What did you mod today?

Nice build “F.i.l.a.s”, I love the pictures everyone posts here. Us newbies here are learning from you guys. So much experience to pass on, I Love BLF. Thanks for sharing :beer:

WOW F.i.l.a.s really nice job!

First build and using 18awg leads and bypass’s!!! :beer:

Thanks KawiBoy1428 :slight_smile:

I need some XM centering rings for the convoy C8 reflector with 9mm opening. Does anyone know of one that works?

The “butterfly” centering rings from mtnelectronics are for 7mm reflector opening. I ordered a couple from fasttech because their descriptions matched what I was looking for, but they both are incorrectly sized. Like this one: https://www.fasttech.com/p/4512101 says it is 9mm but it’s actually more like 10mm. I need them to convert my 7xC8 high output thrower to sliced XHP50.2. I could file down the 10mm centering ring, but it is a lot of work since I need 7 of them.

^ boring misleading crap, with further garbage in the sigline.

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And it’s gone

x95, please keep this forum about flashlights and related hobbies.

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These might work for you

https://m.banggood.com/5PCS-Convoy-XPL-Insulation-Sheet-For-9mm-Reflector-Hole-p-1033479.html

I had some troubles with the gaskets as well since my original op reflector was 7mm, and the smo is around 9mm. these worked for me.

I have sanded it down, since its quite thick though.

Thanks, but I needed XM sized ones. I have some of those XP sized ones and ended up just modifying them by increasing the emitter hole size with a small square file.

Maybe these?

Nice mod F.i.l.a.s., welcome to the insanity. :slight_smile:

Today I am trying to fix a long standing problem once and for all. A member here uses a light for work at night and I fixed up a Shooter 2X for him a while back. Problem is, the guy has a rough job and he’s broken the Shooter multiple times. So this time, a new approach. MagLite’s are known to be tough and durable through all sorts of abuse, so today I modified a 4C MagLite for him using the XHP-35 and driver from his Shooter. Made a heat sink, carved down a 16mm BLF copper DTP MCPCB to fit through the reflector hole of an Mag D LED reflector (much deeper and parabolic, compared to the bowl shape of the shallow Xenon reflector)

The heat sink has a pillar with the MCPCB mounted on top so the light is still focusable if flood is needed. I tested it with my power supply and know that it works, but I need 4 26500 cells to be sure the tail spring is at the correct height and then get output numbers and lux.

He should be able to use this one as a club with little or no affect on the light. :smiley:

Oh, it was 104º on the mercury style thermometer a couple of feet behind my lathe. In the shade.

Thanks, those should work according to the specs. I appreciate you looking.

But I did end up modifying the XP centering rings successfully. I got around to switching in XHP50.2 emitters in my 7xC8 light . After a few short bursts with some old liitokala 26650s 4 of the 7 XHP50.2s have 2 dies dark. All the emitters came on MCPCBs from mtnelectronics and are well sinked to the aluminum plate with thermal compound. It should be less than 5A per XHP50.2. I was aware of this issue with the XHP50.2 (half the dies going dark) but I guess I thought I would get lucky. Bummer… :weary:

Not really a hard mod to say, but right before I was going to reflow my Samsung LH351Ds in my BLF Q8, I had an idea to use with a tofu cylinder container as a big diffuser.

And it fits the Q8 perfectly, and has a much more diffused beam than all of my diffusers. Probably has the best beam of all diffuser I have:

And it snaps over the fins perfectly :smiley:

Now, if it was flashed with Anduril, you could just hit candlelight mode and pop a cork, have a nice romantic evening by Q8light. :wink:

Yeah. It would be so awesome with LH351D 4000k 90CRI and Anduril.

I’m going to reflow them tomorrow when it’s morning, and I’m going to flash Anduril when I get the necessary hardware from China.

Good night.

Built a 532nm stainless steel laser, forward clicky tail switch, 10180 cell.

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Made a rechargeable 10180 cell for my DQG titanium green laser.

Hmm, that’s not exactly safe is it?

What is its power level?

Nonetheless, great stuff.

I live dangerously :laughing:
Do you mean with the switches? Or the battery? The charger is actually soldered to the cell.
These are only around 1.5mw, fully potted, they do get warm.
For my personal use only.

Oof I was scared. 1.5mW is perfectly fine and legal to use.

In Quebec, that was the case until a few weeks ago when any kind of laser were banned if you are close to an airport.

Yeah I’m scared of the powerful lasers, thought about getting one many times but no.
These wee green fellas are plenty bright and pocketable, can actually see the dot outside during daylight 100m or so and the beam at night is great.