If you recall my 14500 fw3a from last week (a modded Nitecore D10 with custom fet+1 driver running anduril) I’ve now completed the mod with aux leds.
Add on aux board? We don’t need no stinkin aux board!
Installed and wired
Finished. Pic was taken hastily so it’s not directly head on, the main led is centered but because of how I had to do it both aux leds are offset to one side
This light is for sale. I’m also building one additional that’ll be for sale too.
I know it’s nothing fancy but I’m new to modding and I wanted to post my mod. I still have a lot to learn and this thread is a fun read. I know this is a pretty simple mod for a lot of posters here, but I feel a sense of accomplishment with this build. Removing the factory solder from the pill was probably the hardest part. Lol
Convoy S2+ (Sand)
XPL HI
Fet +1 with Guppy
18350 tube
Clip from Mountain Electronics
+some customisation of the ano 
Nice job, and much better than what I made when I started modding.
Nicely done. Don’t worry that you think the mod is nothing special. I drilled a hole in a bowl showed it off 
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Thank you guys!
Hey MtnDon, I like it. That’s a good idea. The thing’s boredom brings us too. : )
I’m waiting for the snow to melt…… but I think I’ll have to shovel first.
Made an S2+ (shown with 18500 tube) with a 6x7135 biscotti driver and an XP-E2 (on a Noctigon board soldered to the pill) that was supposed to be binned at 485nm according to RS-components.
It appears to peak at 472nm 
, which is the common blue wavelength and not that nice ice-blue 485nm, and the too fast biscotti driver acts a bit weird too, can’t switch the mode memory off.
So a bit disappointed after 1.5 hours work, but it was nice to do some soldering again, was a week ago already
Nice! Maybe one of these days I’ll build a blue or red light. I think it’s cool!
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Mod my long time favorite light, C3 SS clone with Lumintop Tool AA V2.0 driver, Nichia 219C sm4070e 4000K emitter, and lighted switch from Convoy… have to use a 14500 battery so the switch led can turn on.
Tool AA V2.0 driver
Sanding driver to fit the pill (press fit)
using AWG24 cable
Gchart (a member here) has a boost converter lighted tail cap so you can have the lighted tail while retaining AA compatibility.
Thanks CK, that’s what I need.
:heart_eyes: :+1:
FT03 3rd emitter swap SST-40 50.2 3v and now the 90.2…
Do you have some current, lux and lumen readings
Nice work guys! From the bankers lantern (who has money left to count around HERE?) to the nicely finished small lights for EDC. And Kawi, best swap yet… massive output AND throw, just gotta love it!
Y’all make me wanna DO somethin . . .
Well the Old Lumens contest is open, to modders and builders… 
Fabulous prizes to be won.
This topic is dangerous. It’s really making me want to jump into modding lights like this. I wish I had the time to learn, but have other priorities right now. But the bug is in the back of my mind…
OK here is what I got so far, I swapped the lens and bezel out, UCLp lens added, tailcap spring bypass, stock driver, stock driver dual springs and leads… 30T battery.
5M 14200lux 355kcd
T/O 4990lm 
Reset the meter while the light was still in Turbo, grabbed the phone camera and took a pic of the meter with out the lock/hold on…
Amp reading 30T off the charger 4.21v
Checked my LUX readings set-up against my stock FT03 but with a De-domed SST-40 1780lm I got 305kcd as it normally checks.
Need bigger MCPCB’s and Centering rings for this 90.2 and a reflector designed for it would help I think also…
Just swapped the emitters between a blue Emisar D4 and a grey Emisar D4v2.
Now the D4v2 has XPL HI 5D. I much prefer this to the SST-20 4000K that were originally in it. XPL HI has better tint (especially at lower power settings). It’s also enormously brighter and my batteries last longer with it.
Emitter swapping the D4v2 was a pain since in addition to the 2 big wires for the star there are 4 tiny wires for the aux LED board.
The trick was to go slow and be methodical. Don’t force anything. I found it easier to solder all 6 wires with both the star and aux LED already installed and screwed into place. I also temporarily soldered 4 small guidewires to the aux led wires to help me thread it through the star.