What did you mod today?

[Yokiamy]

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@Yokiamy

Swapped a white flat into a Foybezeled C8+.
Centering is difficult, i still have artifacts.
Also i sanded down the sides of the reflector since it touched the Led wires and tried different sanded down gaskets.
The focus is not optimal yet, i think the gasket needs a bit more sanding.

Measured 180 Kcd at 2,8A

That’s an impressive result, I only managed to get 160kCd with 4.5A in a C8…
At what distance did you measured it ?

I’ve measured it at just 3m so that might not be completeley fair, but i was just curious to see what kind of results to expect.

I think i can gain a littlebit more by centering and adjusting the height of the gasket.
Is anyone selling 3030 gaskets except INTL-Outdoor ?

EDIT

Some more delicate wet sanding of the gasket and after an hour of centering i get a nearly perfect spot and i measure 20770 Lx at 3 m and 4130 Lx at 7 m which equals 187 kCd at 3 m and 202 kCd at 7 m which is impressive given the low lumen output.

[djozz]

I don’t think so.

If you have one of those 3535 gaskets that fits in the reflector and has a square hole for the led, you can cut new 3030 corners 45 degrees rotated from the 3535 corners. That is how I solved the 3030 led problem a few times already.

[lumenzilla]

Not today but two days ago.

Put Nichia optisolis from Clemence into this tiny stainless stuff

[djozz]

Nice! Is that an array of 4 x Optisolis or one?

[lumenzilla]

It’s a single LED.
The kit was supposed to be used on Jetbeam Mk1 (Jetusolis).

[djozz]

The beam must be ultra-smooth

[vestureofblood]

I have a few of what I would call “flashlight crumbs” I would like to give to someone in the USA. There are a couple of new drivers I’ve just never used, some medium/large reflectors, and the mcpcb loaded with xhp70.2 that are probly mostly working out of my imalent dx80. Just post your I’ll take it here and then message me your address. All of it it is going together in one box to one person, if that person wants to regift any of it that is their business

[Umpi2000]

Wish I was in the US VoB

[contactcr]

I shaved a 3000K LH351D (a LOT, might have even taken a hair off the phosphor on one small section) in a BLF A6.

Hot spot w/ 18350 and stock AR glass at ?? volts:

Low to High:

Ambient = 81.0 Lux, CCT = 2880K (Duv 0.0003)
Color Rendering Index (Ra) = 94.8 [ R9 = 75.4 ]

Ambient = 1391.6 Lux, CCT = 2852K (Duv 0.0005)
Color Rendering Index (Ra) = 94.4 [ R9 = 73.6 ]

Ambient = 5133.7 Lux, CCT = 2937K (Duv 0.0000)
Color Rendering Index (Ra) = 92.7 [ R9 = 68.6 ]

Ambient = 11117.5 Lux, CCT = 2924K (Duv –0.0011)
Color Rendering Index (Ra) = 92.0 [ R9 = 64.8 ]

Here was my old post with the dome on:

Second Generation Silver Plated High Current Beryllium Copper Springs and 95+CRI SST20!

Here is a test of the LH351D from DigiKey that I ordered. I put it in a BLF A6 to test, all measurements taken from hotspot. LH351D has a fairly even beam and this one is no exception. [image] Bare LED MID power CCT = 3281K (Duv –0.0041) Color Rendering Index (Ra) = 93.6 [ R9 = 77.8 ] R1 = 95.5 R2 = 95.3 R3 = 93.2 R4 = 92.7 R5 = 94.9 R6 = 93.5 R7 = 93.0 R8 = 90.2 R9 = 77.8 R10 = 88.3 R11 = 93.9 R12 = 87.7 R13 = 95.2 R14 = 95.8 BLF A6 reflector LOW power CCT = 3182K (Duv 0.0036) Col…

[gchart]

@vestureofblood

I have a few of what I would call “flashlight crumbs” I would like to give to someone in the USA. There are a couple of new drivers I’ve just never used, some medium/large reflectors, and the mcpcb loaded with xhp70.2 that are probly mostly working out of my imalent dx80. Just post your I’ll take it here and then message me your address. All of it it is going together in one box to one person, if that person wants to regift any of it that is their business

That’s awful kind of you, VOB. What kind of drivers are we talking?

