Hi All,
New member here - should have introduced myself long before, but I’ve been lurking and jumped right into the DIY questions - forgive my brash manners
Found the Reddit sub for flashlights about a month or so ago. First light as a child was a Craftsman penlight, Craftsman 2x D light, a random headlamp, and my cellphone
After finding that sub, and stumbling into BLF, all I can say is WOW I love how everything has evolved in such a short period of time. To think that Zoomies at some point were the pinnacle of LED lights!
Anyway, I jumped right into the deep and end began building and collecting lights. Here’s the damage so far:
The building aspect is SO addictive! I have a couple more hosts as well that I’m trying to figure out what to do with. Currently sitting on a bunch of Luxeons, Osrams, Crees, Nichias and Samsungs -
I appreciate you guys taking your time to look through my post - hopefully I can contribute more than I ask for information soon enough!
Here’s the breakout for anyone interested:
Convoy S6 w/ reflowed XP-G2 on OP - I believe 7135x13 at last count - got a tight fit in the pill.
BLF348 (3x) - will likely mod a couple as new emitters come out and show promise -
Convoy S2+ Triple LH351Ds
Convoy C8+ w. Nichia 219C & Biscotti - increased current with additional 7135s but I inadvertently included the 380ma versions which messed with the moonlight - heads up guys - if you mix the 350 and 380ma chips, you jeopardize moonlight
Convoy S2+ w/ Nichia 219C & Biscotti - unmodded… for now.
Haikelite MT03 TA Devourer- unmodded
Astrolux FT03 | SST-40-W - unmodded
BLF Q8- unmodded
Singfire SF348s- got them for cheap - will likely mod with the same mentality as the BLF348s
Lumintop Tool - unmodded
Maratac Copper AAA - easily one of my most EDCable lights - beautiful tint, great and simple light
JetBeam RT001- unmodded
Thorfire TK05- unmodded
Skilhunt H03 - unmodded
Astrolux S43S - unmodded - anyone know where to get an 18650 tube for this?
Zebralight SC64W HI - probably my bugout light if SHTF
Convoy S11 Quad w/ Samsung LH351Ds and FET/DD
Olight Javelot M20SX - w/ XPL-HI - my first ever big-boy light from years ago - hard to mod the driver, but an LED swap was more than enough IMO.
Thanks!