FW3A - emitter and optic swap. Beam is pretty similar to the original beam, but maybe tiny bit tighter and has a slightly warmer tint.
Doesnât it have a starburst spill?
A little bit. I havenât checked to see if itâs any more than the frosted 10511 though. Any petals in the spill are still far less than with 10507 optic.
Astrulux FT03 firmware replacement to AndĂșril:
very cool. Awesome work!
Hey ZozzV6
can you please do a tutorial video how to flash firmware ? your video skill is good and there is none good tutorial on youtube 
And did you modify the code to let the lightning storm mode hit 100% brightness? :smiling_imp:
Nope. I donât use that very often.
Some brass tube & stuff.
Cut a bit of spare MDF, put leather on it, then loaded the strop with red compound (sold as 1K grit on AliExpress).
This is a compact strop for smaller knives and more for on-to-go use in a backpack.
Need to heat up the compound more to make the wax sticky.
This is also the first time I used Shoe Goo as the binding agent between leather and MDF, it is superior to the glues I have tried before!
Soldered up and programmed a new âsmartâ tailcap today; this one is for 14500 lights. Swapped out a friendâs Booster Tail for this one since he always uses his Sofirn SF14 with li-ions (with AA/NiMH the flashlight will still work of course, just not the tailcap now). It has 6 LEDs and uses them to display battery status.
First battery in the video was at 4.07 V, the second was at 3.55 V.
saved today myself 800⏠getting an Upgrade Hack on my Power supplies
Those smart tailcaps are fun 
Did another Q8 bypass today. I always like how these turn out since there is a nice hole to feed the wire through and solder from the back. They have really good flexibility this way and just look nice and clean.
A fuel gauge with no more counting blinkies. Nice :+1: This has got to be the next âitâ tailcap mod.
Convoy T2: XP-G3 5000K with BLF A6 Driver, doing 1150 Lumen at start.
old Long Range Tactical (from Banggood) with XHP50.2 5000K and F6 5A, doing 2000 Lumen.
I like Luxpro lights for burning off âdeadâ alkaleaks, and this critter that takes 2 D cells, an LP1101V2, is a nice beefy light in most ways, but has a front âglassâ thatâs actually plastic. :person_facepalming:
Wellp, I couldnât abide that, so decided to stick in a glass replacement from FT for about a buk, and slap on some diffusion film to smooth out the XP-G3âs hideous beam.
Itâs a pretty standard â42mmĂ1.5mm glass, same size as from a C8. Drops right in (albeit a little snug getting past the threads), loads just like a S2+, pressed from behind by the reflector against an O-ring set into the front bezel.
Nice light, actually. Even if youâre not gonna use alkaleaks (ie, youâre sane), you can get a pair of 3AA-to-D adapters and drop in a bunch of eneloops in a 2S3P configuration, and youâre good to go.
Thatâs what Iâm using to burn off moribund alkaleaks (ie, sanityâs in question), but watching them carefully and checking them frequently.
Itâs not a screamer, but for a good backup light, itâs quite nice.
Hmm, I might wanna throw in a nice fat XP-L if I can find one in 4C or thereabouts⊠I might even have a 5A.
Will see about doing that tonight if I find one.
My RRT01 2019 version :
SST20 3000K, triple MCPCB from KD (1mm thick) and their optic (really smooth beam), plus a small alu spacer that I made today at work.
I had to add some length to the stock wires, but the good news is that the stock pill already have a 4mm hole right in the center.
Itâs not waterproof anymore, I like when the optic sits flush in the bezel but itâs doable with an o-ring too.
I love it already.
Oh, it does 600 lumens on the highest mode too⊠not too shabby for a 95CRI 3000K source !
(the precedent LH351D with stock reflector was about 470 lumens, talk about low current efficiency !)
I changed the look of my Q8 since I wasnât a fan of the black, and green button LED. It now has a more industrial look with the bare aluminium and warm white LED. I am quite pleased with how steampunkây it now looks!
