Sorry, I just watched the Matrix trilogy again, so I'm hung up on the one, in my mind. for a while.
I have a TK35 clone and decided to make it look and work different. You know I can't leave anything alone. I am turning it into a polished, 4NiMH, U2, 7135 clone.
Some of the light is polished and some is brushed. Looks a little different from the stock one.
Here's where the one goes to the source. I have never touched one of these lights, so I went to DrJ for some information and some help. I wanted to keep the light with batteries in series, but I also wanted to put in one of the 8x7135 linear drivers, to power it. I went to DrJones, since he is the source of the parallel mod and his driver program, allowing the two switches to be used, with the 7135 driver. In the photo, I have removed all of the original components and also in the photo below. They now serve only as contact points for the 7135 driver that will go in.
I also decided I might as well put some copper in it somewhere. It's just not a light without copper... I replaced the brass rods that serve as electrical links from the tail cap, to the board in the driver area.
I also changed the contact ring above to copper and made a copper outer cover over the upper contact plate that goes to the LED.
I am using Four 2/3A NiMH batteries, but they are too short in the compartment, so I have made spacers out of copper, to fill the gap.
The last photo is the where the wires will go, to the 7135 driver.
That's all for now. I am awaiting a driver to come in, from DrJ, so I can wire this puppy up and see if it goes or blows (up that is).
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Well, the driver came in today. It came all the way from DrJ (thank you DrJ). I installed it and put the light together. It works great and I like the beam. I really don't have more build photos. I was too busy whipping it into shape and finishing it.
Low is 5%, medium is 40% and high is 100% (of course). It has DrJ's program in it, so it has the ramping, which I really like!
Here's beam shots.
ISO 200, F:2.7, Daylight WB, Shutter is 1 second.
ISO 200, F:2.7, Daylight WB, Shutter is 1 second.
ISO 200, F:2.7, Daylight WB, Shutter is 2 seconds.
It's a thrower and a nice one at that. Is has a large hot spot, but it's bright and I really like the beam, which is something coming from me, since I never like the beam from a smooth reflector.
That's all. It will be up for sale shortly.