What did you mod today?

Thank you! I added some more pics :slight_smile:

Two lights today

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Lumintop Tool Ti

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Klarus Mi7 Ti

I put 3 219c R90 SW403 emitters with a MtnElectronics FET+1 Bistro driver in a Sinner Copper Tri-EDC. Finished it off with a lighted orange tailcap:

Nice :+1:

0.000088 amps??
How do you even measure something that small? What multimeter or clamp meter do you use?

I put a bleeder on a 105D driver which is a similar layout to the new Convoy drivers (7135’s positioned at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock). I used the same method - a jumper wire. Good to know it’s not a crazy idea (or at least I’m not alone in doing so)

I measure it with a Fluke 45 Dual display multimeter
I use it every day at work. It’s on my table :slight_smile:

From the specs it doesn’t seem like it can measure that low accurately…?
Are you sure it isn’t 0.088 A instead of 0.088mA?

It’s in the specs:
ADC:
Range: 0 mA-10A
Resolution: 0.1 µA-10 mA

and 0.088mA is 88µA

The range is from 0mA not 0uA, and the accuracy is much larger than 88uA…
± 0.05% + 2 *
So +–2mA completely overshadows 88uA…


I don’t have here the light but the last two digits were 8 when I measured yesterday. That is percentage not milliamps on accuracy. If 2mA± the accuracy then why it has 3 zeros after point in mA reading?

Got a Brown (not really) S6 clone from KD. KSH-1224
Made it into a triple with XP-L HI V2 3A on Noctigon from MtnE. Soldered to an S2 copper spacer from Kiriba-RU. FET+1 New ver driver with Bistro from MtnE and a frosted spot Carclo. I like this one (Carclo).





And another…
S2+ triple
Finally used one of my Hoop retaining ring S2+ copper spacers. Nichia 219C 5000K 80+ on Noctigon soldered direct to pill. BG, BLF A6 driver with 22AWG, bridged neg to FET and bypassed springs. Carclo Narrow Spot under glass. Touched up a couple joints on the A6 driver after close look and it works really well. Gets a tad too hot before the step down but it doesn’t get stupid when its hot. Can’t complain for $3.63 driver.




Let me know if the above link works. I been working on an SRK/LinusHoffman idea. Most of the work is done but I need to do a few tidbits to tidy it up and improve Lux.

Nice triples!
I hace an X6 triple but now I ordered nichia triple from KD to build an S2+ or M1 triple high CRI light.

Thank you.

Pay close attention to the optic height on the KD set. Saw some good pics (djozz I think) of those and the legs, height and getting the perfect fit may need some work. I have refrained from buying them till I see some in builds.
Here in US MtnE can’t keep the high CRI Nichia in stock. I have been waiting patiently with a couple hosts aside. I have tried a few reflows on triples and a Tpad quad… Richard will do all my future reflows. Too hard to get the jumpers and emitters all right at the same time while trying to control heat on a hot plate. Mine get messy, Richards are always perfect. Well worth the expense and wait.

If not good I have some noctigon triple board and carlco lens. I can replace the leds if something wrong. Thanks for the attention.

After yet more tweaking late last night (actually very early this morning) I’ve gotten just so close to my goal of a 300kcd C8, I’m at 294kcd peak, which I’m fairly sure is already the most powerful C8 ever built but I just want that 300. Picture of it at 280kcd over in the STO thread.

Got a ThorFire TG06 yesterday and blew the driver on a 14500 in the first 5min I had it. Driver retaining ring wasn’t tightened.

That’s OK, gave me something to do today. Pill is small and thin, filed to fit and soldered in a copper MCPCB on the underside to gain mass. Also used a BLF S1 emitter in 3D, also soldered to pill. Weighs about 8 grams now. Used a BLF A6 Fet+1 from the same donor S1 18350 I got on a deal. It was worth it in parts, and it was blue.

Replaced the spring with a brass button and strategically placed the wires for the small area to go through the pill without bends. 22AWG are as short as possibe to hold driver on top of the pill without twisting. Bypassed tail spring.



Very nice if I do say-so myself. ML - Turbo it does well on the 14500. My first compact AA size with DD.


Nice mod, vw! My Thorfire TG06 also has a BLF-A6 driver and warm white XP-L Hi, and I like it like that too :slight_smile:

Today just an emitter swap, in my Torpedo 007, from XP-L to Nichia219C R9050 SM353. lost 30% light (from ±600 to 380 lumen @30s on high) but gained a beautiful tint and CRI. The beam with this smaller die emitter is very good too. I do not post all my emitter swaps, but the Torpedo just gives such pretty pictures… :smiley: