Brinyte B158 mod thread

Thanks. :+1:

Where’s the sugru man? :question:
I really can’t see it!

I take that as a compliment :smiley:
As I heated the tube the ends got uneven and I had to trim them down and ended up 4mm short. So I filled the gap with black sugru, that I had left over. It’s the small gap between the rubber o-ring that is sitting in the lower groove and the shrink tube. Not much and it was not supposed to be there, but it all ended up surprisingly well.

How did you remove the knobs, lathe? I’m curious as this is one I’m planning a woody mod for as soon as I decide on what wood type to use.

Yep - it was done with a lathe. I found it to be too bulky for my pocket and now it’s really much more comfortable to hold.

Nice work. I might have a go at it myself. You didn’t paint anything, you used shrink tube and sugru? (have no idea what sugru is other than what google tells me).

I think heat shrink tubing is a very nice finishing option. Just learn from my mistakes and leave it a bit longer than needed. Heat almost to size, trim ends and then heat some more to fix. Lot less messy than paint.

Excellent, zipelgas! I really dislike those stock knobs.

I need a lathe for many things…

Or simply buy it HERE

Where the hell is the fun in that :smiling_imp:

Everything is done, just pay and wait to arrive :smiley:

Any codes for that B158B? :laughing:

For now there is no code. Code can be used for b158 U4 and b158 HI V3.

I modded mine today.

One pill I built with an AK 101-A1 driver (L-M-H mode order), a filed down bergquist star & oram oslon SFH4715AS IR led.

I first blew a SFH4725S led, but fortunately I ordered the 860nm variant as well. It’s for some to-be-built nightvision hunting gear.

Second pill I built with unmodded BLF A6 driver(Bistro), filed down Noctigon MCPCB & XPL V6 0D Led.

Thereafter I dedomed the led with a knife and built the second pill. I got a bit messy, but it works more than well in the end! Bypassed both springs and it pulls 5,2Amp. It has quite a nice white/yellowy tint to it after the dedome.
I tried to measure lux with my phone, but it went straight to >211Klux @100cm, wich is the max the sensor can measure… There’s a first time for everything :stuck_out_tongue:

Crazy thrower, can’t wait to use it in the field. I can just pop in another pill for the task needed and only carry one light with me.

Test pic


Building 400mtr away over city light.
Best thrower I own to date!

:+1:

That’s crazy. They should make upgraded “super” pill though XPL-HI is good. I like this light. Does it dissipate heat good?

Yes, it does. I didn’t run it too long. It doesn’t feel too hot in any particular place and didn’t desolder itself or anything. No complaints yet :+1:

I’ve been wanting to do this since before I decided to actually get one and the other day I finally disassembled one and cut the lobes off with a hack saw. Then I chuckle it into my drill press/wannabe lathe. I continued further but stopped before getting to the bottom of the slots as that would reach the internal o-ring groves(very bad). I have a piece of Teak that might go well with a few fins. I’ll see which metal looks best to me.

Wheres the popcorn. :+1:

I got yesterday my B158 with XML U4

Dedomed the LED in gas and sealed it with clear laquer

The Nanjg 105C driver was hanging in the pill between a contact board and LED
Changed the driver to Biscotti and removed the contact board and soldered the driver to the ring that is pressed in pill again

Spring bypass on driver and tailcap

The star is DTP copper but a bit thin, mounted with Arctic Silver 5 again

LED centering ring and gasket painted black

Pill painted black mounted with thermal paste to the tube

Lexel, did you remove the LED to confirm the MCPCB is DTP, or is there some other way to confirm it? You can have copper MCPCB without DTP.

I thought the way to test for DTP (instead of just a copper MCPCB with no DTP) was to test for electrical continuity from the bottom of the MCPCB to the LED heat pad.

Is it possible to confirm if an MCPCB is DTP with the LED still attached to it?