Making a High Power Flashlight

I've always wanted to make a high-powered flashlight. In this design, the light source is a 30W LED, powered by 3 li-ion cells.
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[@maciejnowakprojects]

Thanks for such positive comments! Answering the questions: The battery lasts about 45-50 minutes at 100%, and about 2 hours at 50% (probably the electronics have higher efficiency with less current). The charging time is about 8 hours (the controller limits the charging current to not overload the USB charger). As for the thermal protection, the controller has a negative temperature coefficient (the current is reduced as the temperature rises). However, it was not needed, the housing is large enough to cool the LEDs without any problems. I think I could even apply more power

[@hibahprice6887]

Li ion batteries can be easily charged with a current of 0.5c. And this is for any capacity 2 hours. It is enough to install a 5.5 or 5.2 connector there and charge it with a charger from a laptop, or any other 12-13v .. If the controller limits the current, then it is better to replace it, since there are a lot of them on aliexpress. I also wanted to make a powerful flashlight, but I ran into a problem in finding an LED, many well-known brands of flashlights have small but powerful diodes, and large and low-efficiency assemblies are on sale .. I wanted to do something like yours, but with an adjustable focus and lens, with a power of about 50w on the assembly 3s 5200mAh from a quadcopter, they give a high current and quickly charge, and with such a size of the case, 50w will cool quietly .. And what would certainly be possible to make the cooling fins of an even larger area, taking a cutter 1mm thick and making grooves 1mm apart ..

[@CaptainRon1913]

It doesn't over heat at full power?

[@ajiparayil2762]

Wonderful job can you make one torch for me

[@surajkamble7152]

Can u sell this Torch and Wat price u can sell??

[@ahverypro]

@@ajiparayil2762 settle down samir

[@proteekbasu2562]

Your skills and workmanship are really great...especially on the lathe, beautiful and professional finish makes it really great.

[@Alpha_Mods]

Really like that clean look! Nice job :D

[@robertngan6117]

rm8803

[@liih]

А у тебя токарник послабее будет,такую болванку не проточишь)))

[@maZZor100]

Здрасте :D

[@user-zx2we1kq1h]

Альфачмодс

[@anaselectronics62]

a1

[@CeVillain]

- Look ... What is this? - This is a car? Motorcycle? - No, it's "The Man with the Flashlight." He came from the pitch-black , To take us out of the dark. His super flashlight turns night into day... and His name is "The Man with the Flashlight"

[@clarklindquist8137]

Beautiful work. It would be really cool with rubber grip tape too. Love this. I've spent more money than I care to admit on flashlights. Great build

[@LiquidRetro]

As flashlight reviewer this is pretty cool, It makes me want a lathe.

[@waterfowler75]

Beautiful work. Might need a little "texture" on the tube for traction?

[@joshfoley8862]

Knurling!

[@Airn5475]

@@joshfoley8862 was thinking the exact same thing

[@whyldthing86]

A tennis handle wrap would look good on it (I think). 😅

[@hibahprice6887]

@@joshfoley8862 Knurling is certainly good .. but it’s cold to hold on to the metal .. and with gloves, it’s not going to slip out of your hands at all.

[@andromeda0129]

I love seeing smart people in action.

[@StarKnight619]

The reason M.N. Projects doesnt show off the two modes is because at 100% he'll burn the trees

[@ElGallo1994]

Cry baby sus

[@StarKnight619]

@@ElGallo1994 huh?

[@ElGallo1994]

@@StarKnight619 wat

[@damkongsi5730]

That's the coolest diy flashlight I've ever seen. Good job dude!

[@danmamo5849]

The pleasure of seeing something you've made working well.

[@marekaksmu]

This is the best make of video about this type of light on KZbin. I saw many many yt DIY videos, but this is surprise for me how great this is.

[@jaytate7899]

You just blew my mind with that board you just made BY hand I’m not to electronics.. but that’s an instant subscribe. NICE

[@sunnysurwade464]

Loved the way you use glass from watchmaking side, Sometimes such attention to details make perfect match 👍👍👍

[@MRNVCDIY]

Nice job.

[@susancarr9955]

That flashlight looks like a light saber!

[@rubikondo1]

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WORK! Very well done and "clean". I saw a person who works perfectly!

[@Wilson84KS]

Besides the result, the best part is that nothing is glued to death, even the cells are covered with tape, could disassemble everything anytime, wouldn't make sense but it would be possible. Great work 👍

[@satxsatxsatx]

From full charge how long does the battery last at half power and at full power?

[@JPEight]

Nominal voltage for a 3 cell lithium battery is 11.1v. To produce 30w of power takes 2.7 amps at that voltage. The cells he used were 3500mA/h, which if 100% efficient would give 1h17min, but realistically it'll be more like 1h due to wasted power in both the driver and step up converter. Lithium cells last a lot longer if you don't fully discharge so limiting it to 45min would be best. I think he should have doubled the number of cells, and instead of 50% have low power be more like 10-20% as it's still way brighter than you need for most situations. Still a great build though.