[chops728]

@vestureofblood

I have a few of what I would call “flashlight crumbs” I would like to give to someone in the USA. There are a couple of new drivers I’ve just never used, some medium/large reflectors, and the mcpcb loaded with xhp70.2 that are probly mostly working out of my imalent dx80. Just post your I’ll take it here and then message me your address. All of it it is going together in one box to one person, if that person wants to regift any of it that is their business

I’ll Take It —— Thanks

[i42dk]

Reflowed (reflew?) some emitters.

(Note: They are straight off the hotplate, cooling down. Haven’t been cleaned yet! )

4 orange unknown emitters for a “lantern/bonfire simulator” project.
4 219C 5000K to a PL47 board.
And took off 4 XP-L HD (1 broken) emitters, and put on 4 SST-20 4000K

Given my recent journey into reflowing, it has accumulated a lot of loose emitters.
How do you store your bare emitters ?

[djozz]

How do you store your bare emitters ?

If I think I will use them again I put them in a small ziplockbag with a label on it, but most end up loose in a boring-parts-box, usually to never be used again. But occasionally I take one out for a build and nowadays I can check tint/CRI before using it.

[Agro]

Not my mod but attention worthy:
Vinh has upped the power of a LEP flashlight, increasing output by about 60%. He may be the first to do so and speak up publicly.
Click

[KawiBoy1428]

@Agro

Not my mod but attention worthy:
Vinh has upped the power of a LEP flashlight, increasing output by about 60%. He may be the first to do so and speak up publicly.
Click

He he is running one of Richards driver’s in it….Regulated VN4

[vestureofblood]

@chops728

@vestureofblood

I have a few of what I would call “flashlight crumbs” I would like to give to someone in the USA. There are a couple of new drivers I’ve just never used, some medium/large reflectors, and the mcpcb loaded with xhp70.2 that are probly mostly working out of my imalent dx80. Just post your I’ll take it here and then message me your address. All of it it is going together in one box to one person, if that person wants to regift any of it that is their business

I’ll Take It —— Thanks

Shipped.

@gchart

What kind of drivers are we talking?

One is a mountain electronics 10mm FET I never got around to using. One is some performer made by a blf member I cant remember. The driver was a big deal at the time I purchased it so maybe chops can post a picture of it and someone will recognize it. The package it came in came from Croatia.

[contactcr]

Sounds like a LED4Power driver then

[vestureofblood]

@contactcr

Sounds like a LED4Power driver then

Yep that is it. Looks like I have an old version but it should be a 12 amp capable driver. For sale : LD-2 and LD-M2 driver (Updated) All my comments when ordering are here.

[DavidEF]

@vestureofblood

@chops728

@vestureofblood

I have a few of what I would call “flashlight crumbs” I would like to give to someone in the USA. There are a couple of new drivers I’ve just never used, some medium/large reflectors, and the mcpcb loaded with xhp70.2 that are probly mostly working out of my imalent dx80. Just post your I’ll take it here and then message me your address. All of it it is going together in one box to one person, if that person wants to regift any of it that is their business

I’ll Take It —— Thanks

Shipped.

@gchart

What kind of drivers are we talking?

One is a mountain electronics 10mm FET I never got around to using. One is some performer made by a blf member I cant remember. The driver was a big deal at the time I purchased it so maybe chops can post a picture of it and someone will recognize it. The package it came in came from Croatia.

@vestureofblood

@contactcr

Sounds like a LED4Power driver then

Yep that is it. Looks like I have an old version but it should be a 12 amp capable driver. For sale : LD-2 and LD-M2 driver (Updated) All my comments when ordering are here.

Wow, looks like chops got a VERY nice box of “crumbs” then! That’s very generous of you, vob. :partying_face:

[contactcr]

I’ve got an entry for what did you break today

Pulled the pad off the FET (likely already stressed from changing the bezel on my FW3A a few times and re-soldering wires)

Any idea if this can be repaired?