Homemade 100W LED Flashlight

This is a simple DC circuit for a 100 Watt LED chip. You can use it e.g. in a flashlight. The maximum brightness will be in the range of 9000-10000 Lumen! You will get all the stuff you need for this build online, e.g. from chinese online shops like banggood.

• 100W LED chip
• DC-DC 10-32V To 12-35V adjustable Boost Module
• 44mm Lens+Reflector Collimator+Fixed Bracket For 20W-100W LED
• CPU Heatsink with cooling fan
• 3s Lipo battery
• On/off switch (not necessary, you can power it on/off by connecting/removing the power source)
• Voltmeter (not necessary, you can use it to display the remaining power of the lipo battery or the output to the LED)

and of course soldering iron, solder, screw driver, wires and thermal compound.

• solder wires on the + and - pole of the LED
• put thermal compound on the heatsink
• put the LED on the heatsink

• put the reflector on the LED
• put the lens on the reflector
• mount the lens and reflector on the heatsink, I have used cable ties

The boost module has + and - inputs and + and - outputs. The power source has to be connected to the input, the LED to the output. The fan of the heatsink has to be connected to the input as the voltage of a 3s lipo is close to 12 Volt. Watch for the correct polarization, connect + to + and - to -! If you use a voltmeter, you can either connect it to the input to monitor the power of the battery or to the output to monitor the voltage to the LED (which helps to find the correct voltage for the LED ). I have connected the voltmeter to the output to tune the voltage to the LED. However, my voltmeter was limited to 30 Volt, so it didn't work out as the LED needs 32-34 Volt.

• connect the power source (3s Lipo or 12V DC) to the input of the boost module. I have integrated an on/off switch to easily turn the LED on/off.
• connect the fan of the heatsink to the input
• connect the LED to the output
• connect a voltmeter to the input to monitor the battery or to the output to monitor the voltage to the LED

• By connecting to the power source you can turn the LED on. I have used a 3S Lipo but you can use other 12V DC power sources too.
• To increase or decrease the brightness of the LED, change the output voltage of the boost module. By turning the screw clockwise, the LED should get brighter.
• The LED chip I have used needs 32-34 Volt to reach is maximum brightness of 9000-10000 lumen. If you use this setup as a flashlight you will light up the night!