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^ the BLF-A6 driver as it comes from Banggood does not have a bleeder resistor (while the X5/X6 driver does have one, 470 Ohm), which value did you use and with what led that works well?

I have tried at least five A6 drivers from BG and all worked with lightened switch.

My experience is also that the BLF-A6 driver is very tolerant for the lighted tail with varying led configurations and bleeder resistor values (unlike the X5/X6 driver which is extremely finicky!), it is just that l4p’s post above suggests a standard bleeder value for this driver while stock there is no bleeder at all, hence the question.

Sorry for late reply, this driver has 470Ohm bleeder, I didn't even try to connect LED or see how modes are affected, point of test was to check if it works with regular resistor bleeder, and it does,but in combination with driver input caps that prevent rgb leds to stuck in red mode.

I have an idea for an addition to your shop: The Osram LE UW Q8WP is basically a bigger version of the popular Osram Black Flat. It reaches the same luminance at maximum current, but is 80% larger, so the resulting hotspot is 80% larger and it produces 80% more lumens. It also does away with the three biggest downsides of the Osram Black Flat:

  1. The central solder pad is now electrically neutral
  2. The solder profile matches that of XP-LEDs (The Black Flat is smaller and doesn't center itself well)
  3. The Vf is much lower

It has a new downside though: the die is not centered on the package. It is shifted slightly in one direction. Can you envision offering a real copper (one piece) dtp-pcb specifically for this LED where the die is in the center of the pcb? This way the LED could be easily centered like other LEDs and we will have brighter ultra throwers!

I think quite a few people would be interested. You could do a poll to get an idea. I would be in for at least 5, maybe up to 10.

Thanks for suggestion, I will check, pcbs are not problem if there is interest (BLF Q8 pcbs are in production BTW).

Added some Carclo and LEDIL optics:

https://led4power.com/product-category/optics/

Pity that Angie wont fit cute-4 boards if youll make them…

I will make both pcbs.

Excited for these new PCB’s. Really enjoying my M2 quad w/ Luxeon V

Nice! I guess I’ll make another order once you have them available.

That anna makes me trigger happy :heart_eyes:
Especially if Sofirn makes 21700 C8F that accepts MCPCB for it. I can already see 7 Vees with 30T :innocent:

Decided that I need to upgrade my convoy L2.
So just ordered a luxeon V on a MosDTP board together with a LD-B4 (set at 9A) and the ILC-1.

To be honest I forgot the check if the ILC-1 will fit in a L2 (first ‘new’ version, 17mm driver) but should fit right? :smiley:
Otherwise I will be ordering a S2…

Could you please check brass retaining ring diameter on L2 tailcap? If it's ~19mm, then inner tailcap diameter should be ~18mm, which is the same as C8,S2... and ILC-1 should fit.

The switch board diameter is the same as the convoy C8. The dimensions of the retaining ring are not exactly the same, it’s 20.7mm on the L2 versus 18.8 on the C8.
So it’s a little bit bigger but I think that shouldn’t be a huge problem.

It’s the height that will be a problem not the diameter. You can rig up something to add length to either side of the switch though. You will just need to be a bit more creative since it’s lighted. The washer from the L2 fwd switch is 2-3x as thick as the usual one which the ilc1 replaces

I’ve noticed. Luckily I have a 3d printer so should be able to make something to fix it.

Added ILC-1 kit (called ILC-1B): ILC-1B kit

Price is more budget friendly than ILC-1: 6,97€

No brass ring needed, but top pcb should be glued with epoxy to prevent pcb/wires twisting during installation.

PCBs have 17mm diameter, so ILC-1B should fit in more lights.

It would be especially interesting if you offered them with centring rings…

There are new OSRAM leds that should replace that led and black flat, so I think it's a good idea to wait for tests.