My Convoy L6, lighted switch, TA FET driver plus mods

Very cool. I see you chose the thickest part of the switch hole to file your grooves in. The top and bottom are thinnest and a lot quicker and easier to file. No big deal, though.

Also, be prepared for people to try and buy it from you. Lol

i did try filing the switch hole but found out that the one i tried was thick so i cancel that, didn’t know there is a thinner part.

I thought I mentioned it, but I might not have. Anyway, I updated my original post with that information.

It’s very easy and quick to file the top and bottom lips because they are very thin. Check this pic to see how thin it is.

ok i just add the SMD LED on the side switch pcd i am using 1206 SMD LED, now all i need to do is to wait for transparent side button.
I am using 8.7K resistor with parasitic draw at the tail of about 0.8mA, with 4200mah battery this should last for about 7 months and still plenty bright at night.

thanks for all the help .

nice work guys.

going to do my switch this weekend

Where did you get the lighted switch pcb?

Looking for options to do this with the GT.

stock light PCB already have the slots for 1206 SMD LED :smiley:

I also build a clear L6 with XHP70.2 and TA driver, SMO reflector and lighted side switch. Insanely bright! Aaaand Hot!

Do you happen to have the lumen and lux ? Thanks

i thing i’ll get an SMO reflector but does 70.2 worth it?

7740 lumens and 145700 Cd at 17,2A

I’m not sure what you’re asking here but the Smo reflector basically just focuses it a little better to give you a smaller hotspot and more throw. You practicaly can’t see any dark center with the Smo and 70.2. You only see it in photos if you reduce the exposure.

What i meant was, the SMO is cheap and will increase throw, and the 70.2 is around $13 but will it increase lumens with the same current draw? At the end both will increase candela.
I know that 70.2 have better high current handling and less prominent cross.

Okay, so you currently have the OP and xhp70. I thought you already had the 70.2.

I’m kinda iffy on the 70.2. You don’t get more output at the same current, but you do get that extra turbo output (from 12 amps up to 17 amps) at the expense of more heat and quicker battery drain. I definitely prefer the color of the cool white xhp70 to the cool white of the 70.2.

I bought these parts to try and build a thrower out of the L6. Why are you asking about them, are you also trying to get more distance?

yeah that is what i meant. With current setup (TA driver, OP reflector, XHP70 and 10.5A draws) i only got 99kcd so i was wondering if 70.2 would make much different.

oh btw does 70.2 have lower forward voltage? was the 17A draw possible because of that? hmm that is interesting.

Yes, it has lower forward voltage which is why you get higher amps when used with a fet driver.

Nice. i might be getting XHP70.2 and give it a try and put my old XHP70 in a different light.

Hi Jason,
thanks for the lighted side SW tutorial.
Ordered the L6 Fet driver from MtnE a couple weeks ago with the D4 firmware. I got 10.1A after 30sec in my DMM.
Only had some 3.3K ohm resistors so I made a series cluster of 4 and shrink wrapped it. Think it was 12.8K ohm. Side SW Purple (kinda blue) LEDs are pulling about 0.5mA. Perfect at night and still see a glow indoors.


Cool. I didn’t know Richard started offering the D4 firmware for that driver.

Does it have the memory feature?

Does it have dedicated pads for a switch light or did you just run it to driver positive and negative?

Think he has the D4 listed now on a lot of DD drivers. It works well on the 2S I have to say.
Yes memory works and Batt check… 8 blinks… 4 blinks. LVP works but haven’t got too deep into the other SHtuff.
E-SW does have dedicated pads on driver but not marked + or -, so if you are going to used 1206 LEDs on the E-SW pad you gotta make sure you get it probed out. Follow your pictorial from there. Neg will show continuity to the outer ring. There was a tiny pad close to the POS wire hole that showed continuity to the + wire so I used it. No components there…
Sorry I didn’t take any pics of the driver. Richard actually has a good pic of the component side of the driver in his listing. I don’t want to use his bandwidth here.

OD of the driver was a tight fit. Had to file it slightly and after a few tries, I just hit it in with a flat punch. :smiley:

I wonder how the D4 reacts to a lighted tail SW? I would think it may not care… might give it a go if I have a 20mm board… No joy on the 20mm and I can not order anything any more due to my situation.

Oh, and for this occasion I put my SMO reflector back in. Wasn’t fond of the pattern initially wile stock or resistor mod. it is different now on turbo.