Nitecore Tube clone overhaul with MELD firmware

I’ve been playing with these cheap Nitecore Tube clones from eBay recently, and made a MELD firmware version for white-only lights with permanent rechargeable cells (no ability to power cycle). After the microcontroller swap and a few electrical improvements, these $3 keychain lights become pretty awesome. Here’s a video of the whole process:

Looks great tterev!

Nice mod.

:sunglasses:
Thanks for posting!

Great!

Super cool mod. Let alone your electronic knowledge, I’m jealous of your soldering skills :+1:

Nice, thanks for sharing!

nice mod :+1:

thank you for the video, just enjoyed it on my youtube app.
I must say… all those parts look huge through the camera lens… I wouldn’t be able to solder that small, I guess.

well done, great mod.

Wow! Your skills are amazing! :crown:

Cool mod.

What an amazing mod tterev3. I was spell bound the whole way through the video. Talk about throwing the baby out with the bath water. :slight_smile:
Your skills and abilities are beyond reproach. I will have to learn Chinese to even comprehend a tenth of what you were talking about. :+1: :beer: