Good tip Lexel, might try it myself sometime.
Do you think it will work on XPL2 HD? It should outperform XPL-hi in my opinion
Have to buy some razorblades first, always use my Philishave
I have done this long time ago with XHP70, and used only 1000 grit sandpaper to leave the surface little bit muddy and claen everything with isopropyl alcohol. Results are amazing in terms of throw and beam looks phenomenal.
Only downside is lumens lost up to 20%…
Ok, i just tried it with XPL2 HD, i can confirm, it is harder then it looks.
You really have to have the good size shim and it would be nice if you have it from alu or another hard material, since the plastic convoy butterfly spacer which i used is too soft.
I (accidently) cut off the rim of the spacer and ended up quite low, but i managed to get a nice and clean cut. (Don’t know if there is any material left to sand it down to get it even flatter)
Do i see a bondwire over there ?
The result is good, but not what i hoped for, throw improved but it still shows the ugly yellow/greenish corona
Have to compare it with fresh charged cells against a XPL-HI to get real world results and see if it outthrows XPL-Hi
I think this is how skylumen do it too… he shave dome on sst40 lately and it doesnt turn out green. Output is great too. Here is his sst40 shave dome led.
Why sell ’em? Because we’re lazy maybe? A bit unsure of ourselves? Prefer your proven results over trying it with our own precious emitters? Some of us drink coffee, you know. Caffeine is not great for steadiness of hands.
the amount of domed emitters which usually get sliced
which I have in my box I can count on my fingers 5 XPL W2-2B
a few XML2
Nichia I would not really make sense to do it on high CRI which have a wonderful tint
I would do it on orders, but shipping time from China for emitters is slow and Mouser does only have good bins of XHP35HDs