gchart, little late reaction but I was thinking about that too, since I don’t have a 3D printer I didn’t do anything with the idea till yesterday.
I needed a 3D print for my soldering microscope and I had to make a 3D drawing for it and found a shop in my area who could print for me, meanwhile I also make 3D model for the button, shop didn’t have clear filament so asked him to print in any color to test.
I don’t know if this is category mods, but here it goes.
I picked up today and print was not really successful the thin part where the gasket comes was a mess, it is a small object after all.
I did trim the print and it works in my S2+
The guy who printed for me asked if I could add some pillars to it so it makes the print sturdy while printing, thus I added some side supports for inner side, if it is printed I will cut those supports.
Since it is only 12 minutes print, he will wait till he has something else to print and print this afterwards.
Here is the new model:
Nice, thanks for testing did you print v2 with supports?
I will post on thingverse for sure, I will wait till I get mine transparent printed, so I can add some photo’s.
Meanwhile if anyone with 3D printer want the file let me know please.
Thanks djozz now I am almost sure to get a 3D printer in month or 2…
To make me feel better after a disappointing mod this morning, I refurbished an old abandoned 16340 EDC. It looks pretty worn but what is appealing is how small it is, virtually the same size as a EagleTac D25C.
It had a dedomed 219B 4000K and a 8x7135 AK-101 driver so it was nice already.
I changed the led for a 219B V1 4000K R9080, the driver for a BLF-A6 driver (added a 750 Ohm bleeder resistor), and I added a lighted tail with blue and red leds and a light blue cover. I had to decrease the diameter of both the switchboard and lighted ring to make it fit.
It does 500 lumen at startup, 400 at 30 seconds, so it has considerable heatsag. The 40 seconds fixed stepdown of the BLF-A6 driver is about appropriate. The tint and beam: :heart_eyes: of course.
It really looks beautiful with this worn ano and blue blue switch. It reminds me on my beloved 602c triple 219a. It was my favourite light to this date!
I would love to get one of this host for a new build but can’t find one anywhere. Especially blank like yours.
I know the feeling of failure/dissatisfaction/disappointment of mod or build. It really hurts :cry: