TROUTIE Posted August 1, 2009 Share Pretty conclusive pics of a newer design on the troutlight that there are a load of lumens bouncing around inside a light trying to get out .this is with the front blanked off with a bit of matt black metal so the only light is from the bottom of the led compartment I had to go down to 4 second @ f4 as it was too bright at the 6 secs settinghttp://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/amticoman/Picture053.jpgand this is with the bottom covered over so as a standard light and the bottom is with it all opened up http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/amticoman/Picture054.jpghttp://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/amticoman/Picture055.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted August 2, 2009 Share Wow, that looks awesome Troutie ! The hard work you put into your projects certainly results in a excellent product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 2, 2009 Share FARK, Troutie! That's a real blinder! Kinda shows the losses we're all having due to lights being incorrectly designed, and not taking advantage of the potential "spill" of that you normally get around the globe (LED in this case) Sure can't wait to try my hand at getting my own light made. Going to be a struggle, but worth it in the end. Oh, and welcome to the Hub. We now need to see a picture of your bike, sitting in it's rightful place - the couch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 3, 2009 Share Just a quick report on my experience with the 3 LED light. Firstly I order my stuff via Extremeshop, my rating out of 3/10. The stuff arrived weeks later. They don?t have any means of communication, other than that I think the rating would have been better.I had to reorder the lens from Cutter.My LED?s was pasted on with pratly steel but the one was misaligned. So make sure the LED?S are aligned. I would suggest silicon to fix the LED to the Lens then Past onto the Heat sink permanently. I use an old video head as a holder as it is made from ALU. I mounted it on my old RAVX light mount works perfectly. My batteries I order from Akita.co.za. 2300mAh NiMh All this was fitted in a water bottle. The driver was from Rabtron buckpack 1000mA. I used a selector switch instead of the pot to dim I hope this could help someone as all your ideas helped me I don?t think my light is as bright as supernova but then it does not cost the same and the application is not as intense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain_lion Posted August 3, 2009 Share Pics Kaka', pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwynn Posted August 3, 2009 Share Hi Troutie! Good to see you here on our forum! Question. I just received my spares from Cutters and hipflex from George. I got 4 CMC-ss and 4 x CMC-rs reflector, my predicament is that I don't know the radiation angles on these. Any help? Secondly, the MCE's I received are on stars and I am not sure whether they are parallel or series or series/parallel connected. How do I find out? Last but not least, do you have a diagram on how to connect these babies. I am making the insane quad light for myself. grassie@absamail.co.za Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROUTIE Posted August 3, 2009 Share Thanks Schwynn You dont really need to know the angles for the optics just which one is the best the MCE as you may know is a Pita as far as optics go and getting a beam that throws farther than 40 mtrs . I have tried nearly all the optics out there and as I am doing another quad also the optic of my choice will be the CMC RS as it came out as the best of the 20 mm mce optics , the total best one is the Ledil Iris but then your light would be huge with 4 of them . The down side for the RS is the hole down the middle so it needs a cover over them You will not have any problems with flood as there is masses of flood for those who have not seen a quad MCE in action have a look at this Your MCEs need to be wired in parallel and then wired in series for the hipflex put a pic up of one as close as you can and we should be able to tell the config of it I can do you a diagram when we know what your stars are . Good on you for haveing a go at an insane . Did you enquire a while ago , Grassie rings a bell Dont forget pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deesta Posted August 3, 2009 Share Oooh,Another insane quad? Pics please.. I have got around the CMC RS hole by using a 2mm glass lense. I'm still waiting to get my light back from the mag so that I can swap all the bits over to the modified housing..will post some pics when I get it all together. Hopefully it'll get a much better throw than the SS's Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwynn Posted August 3, 2009 Share Thanks Schwynn ? You dont really need to know the angles for the optics? just which one is the best? the MCE as you may know is a Pita as far as optics go and getting a beam that throws farther than 40 mtrs . ? I have tried nearly all the optics out there and as I am doing another quad also the optic of my choice will be the CMC RS as it came out as the best of the 20 mm mce optics? ' date=' the total best one is the Ledil Iris but then your light would be huge with 4 of them . ? The down side for the RS is the hole down the middle so it needs a cover over them? You will not have any problems with flood as there is masses of flood ? for those who have not seen a quad MCE in action have a look at this ? ? Your MCEs need to be wired in parallel and then wired in series for the hipflex?? put a pic up of one? as close as you can and we should be able to tell the config of it ? I can do you a diagram when we know what your stars are . ? Good on you for haveing a go at an insane . Did you enquire a while ago? , Grassie rings a bell ? Dont forget pics ?[/quote'] Yep, That's me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwynn Posted August 3, 2009 Share Ok, quickly took a pic of the star. Hope it's good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROUTIE Posted August 3, 2009 Share It Looks like a parallel star from what I can make out one way to check is do you have a multimeter if yes set it to continuity check and put one probe on a pad on the right and touch the other probe to each leg on the right and it will bleep if it is parallel as all the 4 legs on one side should be connected together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwynn Posted August 3, 2009 Share Thanx Troutie will do. Now, Will a 18V battery do the trick or should I go for a 22V battery? Actually I'm an Idiot! I should have checked it with a multimeter anyway. They are parallel. Schwynn2009-08-03 10:43:55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROUTIE Posted August 3, 2009 Share OK so it is nice and easy then just connect all 4 stars in series to your hipflex and you are cooking An 18 volt is perfect though I run mine off a 14.8 volt just the 40 mins runtime on full is a bit bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwynn Posted August 3, 2009 Share Oooh' date='Another insane quad? Pics please.. I have got around the CMC RS hole by using a 2mm glass lense. I'm still waiting to get my light back from the mag so that I can swap all the bits over to the modified housing..will post some pics when I get it all together. Hopefully it'll get a much better throw than the SS's Steve[/quote'] Deesta, I am not sure yet what I am going to do for a casing. I do have 50mm allu stock lying around in my workshop from when I was a model yacht fanatic. Will see what I can come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROUTIE Posted August 3, 2009 Share OK I have just been out for the beamshots of the new lumen liberator light and here they are on hi and low http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/amticoman/Picture056.jpghttp://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/amticoman/Picture057.jpg I hope you like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willehond Posted August 3, 2009 Share Any chance of shipping one of those to the Netherlands?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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