What did you mod today?

Pretty nice khas, would like to see beam shots and you thoughts on the throw compared to other LED like XP-L HI. Heat and runtime on high?

Here is some crappy beam shots taken with my phone


Sofirn C8 Luxeon V


Thorfire C8S XP-L HI


Sofirn C8 Luxeon V (left) Thorfire C8S XP-L HI (right)

Both with a MTN-DDm driver and a VTC5. The XP-L HI draws 5.78A on high, and the Luxeon V 10.22 A, dropping to 9.33 @30 seconds.

The XP-L HI has the most throw and the Luxeon V has the most output. I am not the best photographer, but I will describe the beamprofile of the Luxeon V as a XM-L2 turned up to 11.

The Luxeon V puts out quite a bit of heat , I have just taken my old dog for a small walk maybe 10-15 min . I started out with a fresh VTC5 and ran it on high the whole time it did get hot but not to hot to hold. When I came home the battery was @ 3.66V and it pulled 6.22A on high.

I like the Luxeon V the tint and output is really great, but I don’t think a DD driver is best suited this LED. I have build a Eagle Eye X6 with a LD-B4 6A driver and I think it’s the perfect match for the Luxeon V because it gives you the ability to adjust the current in UI and chose between CC and DD on high mode.

very beautiful results!

Swapped the driver in mu Tool AA !
Big thanks to Giorgoskok for sending me a 15mm driver rocking Biscotti firmware !
Now all my Tool AA is missing is a decent clip to become my new EDC :

Nice one X3 !

DQG Slim Ti extension piece light

Based on this comment on another thread I got an Eagle Eye 18350 tube and tested with my HC30. It didn’t make contact, so I used thin strips of aluminium foil roled in positioned around the driver contact edge and a strop on the tail for it to work.

What it looses in waterproofness it gains in cuteness

Hey guys, need advice, have here JetBeam RRT-2 Raptor that I need to open (driver craped out). I have general idea how to do this but that implies applying force and I wouldnt want to screw something up (wrong way) :smiley:

^it looks beautifully built! And then the driver collapses. What can go wrong with a driver?
(no ideas btw)

Grey Convoy S3 with 45 degree lens. Produces beautiful light from four E21A 5000K mounted on vr16sp4. Inside AMC7135*8 105C (3.04A) running on customized bistro-HD. One AMC7135 is connected to second star (PB0 pin) and firmware is built with support for double PWM, so really low-low moonlight and 380mA mode without PWM.

Full album.

Very nice flashlight g_damian! I assume these leds are the R9080 version?

Thank you, djozz. Yes, they are NVSWE21AT sm503-D220-L2-R9080 from Clemence.

Thrunite Ti4 XHP50

Fixed my XTAR VC4.

CRX, did you mean Ti3?

Looks like fun, I happen to have a Ti3 sitting in a draw somehwhere, great AAA host. Details please, what driver did you use to squeeze 6/12V out for the XHP50?

This is an old titanium Christmas edition from a few years ago UPz Review
I see there is now a completely different light called the Ti4.
There is a thread for it with some more info, click the picture :wink:

Got it, 2x10250’s with QTC pill - nice.

Thanks for info on host, so the old Ti4 is real Ti whereas the new Ti3 which looks similar in design is aluminum, go figure.

This thing’s like a Roman Candle bright while it lasts.

I made my first Foybezel™

I had to do it all by hand since i don’t own specialized tools for this, so i grabbed i rough file and step by step used a finer one.
Used 400 grit sanding paper to get it smooth and wetsanded it with an old 1000 grit wetsand.
A quick polish and it looks like this now. Maybe have to do another wet sanding since the polishing shows even the finest scratsches, but i got tired of it and a sore arm and hand, so that’s a job for another time.

Nice.

That is one nice Foy bezel Yokiamy. Well done.