What did you mod today?

[vwpieces]

ThorFire VG10 Quad
Baked to a champagne with polished head
XP-L HI V3 3C on Tpad Quad. MtnE Fet+1 Bistro, Carclo 10622 24mm quad Narrow Spot Plain TIR, Springs bypassed. Tpad soldered to copper spacer.

[jacktheclipper]

Wave modded some Enlan EL01 folders .
Nothing is quicker when you need a blade right now .

[RobertB]

@vwpieces

ThorFire VG10 Quad
Baked to a champagne with polished head
XP-L HI V3 3C on Tpad Quad. MtnE Fet+1 Bistro, Carclo 10622 24mm quad Narrow Spot Plain TIR, Springs bypassed. Tpad soldered to copper spacer.

Nice vw. Did you make the spacer? Was thinking something similar with 219b’s

[vwpieces]

That VG 10 is from the TF GB, the ones that have the LB MCPCB and aluminum disc under the emitter. Making more space inside than the normal VG10.
Copper spacer used was Kirill’s M2 and I reduced the OD of the brass ring to fit. Spacer works without mods.

[RobertB]

@vwpieces

That VG 10 is from the TF GB, the ones that have the LB MCPCB and aluminum disc under the emitter. Making more space inside than the normal VG10.
Copper spacer used was Kirill’s M2 and I reduced the OD of the brass ring to fit. Spacer works without mods.

Great, thanks. My VG10 doesn’t have the extra LB & spacer under the mcpcb. Will have to order one from him.

[X31 (-X3-)]

@Firelight2

Modded a blue Convoy S2+ host with metal clicky that I’ve had laying around for awhile.

• Emitter: triple XPL-HI 5A2 4000K
• Optic: Carclo 10507
• Driver: DrJones H17F with lucidrv 2

I started by shortening the pill, the same way as on a previous mod: modding the convoy s2+ mini

After shortening the pill, I decided that rather than making this an 18500 light like the previous mod, for this mod I wanted the light to use 18650. I also wasn’t going to install a side-switch since the whole point of these newer S2+ was to take advantage of the superb metal clicky.

With the shortened pill, there was far too much space in the battery compartment for an 18650. Initially, I was thinking to try my hand at shortening the battery tube via the “human lathe” method. However with a bit more thought I realized there was a much easier way to shorten the light:

I pulled out the hacksaw and chopped the back of the head off. Then I filed a couple mm off the end of the screw threads at both ends of the battery tube. Result is a Convoy S2+ triple that is 12mm shorter than stock (104 mm modded compared to 118 mm stock). The modded light can also use the 18350 battery tube and an 18350 cell (total length 72 mm with 18350).

Additional work to be done on this light:

• grind off the bottom-most threads on the head to make room for the battery tube o-ring (until this is done there’s no o-ring between the tube and head).
• wait for illuminated switch assemblies to arrive.
• possible remove blue anodizing and polish the bare aluminum.

Now I want to see some pictures of that !
I scratched my head multiple time to find how to shorten the S2+ and even dremat of using a 18650 with the 18350 tube :disappointed:
YOur solution seems to be much more doable !

[Firelight2]

@~~X3~~

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Now I want to see some pictures of that !
I scratched my head multiple time to find how to shorten the S2+ and even dremat of using a 18650 with the 18350 tube :disappointed:
Your solution seems to be much more doable !

I made a build-thread for the mod Shortening the Convoy S2+

With a little more work, the entire light is now 102mm long, compared to 118mm for stock. Removing 16mm really makes for a much more pocketable light. Here’s a picture:

[CRX]

Put a little rechargeable COB light together

[vwpieces]

I like that CRX.

[djburkes]

I replaced the XP-G2 R5 with a dedomed XP-G2 S4 2B and made it direct drive with all springs bypassed in a Lumintop Hunter T5.

Next to a Thorfire VG10

55mm Head

Before Mod XP-G2 R5

After Mod Dedomed XP-G2 S4 2B

C8 Dedomed XM-L2 U4 1A

[Rufusbduck]

I made copper ugly.

[giorgoskok]

Nice work djburkes !
I was searching this lumintop for a while but i still can’t find it near me

@Rufusbduck

I made copper ugly.

What ! How ? Too much heat ?

[Rufusbduck]

A temporary condition fortunately and a product of the brazing process. The heat scale was easily removed along with the brazing flux.

[KawiBoy1428]

@KawiBoy1428

Purchased some A6 tubes when I found I could re-thread them with a 7/8-20 Die and they fit the KRONOAS X6 Copper /copper triple and also the EE BLF SE X6 triple, nice full round battery tube, love it! Too bad they don’t sell the Black A6 switches, no biggy, I would rather carry these bad boys instead, so the S41’s can sit in their box for-ever!

The full tube feels so much better on both, but specially on the heavy Copper Brute! :+1:

I ask BG if they would sell the Aluminum Black S41/A6 switch cap seeing they already sold the SS and the SS Colored Cap. Well they listened…Astrolux S41 Hochwertige Aluminiumlegierung LED-Taschenlampe mit vollständigem Endstück für DIY Sale - Banggood Deutschland-arrival notice-arrival notice

[Jerommel]

ThorFire S70S has a non-DTP copper MCPCB…
I could have ordered a DTP one from Banggood, but didn’t want to wait another 4 weeks, so:

The white paint didn’t cover the mess all too well, but who cares.
Protruding bits for thermal path to reflector.

[djozz]

Cool adaptation, Jerommel! :sunglasses:

[Serp]

It’s better than from the store

[X31 (-X3-)]

Wow, really impressive !

[everydaysurvivalgear]

I modded my BLF A6 with a SMO reflector and Dedomed the LED its throws okay now. It can easily been seen past 100 meters.

Also put an XPL with direct drive into my BLF D80.

[Jerommel]

Dear oh dear…
Thanks for the compliments, but the success was very short lived…
I killed the XHP70…
A week ago i killed a XHP50.2
In both cases i nicked the dome and ruined the LED…
:person_facepalming: :weary: