I swapped to Nichia 219. The film is good for many applications. I just wanted a very floody beam and it wasn’t enough for the xtar.
Boaz,
Thanks for bulk-buying this for us, and then sending little strips of it all over the world.
What a hobby!
PP sent.
Cheers,
Splott-Light 
If like me you're a beam profile snob
This diffusion film does a great job
Of creating a light
That is evenly bright
Why be part of the glaring spot mob ?
I am going to try it, worse come to worse, there are two sides to the lens that I can DC-Fix… Lol
Agreed, thanks Boaz!!
“What a hobby!”
-Yakov Smirnov
PM’ing you - would like 4 sheets (or whatever they are)…
Jim
Boaz:
Received mine in the mail today. Thanks!
Now, which flashlights should I try first? :nerd_face:
Got mine in, thanks! I am impressed, most of the accessories like this seem overhyped, but the DC Fix works very well. I think I will be using this on more than I thought, including o e of my BLF A6’s!
How do you ‘stick’ it up on the lenses? Thanks
Remove lens from light . Clean it with alcohol . Cut a piece of film slightly larger than the lens . Peel backing off film and apply it to the lens , making sure to get all of the bubbles out . Use a razor blade to trim the film by cutting flush against the edge of the lens at a 45 degree angle .
I usually put the lens back in with the film on the inside . This allows the bezel O-ring to seal properly .
Any questions ?
I’ve got a kinda throwy headlamp currently XM-L T6 that I want to put a 365nm UV emitter into but would like the beam to be more floody… has anyone tried using this film on UV lights before?
Could not be more well explained than this. Perfect and thanks _
Nice Jack !…
Thats the proper way to do it . I usually just take out my socket set ,find one that fits inside the bezel and use it to trace a circle , Carefully cut it out and stick it on the outside of the lens .You want to do a pretty good job so you don’t have any light leaking around the diffuser .
I now have this on my BLF A6, the one I have an XPL HI swapped in place of the stock emitter. The previous hotspot is now well blended into the edges of the beam. It really does give a good smoothing to the beam profile.
Wait a minute…
You swapped out the stock emitter for a XPL HI (tighter spot, more throw) and then negated your efforts by affixing DC Fix to the lens? (obfuscated spot, more flood)
Tell me how that makes sense, please. I don’t understand.
Any info how much heat can this thing take? I would like cover some spotlights around the house running from mains voltage. It’s probably not designed for that kind of abuse.
It is a V3 2D XPL HI. Better tint than the blueberry infused stock 1A for starters. The “increased throw” is just a bit tighter hotspot, it still has that now, but the edges blur into the spill. It does cut the throw some, but still better than stock….
Not to mess with you, but all this is for experimentation anyway, sorry to leave you scratching your head at my follies.
I am contemplating a hole in the center of the DC Fix to see what that would look like…
I’d be curious about the results.
My guess is that the edge of the hole would be an “artifact magnet”, creating a highly visible point of discontinuity in the beam profile.
I will have to look for one of those hobby stamps or cutters that cuts about 1/2” circle with jagged edges. I think that it will be hard enough to line up on center, but a jagged edge should minimize this somewhat…
I will post pics if I do this, but I do not know if I will have time.