Mods done:
-Slight improvement on soldering work to tailcap spring
-Better lubed threads and O-rings
-Thermal grease on pill
–29mm AR coated lens
As you can see much thicker than stock. Which is no problem at all since the pill is adjustable upwards and downwards…
I could still add an O-ring and fit a long battery.
Stock lens was 28,xx mm. 28-29mm lens will work nicely.
I removed the outer top edge of the pill and drilled two holes to get the wires further out.
This is why. Now room for 20mm Noctigon copper mcpcb with XP-G2 R4 5A. Noctua NT-H1 thermal paste.
As you can see, no brass or copper ring. Thats not a very good thing. But the inner edge seems to give good contact to a Qlite. Im getting full output, so press fit seems to work. (pill scratches made be me when working on it outdoors).
Making it a super tight press fit probably helped a lot. There was a lot of file work to get the Qlite in. And I pressed it in extremely hard… Its not coming out again easily, that is for sure!
Beamshots vs a few other known lights:
Should have brought at least a P60 or Convoy M1 to the fight… But for throw, the NEW 612 would have out thrown them despite lower output.
Maybe Ill add another time… I need to make a P60 thrower and test various set ups…
Modded - NEW 612 , Qlite XP-G2 R4 5A (NW) - Very nice throw and beam for such a compact light…
C8, Qlite, XP-G2 R5 (cheap CW LED from FT)on 16mm Noctigon, AR coated lens, modded spring.
My favourite beam for a fairly compact light XM-L light. More jacket pocked friendly than a C8 too. All the spill is usefull, because its bright, and throw is quite good too. T10 XM-L T5 5C on copper Sinkpad, Qlite + 2 x350. 3,7A total
ZY-T13 XM-L2 U2 on Sinkpad modded for slightly above 3A to the emitter.
SRK @ 6,5A+ (still stock)
The 612 heats up incredibly fast after the mod. Real nice. Of course, it will have heat issues if used in a warm environment on high.
I like it much better than the C8 I just modded. So much smaller, but can do basically the same despite lower bin and nicer tint. But then again, I have always preferred a more compact lights. If I want a proper thrower, there is not substitute for a large reflector light with an even harder driven emitter. But for the size, a modded 612 is a super nice light for the price.
After mod.
5/5