What did you mod today?

[giorgoskok]

Nice TK !

Feels good to make your own drivers , especially when you can also create a new firmware for every flashlight

[solRNY]

thought this would be a fun zoomie host to play with.
updated the stock triple color led to a single sst-40, driving it at 5.5A with a east-92 driver, powered by a littokala 26650.

[djozz]

What zoomie is that, solRNY?

[djozz]

I swapped 4x XP-L2 4000K 90CRI leds (from Mouser) into my black Emisar D4. A partly succes.

The jay:

• unlike XP-L’s, the XP-L2 fits under the commonly used Carclo optics (tight but alright)
• the beam is good. I have the XP-G3 version of this led in a Carclo triple and it has the intense yellow corona, the XP-L2 in combination with this type of TIR has a larger spot but also better blended tint.
• the output is great. Despite this high CRI version being just a U6 bin, it puts out 4300 lumen OTF at start-up, 3800 at 16 seconds when thermoregulation (set at max) kicks in. The current draw is 14.9 A with a 30Q at 4.11V, same current as my D4 219C version.

The meh:

• the tint is similar to the 4000K 90CRI XP-G3, so nothing rosy in there, on the green side of white. Still a matter of taste, the colour reproduction is good.
  As a FYI, I also had a couple of 4000K 80 CRI XP-L2 leds from Mouser, bought a bit earlier, and that tint is simply wonderful. I tend to like them better in a flashlight despite the lower CRI.

Here is two white wall shots. Do not look at the actual tints, first because the pictures are made with auto whitebalance, and second my phone camera is damaged by UV-light so the center of each picture is brighter and slightly more pink than the edge :confounded: .

Left Carclo 10507 (S2+) with XP-G3 4000K 90 CRI, right Carclo 10621 (D4) with XP-L2 4000K 90 CRI.

D4 with XP-L2 compared to D4 with Nichia 219C:

[solRNY]

@djozz

What zoomie is that, solRNY?

Not sure what brand, found it here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/391826526309

[Wieselflinkpro]

Looks like this flashlight: https://www.banggood.com/de/Warsun-X50-XM-L2-3Modes-1200LM-Zoomable-LED-Flashlight-p-1020998.html

[djozz]

Thanks for the link. The description says Boruit. Is the lens glass?

[solRNY]

ha, you reminded me that I have a glass lens from a project years ago! found it, and was excited to test it, but it did not work out well. the focus was lost mid way thru extending the tube.

the stock lens is in the middle and is not glass, it is the biggest lens of all my zoomies.
I like most everything on this host except for the pill, the thermal path needs a lot of work.

[khas]

Made a new “walking the dog” flashlight.

Eagle Eye A6 host
BLF A6 driver
Smooth S2+ reflector
pflexpro Micro-Textured lens
De domed SST-40

Eagle Eye X7 de-domed SST-40(left) Eagle Eye A6 de-domed SST-40(right)

It has a nice wide beam and still puts out some lumens, not as much as a quad or triple but is has more “throw”. It pulls 8.45A from a fresh VTC6, settling @ a mere 3.22A after stepdown.

I also swapped the emitter in a Sofirn SP31 to a XP-L HD 5A3 :

Sofirn SP31 XP-L HD 5A3 (left) Eagle Eye A6 de-domed SST-40(right)

[luminarium_iaculator]

Djozz killed Darth Wader light, There is no fun in that any more

So Djozz said: Wader… You shall not pass!

Anyway fantastic mods guys…

[KawiBoy1428]

@khas

Made a new “walking the dog” flashlight.

Eagle Eye A6 host
BLF A6 driver
Smooth S2+ reflector
pflexpro Micro-Textured lens
De domed SST-40

Eagle Eye X7 de-domed SST-40(left) Eagle Eye A6 de-domed SST-40(right)

It has a nice wide beam and still puts out some lumens, not as much as a quad or triple but is has more “throw”. It pulls 8.45A from a fresh VTC6, settling @ a mere 3.22A after stepdown.

I also swapped the emitter in a Sofirn SP31 to a XP-L HD 5A3 :

Sofirn SP31 XP-L HD 5A3 (left) Eagle Eye A6 de-domed SST-40(right)

How about making one for your dog? Kodi loves his! :+1:

[ToyKeeper]

@djozz

I have the XP-G3 version of this led in a Carclo triple and it has the intense yellow corona

Left Carclo 10507 (S2+) with XP-G3 4000K 90 CRI, right Carclo 10621 (D4) with XP-L2 4000K 90 CRI.

This is why I’m a bit concerned about the FW3A’s optic and emitter choice. It risks making an ugly multicolor beam with lots of artifacts.

[khas]

@KawiBoy1428

How about making one for your dog? Kodi loves his! :+1:

Great picture, I do have a Sofirn SF10 that could work.

[Sledgestone]

@10fp

@Sledgestone

Just finished putting together a dedomed Sst-40 with a TA bistro driver in a Convoy C8. Man, this thing is a little beast! 158kcd and really, really bright! And this is before fine tuning the focus…

158 kcd awesome , Hey Sledge, whats the tail amps, ?

Finally had the time to test the amps. It draws 8.45 at the tail.

[10fp]

@Sledgestone

@10fp

@Sledgestone

Just finished putting together a dedomed Sst-40 with a TA bistro driver in a Convoy C8. Man, this thing is a little beast! 158kcd and really, really bright! And this is before fine tuning the focus…

158 kcd awesome , Hey Sledge, whats the tail amps, ?

Finally had the time to test the amps. It draws 8.45 at the tail.

cheers

[Geuzzz]

As probably most of us I was always using 1D’s or 1A’s for dedoming. As I have replaced the 3D xp-g2’s in my Emisar D4 for 5D I had some 3D’s to play with.

I dedomed them and really like the tint. Put one in my otr i3 and one in my B158. Liking this much much better

[Sledgestone]

No green?

[lumenzilla]

This is what I did last nite.

Swap stock LED from Thrunite Ti3 with Nichia 219x from Fasttech. Pics taken using same setting and manual white balance, hopefully they show the actual tint colors.

Before:

After:

[Geuzzz]

@Sledgestone

No green?

A little on the lowest mode, but none at higher modes. Less green than other dedomed leds and less than my domed 5c L6.

[steel_1024]

LD-3
3A 2S for XHP50.2
2 Thermistor

XHP50.2
40H(2-step) 4000K H4 90CRI

LED Reflow soldering

LD-3 17mm to 20mm

soldering

Smooth light cup

L2

Left：XHP50.2(L2) 、Right：XPL Hi (L2)