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    Mods to this stupid Milwaukee 2354 spot light...... turd....

    I probably will not go nuts with this one and build a whole new head and driver, but looking at just updating the spot chip. The chip that is in it now appears to be about 4x4mm, and does not have a lens on it. For testing, I pulled the optic off the Milwaukee and mated it right to my XML...
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    Mods to this stupid Milwaukee 2354 spot light...... turd....

    Ha, my google powers must suck.... However, that one appears to have gone nowhere and not sure how the LEDs were identified. I would be hugely shocked to see actual Cree chips. My guess is China knock offs. Regardless of any spec, it can be proven that my 1.5" pocket flashlight on a single...
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    Mods to this stupid Milwaukee 2354 spot light...... turd....

    No one in any technical group will talk to be. All I get is sales and more sales. All you is what is in the 4-5 sentences on their site.
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    Mods to this stupid Milwaukee 2354 spot light...... turd....

    Bought this light months ago. Admit that I use it a ton but mostly just as a flood light because the spot is simply pathetic. You guys can look up a pic and see that it has a somewhat reasonable optic for the spot, but I would say it is more yellow in color and just does not throw any...
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    Who else besides CREE??? Anyone doing real testing on competitors?

    Long story short, all my flashlights have given way to a commercial innovation I am looking where these will need to burn everyday/all day. Efficiency is paramount. I am getting tired of looking at CREE specs and having to run the numbers myself to based on their graphs enough though they have...
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    18650, decent, inexpensive charger/tester

    Sort of tired of the China budget level charger and it is becoming apparent that I need to be able to do do a controlled discharge to test the mAH performance of the cells. I am not sure if there is a slick package to both charge and test or if this will be two devices? I am not looking for...
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    18650 bats, do the China bat specs hold water?

    Curious if anyone has done some testing of the China bats available on ebay? I have some Ultrafire 3000mAh and now noticed there are 4500 and even 5000mAh available but I really have to wonder what they can actually do? Higher dollar bats are usually rated around 2600mAh so that is mighty...
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    Converting single lamp incandescent to HID? hi low?

    In looking at pricing for some "upgrade" incandescent bulbs, I see a lot of HID kits available for not much more cost. However, I doubt many of these are truly hi low beam and still not quite sure how halogens do it. Filament placement seems to be about the same place for high and low...
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    Truth about Xenon gas filiment bulbs, non HID vs halogen

    Lots of jiborish out there on bulb tech. I recently had a halogen bulb go out on the wifes car and considering "upgrading"(?) to Xenon gas filled, not true metal halide lamps. I would just like to get a whiter, higher performance light from it since I have to buy a pair anyway. About all that...
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    Wholesale vendors of high power chips?

    Probably looking for lots of 100 or so. I find LEDs to one of the most difficult components to source. We really need to obtain several samples for testing and always find it hard to find one vendor that can provide sample qty and wholesale qty. Thanks for the leads!
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    XM-L conversion in an old halogen spot light?

    Ah, I forget about the inherently narrow beam of the LED which probably does create conversion issues. I see no reason to buck the bull on that build and was already considering an HID conversion. I was not sure what color temp to consider for a spot light app or where to get a 50w (ish) HID...
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    Wholesale vendors of high power chips?

    I have several big projects for high power chips and looking to purchase LEDs in bulk. Buying in the states does not seem to make any financial sense and curious if anyone can provide vendor contacts? Looking for reflectors and LEDs, we will likely make the drivers.
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    XM-L conversion in an old halogen spot light?

    I have not yet looked up the specs on the XM-L but recently bought some Q5 powered C8 lights and the addiction is, well, addicting... I just ordered two more C8s with the XM-L. I also have two old Harbor Freight specials that are doing me no good and thinking about converting them to the XM-L...
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