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Grabbed one of these a few months back (though from a different source):
Trustfire 15000lm 12x CREE XM-L T6 LED Flashlight - US$86.00
Notwithstanding the 15,000 lumen rating, in reality, each of the 12x CREE XML LEDs was only seeing about 500mA with the stock driver, which made their lumen estimation absurdly preposterous, and meant that the LEDs were at least 6x under-driven.
I decided that they needed to be run at their full(er) potential of 3A each, so I decided to adapt my buck platform to make an 18A (2x 9A channel) buck driver.
Custom 18A (via 2x 9A channels) buck driver, specifically for this light .
And yes, it can pop balloons
http://youtu.be/dBmNThmvJeA
Trustfire 15000lm 12x CREE XM-L T6 LED Flashlight - US$86.00
Notwithstanding the 15,000 lumen rating, in reality, each of the 12x CREE XML LEDs was only seeing about 500mA with the stock driver, which made their lumen estimation absurdly preposterous, and meant that the LEDs were at least 6x under-driven.
I decided that they needed to be run at their full(er) potential of 3A each, so I decided to adapt my buck platform to make an 18A (2x 9A channel) buck driver.
Custom 18A (via 2x 9A channels) buck driver, specifically for this light .
And yes, it can pop balloons
http://youtu.be/dBmNThmvJeA
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