger heat sink or fasten it to that somehow
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piker531 said:
That's cool info, diamond is a weird material...
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one of the reasons that diamonds are called "ice" is because if you put them into your mouth they are cold like ice and will remain so for some time

nasa has made some synthetic diamond wafers that are used for heat transfer between 2 pieces of really fine machined surfaces that thermal paste would get in the way a diamond thats a couple of microns thick will transfer the heat much better then thermal paste will and wont leak out if the 2 pieces are clamped together with lots of force and the diamond wont deform or crack under pressure as long as its uniform

it is possible that someone could get some of these synthetic diamond wafers and use them as heat transfers for these diodes - dont be surprised if really powerful LED flashlights start advertising that they have "diamond cooling" or something like that because they have really small synthetic diamond wafers between the diode and the heat sink
 
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