Yepā¦ :+1:
If you donāt happen to have any Silicon laying around, you can use one of the below if you happen to have them:
3Mā¢ Weatherstrip Adhesive
It even comes in 3 decorator colorsā¦ Clear, Black, & Yellow ā¦ā¦ to expand your choices.
And if you want your nubbin to never ever come loose, use a dab of this:
3M 5200
Bottom lineā¦ just about anything will work.
BUTā¦. whatever you use, clean the old glue completely off both the nubbin & the rubber switch cover. This is important if you want the new glue to bond correctly.
I just removed the clip because I plan to holster it ( of course, bezel side up while doing it), and aside from the usual black o-ring, there also was a thin, white o-ring placed in front of the clip (facing to the head) presumably to prevent the clip from rattling.
What do you guys think, put back the white o-ring back when the clip is off?
That O-ring is there to keep the clip from rotating when the tailcap is tightened. If you donāt use the clip, it may be a good idea to take the white O-ring off tooā¦ and replace it with a thicker one to fill the gap. It doesnāt matter for waterproofing, but putting something in that gap gives it a better tactile feel.
I experienced the same issue with the driver not sitting against the keyed section properly. It's fixed for now, but it took some effort for two reasons:
The retaining ring has loads of slop in relation to the threads, and can come extremely close to the inner contact ring.
No one bothered to blow my sample out after machining, and there were tiny aluminum chips trying to short circuit whatever components they could.
Hopefully it's fixed now and I didn't miss any stray chips that are waiting to cause more trouble.
I hope this is the right place to ask. I have never modded a flashlight in my life, nor ever used a solder. But I couldnāt wait any longer and ordered one in XP-L HI 3D. I hope to replace the LEDs with LH351D 4000ks. How difficult will it be to do this mod? I assume itās best to replace the entire MCPCB and I know Kaidomain and Mountain Electronics both sell triple LH351Ds pre-mounted. Will I just need to buy one of those boards and a solder gun? I apologize for being a total muggle but any information would be much appreciated.
I chuckled at the ānut roasterā comment in the manual. The clip is stronger than I expected which was a nice suprise. And it tailstands, which was also a nice suprise. I have finally found a ramping e-switch light I can live with and actually carry. Kudos to the team here and at TLF for putting this together, and for Lumintop for building it! Iād love to see an 18350 tube, and different finishes aāla the Emisar lights.
Even though Iām not very good at it, I can say it isnāt that hard. Get a board, pre-mounted, and some thermal paste. It is only two wires that way. Maybe practice a little on something else first.