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decent 18650 charger

Posted on May 18, 2011 by admin

sounds like the XTAR WP2 is a decent charger: http://lygte-info.dk/review/Review%20Charger%20Xtar%20WP2%20UK.html linked from here: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?302191-Is-the-Xtar-WP2-too-good-to-be-true under $20 on ebay right now

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h22a has new mag heatsinks

Posted on May 18, 2011 by admin

Looks like Setapong is shipping new “flat top” versions of the DHS and P7 heatsinks. This facilitates mounting XM-L or XP-G stars (PCB-mounted LED’s) on there. http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?310770-********-H22A-Heatsinks-******** Bear in mind that unlike Seoul LEDs, Cree LEDs have an electrically isolated … Continue reading →

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mana front assault bezel for Ultrafire

Posted on May 17, 2011 by admin

I’m not actually in the assault bezel market, but for those who pick up an UltraFire C1*, replacing the plastic retaining ring may be necessary. This might do the trick: http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/31mm-3petal-stainless-steel-crown-head-for-led-flashlight-p-6020 It replaces the plastic retaining ring. I’d probably put … Continue reading →

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Fiddling with junk instead of buying new stuff

Posted on April 24, 2011 by admin

Rather than doing real work and making money, I decided to take another crack at fixing my junk. I’ve got a 17in LCD that I had to replace the backlight on, I swapped in the board from another LCD.  At … Continue reading →

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Finally ordered an XFX AMD 6950 2GB

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

I bit the bullet!!! but it gets better… AMD Radeon HD 6950 to HD 6970 Mod http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/159 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=264159 I picked XFX over Visiontek (both lifetime warranty) due to XFX’s better warranty policies (they don’t mind OC, different cooler, etc as long as … Continue reading →

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DHS heatsink for *OLD* mags

Posted on December 14, 2010 by admin

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?203235-*****-P7-and-DHS-Heatsink-Part-2***** At some point he (re-?) added these to the main listing… $20.  That’s for the mounting of LEDs such as the XR-E, SSC P4, Luxeon K2-TFFC.  In theory you could also put an XP-G or XP-E mounted on ~7.7mm … Continue reading →

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