Maratac CR123 Rev3 Triple Nichia 219C 5000K 90CRI & Lighted Tail Switch

CRX_

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Stock light:
Cree XP-G3
CR123 3v Cell
Low - 15lm
Med - 61lm
High - 245lm
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Build:
Installed a 2mm thick copper slug and lined the aluminium pill with copper sheet. Filed off some or the top threads
so the pill can sit further into the flashlight head, required due to the switch & triple setup.
Sanded down the triple MCPCB and optic to 18.4mm. Used tape taken from the MCPCB for a template for sanding
the optic and to protect it during.
Installed the driver, LEDs & NTC sensor to the pill and made a glow disc.
The copper sheet allows two soldering points for driver attachment. Fitted in flashlight head.
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Made a copper enclosure for the green ILC-0 lighted switch and drilled out the tail to fit a 12mm rubber boot
and drilled & tapped holes for clip.
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Complete.

Maratac CR123 Rev3 - Triple Nichia 219C 5000K - LD-A4 3A - 16340 - Lighted Rv Clicky Tail Sw - 1624lm.
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Triple Nichia 219C D240 5000K 90CRI on 18mm MTN DTP MCPCB
L4P LD-A4 3A driver
10507 Carclo optic
Green GITD glow disc
ARC glass
Copper & aluminium pill
ILC-0 reverse clicky green lighted tail switch
SS clip
Lockout-able
Length – 70mm
Width – 22mm
Weight – 104g (with 16340 cell)
Max - 1624lm (DD)
Max - 780lm (3A)
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And a revision1 model I did a while ago.

Maratac CR123 Triple Nichia 219C D260 83CRI - QLite 3A - 16340 - Rv Clicky Tail Sw - 800lm.
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Triple Nichia 219c emitters on Noctigon MCPCB
18mm x 6mm Copper heatsink
ARC Glass/ 10507 TIR optic
Nanjg 105c 3A driver
Green tritium vial
Lockout-able
Reverse clicky tail switch
Max – 800lm OTF
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DrafterDan

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great work, even if you had all the metalworking machinery at your disposal!

May I ask why the optic posts are black? It looks cool, is it shrink-wrap?
 

CRX_

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great work, even if you had all the metalworking machinery at your disposal!

May I ask why the optic posts are black? It looks cool, is it shrink-wrap?

It stops the thermal compound showing through plus I think it balances the other small amounts of black on the light.
Permanent marker on the bottom of the optic legs.
 
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