I dunno if this really classifies as a mod but I found that the clip I ordered recently fits neatly onto one of my lights
I dunno if this really classifies as a mod but I found that the clip I ordered recently fits neatly onto one of my lights
After selling my modded Convoy H1 to a buddy, I modded up another one. This time in addition to the MCU swap (attiny412 with RampingIOS), I also changed out the single red switch LED for two green ones. Makes for a great headlamp.
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But I have a D25C Ti still somewhere waiting for a nice mod, thanks for the heads-up
Modded my FF E01 today. LH351D W6 swap and changed the pairs of pink/green ledās on the aux board to 4x red ledās.
Its became one of my favorite lights but sucked down batteries so quickly with the power hunger sst-40, plus while I didnāt mind the tint cri seemed especially low. Lux is up to 72kcd, the tint / cri is much more pleasing and it takes way longer to throttle back now and the beam, which is what made it one of my most used lights is still just as usable, albeit with a bit smaller and more well defined hot spot.
Hereās a family photo, not all of my anduril lights, just those with forward facing AUX leds
The Fireflies E01 has aux leds?!
Aligned , Drilled Tapped thermal pasted an screwed emitter into neck section
thats the thermal path sorted , now for the driver
Looks like a P4000 will drop in there perfectly
The Fireflies E01 has aux leds?!
It does when you install a lexel board for a D1 āindirectā setup*
*you do have to drill one hole in the head
Looking Sharp Fat Controller!
Waiting for beamshots!
Just received the 3030 gaskets today, now wait for the 22mm 14x 7135 driver to put in my L21A
I made some long overdue changes to my modding area. It has moved from taking up about 1/3 of the kitchen table to this adjustable height sit/stand desk! Still a lot of cleanup and organizing to do but itās much nicer already than what I had.
ā¦It has moved from taking up about 1/3 of the kitchen tableā¦
LOOOL I'm still fighting with my wife about kitchen table :) Only i have 50% of the table...
Skylight:The Fireflies E01 has aux leds?!
It does when you install a lexel board for a D1 āindirectā setup*
*you do have to drill one hole in the head
Thank you, I might try this when I get my FF E01.
Cereal_killer: Skylight:The Fireflies E01 has aux leds?!
It does when you install a lexel board for a D1 āindirectā setup*
*you do have to drill one hole in the head
Thank you, I might try this when I get my FF E01.
Just be sure you request he installs the LEDās facing up, typically on the indirect boards he would solder them at 90 degrees.
Just be sure you request he installs the LEDās facing up, typically on the indirect boards he would solder them at 90 degrees.
Good to know, thanks. Did you change the firmware to the real Anduril or did you just connect the aux leds to the switch leds?
Theyāre fully MCU controlled, I had flashed real anduril literally on day 1 of owning it lol.
Looking Sharp Fat Controller!
Waiting for beamshots!
Just received the 3030 gaskets today, now wait for the 22mm 14x 7135 driver to put in my L21A
I hate the waiting part! but those 14x 7135 seem to work ok i have one in my Jax only issue is they seem to cycle in strange order Low, High, Medium
Hmm, weāll see
It says Manta Rayā¦
Popped a white flat 1 into a SF14v2 for experimentation, no bother focusing and still impressiveā¦
Astrolux S1 XP-L HI, Sofirn SF14v2 SST-20-W, SF14v2 CSLNM1.TG
6ft hotspot comparison
Update! cell phone tested (lux meter app) with a charged & rested EBL 14500,
15kcd startup & 13.9kcd at 30 seconds. 1.5amps at the tail, measured via thick cables and fluke dmm
Itās been a while since a mod made me grin a little like the first time I used a FET driver but this one did. Sometimes itās the little thingsā¦
Light is a Sofirn C01S
12mm FET driver from MTN with guppydrv Rev2 (1.6mm PCB thickness)
Stock SST-20 4000K and thin AL PCB
The wires that came with the driver are around 24AWG I would guess and did just barely fit once trimmed to size. I spent more time sanding the diameter of the driver to fit than I did any other part of the mod. Itās thicker than the stock driver but seems to still work fine. 1.0mm might work but I errād on larger, iād have to re-measure stock driver.
Used some better thermal paste and solder blobbed a Vapcell 10440. It still made connection even with the āflatā top but I didnāt want it to rub the wrap any just in case.Turns on at over 425lm!
I suspect it can do better but iāve never replaced the tail spring in a twisty before, any suggestions on how to get it out and fit another one? If I do that I may spend the time and try to make a kaidomain 10mm copper board fit but it would need modifying for LED wires and to be thinned out.
Really nice.
The BOSS of all lights succumb to a tiny crepe pan. This is now my 2nd āmodā that did not require a soldering iron. Granted this was much more delicate than the first but iām counting it.
Before:
No soldering wires here. Canāt argue with what works I guess? Liberal application of thermal paste, good! Maybe too much but I wont take points away.
Sanded components, come on. AL board for a $110 driver? Sheās thicc at leastā¦
The tiny LED tower is actually super cool. The board is drilled and itās pressed in a tiny hole. The tower has traces running up each side. It really makes this tiny LED appear to be something with much more output.
After:
Crepe ingredients: 1x 2700K, 1x 3500K, 1x 5000K LH351D 90CRI. Better refer to your pics of bond wires to figure out polarity cause I couldnāt make out markingsā¦
One of the two tiny resistors just below the bottom pad tried to fly with his XP-L buddy. Thankfully I noticed and was able to push him back to his home before things got out of hand. Toothpick and just a touch of paste after cleaning her up.
Hey it worked, iām a little surprised.
Adding some spectrum goodies here for future reference. I believe Oveready uses UCL lenses but this one is from 2016 Q4 so who knows. Itās a thick piece of glass so it probably is. Low (2W), Medium (6.5W), High (17W)
CCT = 3644K (Duv 0.0004)
Color Rendering Index (Ra) = 96.6 [ R9 = 84.4 ]CCT = 3680K (Duv 0.0001)
Color Rendering Index (Ra) = 96.1 [ R9 = 82.8 ]CCT = 3705K (Duv ā0.0010)
Color Rendering Index (Ra) = 95.5 [ R9 = 80.2 ]
Alu weighs less than copper and if thermals are good enough itās a perfectly fine choice. That said - Iām surprised as well.
Tool ti with 3000k sst-20. We will see if this one has less pocket activation than the copper tool with clicky.