While I understand the design choices by Olight to make this thing as short as possible, I’d prefer the lights come with a disassembly manual and tools
Interesting to see how the optics work with a Nichia. Would actually be nice to see several different emitters tested with it (Oslon, Luxeon, Samsung…) before you put it back into the light for good.
fwiw
the Ti SMini is on sale here for 30% off w code blacknovember
also
the black copper s mini is on sale for $35, no code required
but neither has the XP TIR, so no Nichia…
some people don’t mind CW, and others are fine with Low CRI NW
Im tempted by the Copper SMini, but low CRI is not my thing… and I have concerns about its Flicker Index… I also wish it had the low battery warning of the Aluminum SMini… in fact, I wish it had the battery level indicator of the Klarus Mi1c too…
but my buy it now finger is twitching, sometimes it does not respond to reason
So I managed to fry the driver… don’t know how, but it doesn’t work anymore.
I opened my S Mini Ti (my EDC), dropped the XP board from S1 Mini with a 219C reflowed on it, put the new frosted XP TIR and have now the pefect EDC.
Nichia tint, Olight UI !
You and maukka gave me such low expectations for this light that it turns out to be not as bad as I thought! Still disappointing, but not as much as it would have been otherwise. Do you think you will be able to come up with a non-fatal way to mod this?