Q8 modding

tnx jason!

Samsung LH351D looks very nice!

They really are! in person, even better, might be the best LEDs i’ve seen thus far.

:person_facepalming:
And I bought only 8 of the Samsungs

:smiley: Thats exactly what i said after i installed these on my Q8! “Damnit, i on;ly bought 8???”

Did you bridge the feathers on your Q8 with Samsung Led?

beg pardon?

I think ‘deus1ex’ is asking if you’ve “bypassed the springs” on your Q8 with the Samsung emitters. :slight_smile:

Ah! TYVM!
& yes, both lights are bypassed.

Yes that’s what I meant. Thank you

Speaking of Samsungs, since I happen to have both stock and LH351D (4000K high CRI) right now, here’s a side-by-side shot with daylight white balance.

Just re-tested my q8 after recalibrating my sphere with the maukka lights.

I replaced the tail pcb with a copper disc and bypassed the springs with 20ga Teflon wire, passed through the copper and soldered. I also replaced the fet with a SIRA20DP. LEDs are stock. I also added the kaidomain AR glass. Brass screws on the driver and the tail plate.

I got 5,966 lumens at start and 5,586 at 30 seconds. I’m pretty happy with the results.

Q8 with copper tail

I like that, I have done a few like that, called it the inner bling, makes it a true keeper, well done my man! :+1:

Yours looks a lot cleaner though. Very nice. Makes me want to take it apart to polish it now. I did the super stiff springs that mtn offers. They’re a little skinnier diameter but heavier gauge and they got rid of the butt-bump blink.

Personally, I would have put the whole copper disc in a pool of solder, or electroplated it with nickel if possible.

Corrosion makes this look poor compared to the original tailcap, and it doesn’t offer any higher power throughput that the LEDs can actually accept.

It already uses 2mm thick copper traces, and that is already massive.

new order of 25 351D 4000K chips comming in… i’m doing mods on the Q8 if anyone wants in.

Butt Bump Blink! :smiley: I added the 2 copper crush washer discs to the original springs because of the BBB! I polished it all up after building it and then cleaned/sealed it with NO-OX-ID “A” Special.

I love the NO-OX-id A special .

Asked my brother who works right around the corner from SANCHEM, INC.to go bang on their door with a pail in hand .

Maybe the connection between the backplate and the tube can be improved? Or isn’t this a weak link?

am i the only one wishing the Q8 had some sort of lanyard point?
YES i KNOW it has the 1/4 20 STD thread point but it doesn’t include the lanyard post like the GT and quite frankly, the Q8 NEEDS one more then the GT does.
anyone up for a new tailcap with a lanyard attachment option?