I do like TA driver, but the shipping almost same the price.
It’s not easy choice for me. Ordering couple isn’t worth for me.
Yes, want to perform that actually.
I’m aware the side effect after the procedure.
Still contemplating about that. Want to purchase some XHP70 and XHP70.2 for spare.
Or like you, to keep the original set.
I’d like to improve the overall output as well as the throw of my convoy l6 5000k flashlight. What’s the easiest way to do this? Swap emitters to .2 with a smooth reflector, swap the driver, or just do a resistor mod?
I’m leaning toward the driver replacement but I don’t know which driver to chose. I have a D4 and it’s my favorite UI of all my lights so something like that would be preferable…
Is it currently stock? If so then swapping to the 70.2 will give you no gain. The Smo reflector is relatively cheap and will improve the throw. A swap to a fet driver will give you the biggest gains in output. You’ll get about 11 to 12 amps with a fet driver and Good batteries. Lexel is currently making the Texas Avenger driver with narsil which is very nice. Also, Richard of mountain Electronics is offering a FET driver. He even has an option to load the D4 ramping firmware on it.
So I would do those first. Then if you still want more output you can swap to the 70.2 and get 17 to 18 amps. It also helps to get a smoother beam pattern.
It is currently stock. I will order the 30mm FET+7135 Driver from Richard and have him flash it with the D4 firmware for 35 cents extra (lol). How hard is it to replace the driver?
I assume I just remove the two screws next to the LED (are they screwed into the retaining ring or is unscrewing them unnecessary?). Then, I unscrew the retaining ring on the head by opening pliers so there’s some sort of friction on the inside of the ring that will allow me to grip it and twist? And then I can just desolder the wires from the old driver that are going to the LED and e switch and solder those onto the new driver? Is it really that simple or am I in over my head?
Is there a recommended cheap soldering iron and type of solder I should buy? My old radioshack iron got lost in my move years ago.
I have those Liitokalas and I just put a small flathead under the flat top and bent the metal upwards enough that the batteries now work in series without the nuisance of a button magnet. No soldering necessary. FYI, I’m not sure if I have genuine Liitokalas but it should work either way.
The 1 or 2 screws by the led prevent the mcpcb from rotating when you tighten the bezel.
The driver retaining ring has 2 holes in it. I use snap ring pliers to fit in and easily turn it. Or you can take needle nose pliers and grind the tips down to a smaller diameter.
The rest is all correct. 4 wires to unsolder from the old and solder to the new.
You want to use rosin core wire for electronics. Typically 60/40 tin/lead Sn/Pb, roughly 3% flux.
The cheap soldering irons are okay, but not very high quality or very powerfull usually. Before I bought my digital soldering station I used this model for many years. http://www.frys.com/product/4825190
and still have it as a backup. Pretty cheap with adjustable heat and 50w of power. The 3 o’clock knob position is good for circuits and max is good for automotive wires. So not a lot of adjustment range, but still nice.
I mainly needed a hot air station so I can remove chips and maybe do reflows, but decided to get a combo unit. Paid about $95 with a 4 year warranty. It also switches to Fahrenheit. Murica! Lol
Hakko is definitely good stuff, but I don’t solder everyday, just every now and then.
I also bought a combo unit and am really glad I did. Learning to use hot air reflow has changed my modding world I went even cheaper than the Yihua above though, with this 872+. Mine’s branded “Zeni” but the same hardware can be found with lots of different names printed on it, including Yihua. I’ve had it almost exactly a year now, used it quite a lot in that time, and its been awesome.
Anyone here with FET driven XHP70.2 and SMO reflector that has measured his L6 for throw? What kind of numbers can this thing push in this configuration?
Ordered P2 4000k from Kaidomain so i am not patient enough, i need to know these things now