Thug Posted August 17, 2009 Share I've ordered one of Deesta's housings, so should be able to start night racing soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thysmeades Posted August 17, 2009 Share I've ordered one of Deesta's housings' date=' so should be able to start night racing soon.[/quote'] they are awesome housings, PERFECTION CNC work...I ordered 4, but unfortunately two were badly damaged in the post, remember to ask Steve to wrap them very well. Are you going to run with 3 mce's or 3 xre's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted August 17, 2009 Share Going to use XRE's. The wiring of the MCE's left me totally confused, so went for the easier option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwynn Posted August 17, 2009 Share Going to use XRE's.The wiring of the MCE's left me totally confused' date=' so went for the easier option. [/quote'] It actually looks and sounds more difficult than what it is. I've got 4 stars with leds connected in parallel and in turn the stars need to be connected in series. Once you've got that little string sorted, you will be left with one positive and one negative wire. Connect that to the points on you driver as indicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thysmeades Posted August 17, 2009 Share THE Supernova CuBe is coming!! watch this space!! weight = almost nothing optics = customisable (carclo optics) led's = 4 x cree XPE each on 10mm PCB / protective polycarbonate lens cover. both front and back. Driver = maxflex Lumens = 700+ size = 32mm x 32mm x 32mm Some cool features I will leave for later once first model is up and running. Enjoy! Thys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thysmeades Posted August 17, 2009 Share Going to use XRE's. The wiring of the MCE's left me totally confused' date=' so went for the easier option. [/quote'] Thug, try this. it's works (triple MCE in 2 parallel strings of 6 in series)driver maxflexbattery 14.4 vtook me the whole flipping weekend to work it out. you will be surprised how unhelpful people can be when it comes to sharing knowledge. I am an open book and if I can help, i will. try it and enjoy the light!!!regardsThys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROUTIE Posted August 17, 2009 Share Hi Thys I Hope you dont mean me being unhelpfullI saw your mail and also saw someone had replied to your post on mtbr so did not reply Nice little light your doing there but it may be too little 4 XPEs will kick out a fair bit of heat to get rid of . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thysmeades Posted August 17, 2009 Share Hi troutie, i don't mean you, as I know you are on the mtbr thread. Just lacking a bit of confidence with this type of thing. got it eventually even with the help of someone on the mtbr threat. I was refering to the very early days of light building. Thanks for your comments. Yes, this tiny little thing still has to be proven, but I am very excited about it so far. BTW: the six XPE i built (and you designed ) did one of the toughest challenges in the MTB world this past weekend, and passed with flying colours! The chap who used it said he had more than enough light and could descend super fast leaving dust for many riders to follow. Battery lasted and it didn't miss a beat. will keep the thread updated with the Cube's progress. also looking fwd to seeing some updates on the lumen liberator. did you get the XPG's yet. can wait to see what that is going into... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad006 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Im still a willing buyer if price is right and product is proven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thysmeades Posted August 18, 2009 Share The cube is coming soon.... More pics with the led's and optics in place. Smaller than a triple AAA battery Poly carb front and back on soon, then I have to find space for the driver, DC connector and switch in the back. It's going to be a very tight squeeze!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted August 18, 2009 Share Going to use XRE's.The wiring of the MCE's left me totally confused' date=' so went for the easier option. [/quote'] It actually looks and sounds more difficult than what it is. I've got 4 stars with leds connected in parallel and in turn the stars need to be connected in series. Once you've got that little string sorted, you will be left with one positive and one negative wire. Connect that to the points on you driver as indicated. hehe, that's the problem. I don't know my series from my parallel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROUTIE Posted September 14, 2009 Share Hi Thys Just popped in for a look as have been pretty busy latelynice little light you got going there and also to show you what has been going on in the Trout hatchery the new light is nearly here just waiting for the XPG leds http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/amticoman/LIBERATOR/lumen-liberator010.jpghttp://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/amticoman/LIBERATOR/lumen-liberator019.jpghttp://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/amticoman/LIBERATOR/DSC02733.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thysmeades Posted September 14, 2009 Share Hey Troutie, thanks for your comments.forum_images/post_button_smiley.gif I rode this morning with the CUBE and it's amazing what those 4 XPE's can do. Your new light is a winner. I am so looking fwd to the beam shots with the XPg's. (love the colours too!) I have 10 XPG's on back order as well. I have a few improvements on the cube and have a "Flat 6" on the cards which is my own take on a 6xpe. (only 20mm thick) For me though, summer is coming so not too may dark rides left. but I will be ready for the winter next year we will be in touch. regards Thys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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