marshall_andrew
Newly Enlightened
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- Sep 2, 2015
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I'm working on putting together my first light and was hoping to get some help with the electronics portion. Like many of the first timers passing through here I have much more experience on the mechanical design side than the electronics. I'm looking to create something similar to Packhorse's 6000 lumen tube lights (see his signature for a link) but probably not quite that bright for my first build. I was thinking two leds per each head for about 4000 lumens. Ideal burn time would be 2-4 hours.
Here are my thoughts, let me know what you think.
2 LEDs per head: CREE XM-L2 T6 4C LED on Noctigon 20mm MCPCB
Driver: This is where I am most lost, I would prefer the simplicity of a linear driver if someone could help me figure out what the ideal battery voltage would be. In his build packhorse used an 8X AMC7135 but I am having a hard time finding where to purchase these. Also can't open the datasheet, I get the basic idea but the naming conventions used with finding the correct driver is making it very difficult for me to pin down the right ones to use.
Batteries: NiMH. I am on a budget so I need to go this route. Since I am having a hard time with the driver I am not sure yet the exact voltage and size that I need. If anyone has suggestions I would appreciate it.
Here are my thoughts, let me know what you think.
2 LEDs per head: CREE XM-L2 T6 4C LED on Noctigon 20mm MCPCB
Driver: This is where I am most lost, I would prefer the simplicity of a linear driver if someone could help me figure out what the ideal battery voltage would be. In his build packhorse used an 8X AMC7135 but I am having a hard time finding where to purchase these. Also can't open the datasheet, I get the basic idea but the naming conventions used with finding the correct driver is making it very difficult for me to pin down the right ones to use.
Batteries: NiMH. I am on a budget so I need to go this route. Since I am having a hard time with the driver I am not sure yet the exact voltage and size that I need. If anyone has suggestions I would appreciate it.