[@mihanovak2228]

@Prince Harambe that's high school content

[@petergoestohollywood382]

@@mihanovak2228 nah it’s not. And don’t pretend you could‘ve explained it this flawlessly! No need for spewing defamation just because someone else was better than you...

[@hibahprice6887]

@@JPEight It is enough to install good batteries there and not worry about their resource, they are not so expensive, and it is not so difficult to replace them, 6 batteries in that case would not fit, but a ready-made battery for radio models would fit in there. Rights they are expensive, from - for the given current in 25c. And here this is not necessary ..

[@JPEight]

You are right about batteries being not that expensive, but I’d still rather they didn’t need replacing regularly. Obviously there’s not enough room for 6 but nobody forced him to use that length tube...

[@NiyazAhmad-do9hf]

बहुत जबरदस्त टोर्च बनाया है लोग सिर्फ देख सकते हैं खरीद नहीं सकते कियोंके आप सिर्फ अपने लिए बनाया है

[@gourishankarsubramanian9677]

Professional work..well done

[@Lumencraft-]

I love it!! Awesome use of that COB LED!! Subscribed...

[@DinnerForkTongue]

That's a beauty. Made from almost scratch from the barest parts, and so solid too. Loved the use of screws to fasten the parts, that's gotta be one solid package. I get that it's not a commercial product, only a toy made for fun, but if only it had any waterproofing and like a 5 or 10% mode, I'd want one of those. 🤩

[@hullinstruments]

Beautiful design and really nice build quality! I love the design. Nothing wrong with good quality cob leds..... but if you do a bit of research and poke around ......look at some of the Cree XHP LEDs… Like the ones used in the convoy L6 and M3… I think you’ll be amazed at what you could do if you grouped a few of those together in a light like this. Wonderful craftsmanship! Keep it up!

[@shyambhosale8339]

Really liked, with all these equipments one can do anything. Beautiful, neat and clean work.

[@ammi74656]

Suuuuuuper Work. Fantastic. The best Torch ever seen.

[@dougkoepke]

Nice craftsmanship- a work of art! Why anyone would give this a thumbs down is beyond me.

[@santoshwhy2943]

Solid and rugged look awesome job 👍

[@andykey80]

Excellent ! Very nice job without unnecessary things. What I miss in stock production and you did here is separation of switches for mode selection and on-off. Well thought project, congrats !

[@xfactor529]

Wow MN you’ve outdone yourself. Mechanical and electrical build. And very well made. I’m impressed and inspired

[@paulbenvie7269]

"When you need to see something on the moon". I frickin' loved this, great vid. I also found myself chanting, "Anodize! Anodize! Anodize!" as soon as you made the first section :)

[@ksl3549]

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[@Inventive101]

Dude, you're doing great things! I really like this flashlight, if I could find the ready-made electrical components, I would make one too. Beautiful video! keep it like this 👍🏼❤️

[@janst7526]

Why dont you just search for what he mentioned on eBay?

[@kitecattestecke2303]

The driver look like entirely passive with no dedicated IC? Can we have the schemarics for other projects? It migth fit a flood light project of mine

[@Ruunawayboy]

Szukałem inspiracji miałem przełączyć ale jak zobaczyłem że wytaczasz głowice latarki to postanowiłem obejrzeć do końca ;) Piękna robota !

[@spike757]

Very nice looking light you are a true craftsman great skills my man

[@gerryfunke1343]

Holy smokes that thing is bright. 😳👍🏻

[@British_vlog24]

You're a skilled craftsmen. Respect❤

[@anuraggoel4742]

One of the best torch 🔦, keep it up

[@kaczan3]

I... I might have misread the word "flashlight".

[@Avetho]

Hm... what exactly would a high power version of _what you misread_ turn out to be? Actually, no, I don't want to know XD Lemme quickly wipe my short term memory, my vivid imagination does get recorded to my memories unfortunately lol

[@chargedlabs3506]

A fleashlight would be nice if you got it

[@aranyakm]

Some sealing can improve the product.

[@mgg5050]

Truly a work of art, that works... Nice clean look. Great job

[@Lucas-vk8fz]

Probly the nicest flashlight I've ever seen..hands down..nice work man!

[@nagaramrajesh9581]

Ooh marvellous, nice job and good instrument for darkness.....

[@evanroberts4666]

U r Crazy man !!!😂 The Last time ive seen such a bright light is only from a headlight of a vehicle ... hats off brother👏👏👏

[@JLSLights]

Your skill is amazing man. Awesome job

[@udayanrox]

High Quality Engineering... Great Work.

[@hochspannunglebensgefahr8014]

Impressive piece of art and engineering. Well done

[@petergoestohollywood382]

Brilliant. What a solid build! One thing though. You’re aware that DC-DC step up Converter with adj. Constant Current exist? Could have made your life a little easier, I guess.

