What did you mod today?

I needed a small 100uF cap for a driver prototype but haven’t one at hand so I “modded” 10x 10uF SMD caps to a 100uF one:

Now that’s dedication !
I haven’t even try to solder any SMD component… I can’t imagine how much of a hassle it would be to solder a dozen side by side

Wasn’t too difficult. I used double sided adhesive tape on a flat surface to fix 5 caps side by side. Soldered them together and built the next group of 5. Fixed this two groups again to the tape, soldered them and connected the wires. Maybe 15 minutes of work. Most of this time used to locate caps which fell down to the floor.

Clever.
Small parts falling on the floor (in the carpet, so much better) is something I can rely on

“relate” ?

Yeah… you can’t rely on my English skills :person_facepalming:

I liked the first version better. I can rely on small parts falling to the floor as much as I can rely on the sun coming up.

Haha it’s ok :slight_smile: now you know

Thrunite T20T titanium

MTN 17mm FET+1 driver
XP-L HI on Sinkpad
15mm x 7mm round aluminium heatsink in head
Potted driver
6mm x 1.5mm green tritium vial in lanyard hole
Fixed squishy loose switch cover
Black aesthetics
Brushed finish for improved grip

That looks sweet, was just looking at buying one of those from illumn.

That’s where i bought mine, not many left on the market.

I’m getting to where I like the smaller lights, I’ve got a T10 and a T10T that I really like.

Yeah i bought the T10T a couple of years ago and thought i’d get the 16340 version while i still could.
Happy with it now after the tweaks or should i say total rebuild.

I received this “Solder bridge” style S2+ copper pill from Hoop long time ago but just used them today.

IMO this is the best driver retention system, it secures the driver very firmly and the ground has a true direct path to the pill. The solderable part is very cleverly designed like a bridge (hence the name) so the heat doesn’t immediately dissipate when applying the iron. Black S2+, NUV FET+1, XP-L HI and smooth reflector waiting to be used with pflexpro’s MT glass.

Built one of my Titanium triples from Rey. XP-L HI 3A, Mth Fet+1 Bistro.



Very nice!!

Funny VW, I just got done with my own Rey Ti tube light triple! lol

I dug out an old driver with the big Vishay 07N02 MOSFET on it, replaced a couple of components to ensure it worked properly, now I have 7 modes to 3 XP-L emitters (dome on) under the Carclo 10507. With an 18350 (how I’ll use it) it’s making

31.57 lumens
82.11
356.73
665.51
1003.95
1411.05
1918.20

This is on an older light purple Efest 18350.

The board is one of the very old original designs when we first quit using Qlite’s stripped down, it’s got components on both sides so I soldered the ground ring into the threads instead of using a retaining ring. There are positive via’s out close to the edge for the positive lead to the emitter, the ground ring would overlap these. They literally left a gap in the ground ring for these 2 side-by-side vias, it’s crazy! This is BLF 17dd Ver 3.0, if you want to look it up. :wink: The LVP resistors and Offtime cap are on the battery side of the board, along with zener pads and the reverse polarity diode. THAT’s how big the 07N02 FET is!

I literally found a copper pill with a Noctigon triple already mounted, with 3 XP-L emitters on it, in my kit. (They show up orangy under a UV so they’re in the 2B-3D range) It fit right into this Ti tube light so I went ahead and used it. Was a bit dumbfounded to find it, as I know this is a limited run light, where that copper pill came from is beyond me. It had a copper retaining ring in it as well, the new one had a brass retaining ring. Beats me! But it fit, so it’s in the light and working! lol

Kinda working on a couple at the same time today. Got a bunch of switches bypassed including this lighted one in the SS. Did a few things while the hot plate was on too. Got another SS while the price was right and finished it up today. My second SS triple and did this one with the elliptical optic. Same emitters as the other with polishe optic, XP-L HI 3A. Kept the X6 driver and the lighted tail on this one. Typical hot issues with the reversing brightness but it stays on pretty long on high before it kicks down or the UI issues start. Copper body was stripped of coating, copper spacer soldered into it and the XP32 MCPCB soldered on top.



Cute-3 elliptical? Are you sure?

I’ve got a question…
What wires should i use from driver to leds on a triple xhp70 light , with fet driver ?