What did you mod today?

What I remember is that I managed to get the XP-L2’s listed separately from the XP-L (dunno how I did it), they have just 11 XP-L2’s listed, and then went through them one by one for the specs. But only 2 of them have complete specs on the Mouser site so I looked the product numbers up in the datasheet to check the specs for the other 9 :person_facepalming:

Mouser XPL2

Maybe i’m oversimplifying this but if you type XPLBWT then query. Then check in stock, then hit filter. You get the above URL. You could also filter by Cut Tape to remove the stars if you want.

Still, djozz is right that they are missing all the stats so you will have to open the data sheet and CTRL+F for those full part numbers to see exactly what bin/tint/etc you are really seeing.

I put my new little Thorfire TK-05 on a small diet. :slight_smile:

This small 14500 sized light doesn’t need tactical crenelations, gone… nor does it need a lanyard… wings gone. So maybe now it won’t snag things with the little wings on the tail cap when in my pocket.

As it turns out, I also built an FET+1 driver for it with Anduril. So the TK is for ToyKeeper and the 05 is for (true stuff right here!) my fifth iteration of Anduril. I was thinking this when I cut in 5 visible rings on the tail cap. Should have laid it out more carefully (actually should have laid it out, cut it on the fly by eye) I guess but oh well, bulls-eye works.

Nichia NF2W757GT-F1 Rfc00 5000k

16mm XML

AA driver
Low:7mA
Mid:100mA
High:500mA

Left Rfc00 5000K,Right XPG3 3000K 90CRI

Same driver high mode

The is some kind of weirdness going on here. Nice work steel_1024. :beer:

DQG AA Titanium with forward tail clicky and USB charging port.XP-L HI v2 1A on 16mm Noctigon
Narrow spot TIR
FET 10 driver
Potted
Graphite aesthetics
Forward clicky magnetic tail switch
Green 6mm x 2mm tritium vial
Micro USB charging port (300mA)
ME4056 charging board
Max - 924lm OTF
69mm x 18mm
Weight - 45g with 14250 cell

Unscrew the head to reveal the micro USB charger port.Forward tail clicky soldered into brass tube and fixed to tail cap with brass contact ring. Brass contact points in head unit.
Charging unit is potted inside a copper housing.A 300mAh 14250 cell is used with this light.To charge, remove flashlight head, turn on the clicky switch and connect USB lead.
Red indicator for charging and green for charge complete.
The charge current is 300mA maximum, around 1C for this 300mAh 14250 cell, charge time about 1hr:10m

ILC-0 dynamic RGB tailcap (on left):

Changed the reverse clicky in the brass kubatan to a forward clicky.

Installed a 10507 optic and magnetic tail in my brass triple Nichia 18350 light.
These are 2mm x 2mm magnets, 25 of them. It was not too easy a task :laughing:

Previously the light was a mule.

Well it’s not a flashlight or as cool as the rest of the posts on here but…. I modded an old desk light I inherited from my grandfather. I ripped out the old transformer and installed a new little 12 volt switching power supply, the led are 5630smd’s warm white. Fun little project.


Off

low.

high.

A mod is a mod man :slight_smile:

Cool lamp :+1:

CRX, you’re so far over the top I, yes I, am speechless…

Jason, that’s a really cool fix up on the old light, you’ll be able to enjoy that for decades to come now, good job! :slight_smile:

Ooh, takes a bit to keep you quiet :smiley:

Like your other mods are easy… :person_facepalming: :person_facepalming:

:smiley:

Looks great!!!

Cool mod on the lamp, man

Someone said a mod is a mod, right? So today was not a flashlight day but still a project on the lathe involving titanium and bronze and aluminum. :slight_smile:

I got a Benjamin Steel Eagle Pellet gun a couple of weeks ago. What with my neck and shoulder issues the break barrel is a bit tough to deal with repeatedly so I decided to modify it. I removed the barrel shroud and silencer, made a new adapter to step up to bull barrel size out of silicone manganese bronze and cut the shroud down to fit onto another adapter threaded to the end of the barrel from the same bronze. Then I made a Titanium tube to screw onto the bronze barrel adapter and threaded the end for the factory silencer, modified the silencer to thread into the ti tube. The net gain is a titanium 1” barrel that adds 5” to the length of the barrel making it much easier to break the barrel to cock it.


This is a .22 caliber pellet rifle that uses the new gas piston technology to propel the pellet between 700 and 1000 fps depending on the pellet used. (as clocked by me on a chronograph) About 21-26 lbs ft. of energy which is plenty to knock the pesky squirrels clean out a tree!

In the process of getting this up and running, I upgraded to a 3-9x 40mm AO Hammers scope and a Weaver one piece picatinny mount. Seems to pretty much be a tack driver so far. :smiley:

After a lot of testing with some 9 different pellets, it likes the H&N Barracuda Extreme Hunter hollow point at 18.52 gr.

So now you see what I’ve been doing that’s kept me away from lights. (not that I haven’t still made a few lights, but you know…)

Complete steps:
” Modified Nitecore EC4 with Naichia 144 LED 5700K R9050”:Modified Nitecore EC4 with Naichia 144 LED 5700K R9050

Nitecore EC4

All parts after dismantling

TA driver, 2-ounce copper process, 17mm x 0.8mm
NarsilM V1.3 firmware

two blue LED, to be used as a power indicator
both buttons available and have the same function

Nichia 144 Series 6V LED, 5700K, R9050

smart now, test first
Made a simple test platform, tested successfully

weld the wire and prepare for assembly

new driver sealed in the original circuit mezzanine

the other side

install the switch, and solder the wiring

blue LED brightness settings very low, can reduce power consumption
In addition to indicating that the power is on and indicating the location of the flashlight in a dark environment

Orange peel cup

Moonlight

colors look good

Underwater Kinetics Q40 mini eled, modded by XP-E Amber

Heat colored my Astrolux MF02 Stainless steel bezel:

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Heat colored my Astrolux MF02 Stainless steel bezel:

Pretty SWEET! :+1:

Put together Jaxman E2L, triple XP-L HI V2 4500K, gold illuminated tailcap and Bistro HD driver. It draws ~10A at startup, so around 3000lm.

Album with pictures

Build process: kaidomain’s PCB has to be filled to fit the host, also their optics has too big legs and they have to be trimmed. Added fatter oring between bezel and the glass. I was surprised by throwiness of kaidomain’s optics, seems to be different (more clear) than carclo 10507: