I would bet the issue is centering height, then, if youâre getting rings. Thatâs been my experience, anyway. Whatâs really odd to me is the tint shift, as I never see that at all with the Luxeon Vs and the V2s are a close second there, at least in the lights Iâve had them in.
Nickel Boron?
Actually Iâve been reading on that just today and thought it would make a good surface finish for a flashlight. Itâs interesting to see it was actually used this way. Could you please share your thoughts about it?
Not much of a mod, but hereâs what I just did. Weâll see what it does tonight.
A $0.59 bowl from Target. I think it would be better if the bowl was a little more translucent. I drilled it out with a 2-1/2â hole saw and trimmed the edges a little with an Exacto blade.
Youâre right (and youâre not). A white or translucent bowl would reflect more light, and maybe even let some light through. On the other hand, the green gives it that good old times appearance. In daylight it looks very pretty.
Totally agree here. I've done 1 or 2 mods in somewhat similar fashion but they never come out look'n as good as yours, Catnap! It gives me ideas though of using straight single strand wire instead of the coated 30 AWG multi-strand wires I had been using.
I sprayed the underside of the bowl/shade last night. That does make the illumination on the table worksurface brighter and removes the greenish cast. I have picked up a couple of other colors as will drill them out sometime today. Photos later.
Swapped out the Nichia 219C high-CRI LEDs for three 4000K XPL HI taken from an Emisar D4. The Nichias have great CRI and tint. Unlike the SST-20, the 219C doesnât become greenish at low power. Unfortunately, the Nichias just arenât that bright and have little throw. I find I prefer the extra punch of XPL HI.
I also replaced the stock one-piece plastic optic with a Carclo 10507 and glass optic.
I swapped the stock tailcap for one from an early model black Emisar D4. The thread pitch is the same and it fit nearly perfectly. There was a slight gap at the bottom which I bridged with a piece of solder braid bent into a c-ring. I swapped the tailcaps since I donât like magnets for pocket EDC. I donât want to demagnetize my wallet if I put the light in the wrong pocket.
My wife likes this shade better than the other. But as Henk4U2 stated, I think the darker green looks kind of nice in room light. The shade is easy to swap though.