[@madnotez]

Your definitely a engineer,or have extensive electronic training and experience. Good job. We need you to label everything and every connection please. Thank you for the video! How to know which will raise the voltage etcetera

[@volkangunyeli]

It became a beautiful lantern. I definitely need a tool for camping. Health to your hands master ...👌👍👏🙌🙂

[@adcsak7935]

Bro.... fantastic project, I like the non-standard design and build. Friggin impressed, and that's saying ALOT!

[@GrulbGL]

wow, i'm a flashaholic and at begining i wasn't liking the idea of that chunky flashlight. but it turned out soo good, oldschool and **functional** that i really liked it, it just works!, no stepdown, no fancy modes... it just works

[@mrwick9278]

Amaaaaaaa..........,................................zing. Bro and It's looks so beautiful 👍👍👍👍 . Thanks Bro

[@REDISCOVER7769]

Simply awesome!

[@daniel3784]

Z wielką przyjemnością mogę odkupić to cacko 😌

[@lisag2771]

You are very talented. I made a flash light in trade school in the early eighties. It can’t compare. 😂

[@user-xt1cl1xu4i]

Brilliant, superb, outstanding 👌 Keep it up 👍

[@km.productions]

Awesome project!!!!!

[@chiranadinath1802]

It’s so much bright better than I expect🤯

[@amiya19277]

Nice professional project.

[@robertgrell486]

Interesujący projekt 👍😉Mnie się bardzo podoba.

[@masoodmohebzadeh4153]

Beautiful and professional !!

[@mdfaijaanraza5751]

Nice looking good flashlight👌👌👌👌

[@onfire4Jesus2]

Great job! This looks like it is super bright! The forest footage in the video reminds me of some of the paranormal investigations I've seen on youtube of so called haunted forests and such.

[@radheshyammalviya7769]

बहुत खूब वास्तव में मेहनत की है

[@wildracoon666]

Nice job very professional

[@ibrahimshaik8294]

Awesome bro

[@Ashrafulislam-tk7xv]

nice torch light wow beautyful wanderful

[@Alejandro-pz3qd]

much more efficient and powerful than the factory ones. 👌

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Not in the slightest, but go off.

[@Kaloyan-trains]

i whould suggest taht you get a bigger battery pack and switch the micro usb and boost converter for a usb type c pd trigger board for faster charging. overall great flashlight and very clever to make the shasis into the cooler

[@Tractorasfacutacasa]

kool flashlight. big like.

[@srdlights7238]

I love it! Well played Sir, Well played!!

[@S_steampunk]

В фонарике электроники больше чем в советском телевизоре))

[@subalmitra1222]

It's really a wonderful Job.

[@whity4584]

Awesome work

[@krishchandran6819]

I would buy that from u! Looks Epic!

[@koochakjanghali4536]

Very nice job👌....Done by that equipment and profesional tools forthermore a little human works!!!😊😊

[@renepina5474]

Cool flash light

[@perrygiangualano5524]

That is truly a work of art. I am impressed. If you ever want to sell it I will buy it! Make sure to etch your signature on it.

[@RepairingExpert]

Excellent work

[@ElChokin]

Ni en fábricas lo harían mejor, saludos y buen trabajo.

[@dompavonschtek]

You are quite skilled.

[@p.v.jayaprakash4494]

Fantastic, great work with precision

[@joeframo3347]

I am totally blown away on your video amazing to have such great talent to build something like this you're truly awesome

[@JulianMakes]

Wow that is a thing of beauty! Id love to have a go at a flashlight but it’d be pants compared to this. Brill video.

[@RHHACKS]

This torch light is brighter than my future 😁

[@Avis_GodsOwnVlogger]

😁😁😁

[@lakasund]

Fantastic powerful flashlight you build 👍

[@universalmusicchannel9591]

amazing....a very nice job.

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

That was a really COOL build 👍👍

[@madhusudangupta3661]

Its a professional project construction with all high end tools and machines. A normal amaeture hobbyist should not and can not attempt it. Good to view.

[@Naveenmahourkoli]

Awesome,mindblowing,fantastic,superb 👌👍

[@oscarsamuelli9778]

Excelente trabajo. Saludos desde argentina

[@prokitchen1617]

nice & wonderful job.

[@GraditelMacedonia]

Awesome. Next project same light torch but with focusing and lens , two or tri levels of power, more batteries and raw gripping body.

[@ziadfawzi]

Very nice work.

[@victoryfirst2878]

This is a real cool light. Look forward to make myself one. Thanks

[@kakarlapudisuryanarayanara4939]

Kindly let me have one.i will pay cast.

[@sakoupa]

Super!!! Chinese producers silently are crying in the corner :))))

[@aristobuloquiroga3966]

es una linterna algo espectacular muy buen invento lo felicito

[@thomasngo3746]

awesome craftsmanship, but I'm disappointed about the battery. I would use at least 6 cells, 9 cells or even 12 cells. Also I would eliminate the voltage booster because it consumes power. You can find led chips in almost any voltage you want.

[@BLACK-hl4ic]

Wow such amazing video No time wasting frames