it appears that my unexpected science experiment yielded no permanent damage. I’m still kinda spooked though regardless
edit: for science purposes, let it be known that I have an SST20 model.
it’s very rosy on turbo without an optic/glass
edit 2: moonlight and peak output look to remain unchanged to my eyes. Of course, I don’t have fancy (non-eyeballs) equipment so I wouldn’t even know if I lost any output.
colour looks about fine as well
Yes
But I can’t get in the photo bucket thingy , I can post them on email, I had one wonky dodgy curflicked led , (sorry mustn’t swear ) it was also curflicked before I took the bezel off, I’m afraid to show it , I’m really scared of getting ridiculed.
Hey, just a quick question though. Isn’t it the retaining ring that keeps the pressure on the driver/mcpcb? I’m just looking at the schematic on page 1 of this thread. Haven’t taken the thing apart yet so I actually don’t know how it functions.
edit: found a disassembly album. it does appear that pressure is important. at least some of the heat transfers out the edges of the copper disk though i guess. maybe thats how I got lucky
Understood on photo bucket…… Fear not of being ridiculed my friend….
I’ll stand by you with a high powered blue or violet laser too…. ready to zap any ridiculer. As far as “holding your hand”…. yes i’ll do that to. But only if it is life or death for you.
I do have 3 feelings now… pumped up & ready. So if you need one after getting scolded…… I got spares.
In flashlights that use reflectors, it’s the bezel and lens that push down on the reflector, which then pushes down on the led/mcpcb. It’s this contact pressure between the mcpcb and the aluminum shelf that causes the heat to transfer into the flashlight body.
So you don’t want to use Turbo if the reflector or optic is out or the bezel is loose/removed. With no pressure on the mcpcb, the leds could overheat within seconds.
A few flashlights use screws to hold down the mcpcb, but most only use the screws for anti-rotation purposes (FW3A) and they don’t apply any downward pressure. The designs vary from flashlight to flashlight. It’s best to not even turn on a flashlight if the lens or reflector is loose or removed. Moonlight or a very low level is usually okay for a short period of time, but be careful.
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In the future if you see other posters violating the rules I am sure he would appreciate it if you did the same.
racoon city knows the rules already, this just progresses a needless argument. You know, rule 4 and all “drop the subject” is probably the best course here