What did you mod today?

XHP35 is more efficient. E2 does > 2000 Texas Lumens while still being over 100 TLm/W. E4 should be close to 2200. LH351D is 1750.

Well, I now precised that it is the most efficient 3V 3535 LED :+1:

& Luminus SST-40 3.0v @ 3A.

More like 3.1V @ 3A : https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/46170

Datasheet numbers are for 85C Tj.

Beam shot Armytek Tiara A1 v2 XM-L2 (White) vs Samsung LH351D 5000k 90CRI

Firefly mode the Samsung LH351D 5000k 90CRI is a tad warmer than stock light

Stock LED on turbo

Samsung LH351D 5000k 90CRI on turbo

GIF

Hey TheOnlyDocc I use 14mm aluminium (i know copper is better but Im yet to find one with 3535 footprint). ” purchase link”:http://kaidomain.com/S008185-14mm-Aluminum-Base-Plate-Heatsink-Board-for-Cree-XP-E-5-pcs?search=14mm%20Aluminum%20Base%20Plate%20Heatsink%20Board%20for%20Cree%20XP-E%20

4x high-CRI 4000K SST-20 from Kaidomain into my formerly Nichia 219c D4S, followed by re-flashing with the full-power Rampingios firmware.

I haven’t had a chance to try it at night since reflashing, but the beam is definitely less floody, which is one of the goals of this mod for. I’m hoping for a some more output, too.

Please report back, as I want to change my BLF Q8 to a SST-20 or a LH351D.

If the output is acceptable, maybe the slightly-higher CRI SST-20 will get a chance.

I consider about 4A ideal for the SST-20 (80% of maximum output), and in the BLF Q8 (which is a low-resistent direct drive flashlight) they will certainly draw much more current. Do not do spring bypasses, and you may want to use thin ledwires (22 AWG?).

Pretty much what I expected. Thanks for confirming!

Matryoshka :-) Cree XP-L HD V6 3D emitters on 20mm noctigon MCPCB
MTN 17mm driver
XP-L HD Modified 10507 Carclo optic
ARC glass
Aluminium & brass heatsink
Brass bezel & switch inserts
Forward clicky tail switch
Tritium vial in switch
Magnetic tail
Aluminium Jacket with CF inserts

Length – 78mm
Width – 25mm
Weight – 108g (with 18350 cell)
Max – 2320lmTwo piece aluminium casing is held on by friction. Simply pull it apart to reveal the inner core carbon fibre & brass flashlight.
Dyneema wound mid section.

Length – 73mm
Width – 22mm
Weight – 80g (with 18350 cell)
Max – 2320lmSibs.

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This light was previously 18650 compatible but I shortened it and made the new aluminium casing.

Amazing idea and a stunning execution :+1:

Swapped a 5600K Yuji led into an old Led Lenser keychain light and it became attractive again, so nice even that it made my keychain again after 6 years of absence.

Output on 4xAG3 button cells: 12 lumen
CCT of the spot: 5070K, on BBL
CRI: 95.3

I modded one of these today:

It was $12.22

Nice light for the price. No pill, like Convoy C8. It’s a tad smaller than a C8.
The reflector is seemingly the same size parabola, only shorter and thus a smaller diameter.
I like the simple looks of this thing.
It had a horrible driver with blinky modes and next mode memory…

But i spent HOURS on this thing, and it still looks the same. :smiley:

So i put a small Omten in the plastic switch housing,
Bypassed the spring too.
Different switch boot, and it can tail stand properly now.
LD25 FET CC driver, 3 Amperes, 3 modes. The low is a bit low, but i like this no BS driver.
Soldered a copper ring on it to make it 20mm diameter. Had to make that ring from a ‘heat spreader’. (You know, those square 20 x 20 mm things).
Spring solder pad is a bit small, so i had to cut off some of the wide end of a tall spring to get the right size.
I bypassed it too, with a coiled silicone wire.
But, the driver cavity is 21 or 22 mm, so i added another ring, cut from a key ring, to have it work out well.
So the retainer ring didn’t tighten flush anymore, so i had to mill the battery tube front end out quite a bit to give it room.
KD 20mm copper DTP XP LED board in stead of the 28mm (?) thick aluminium XM board.
The board was glued in place with white silicone like stuff. Had to heat up the head to get it out.
The cold white XM-L2 seems genuine, but looks like first batches, with clearly visible grid of dots. It could be a fake, i don’t know.
But i put a fresh Samsung LH351D from Led4power in it now. Nice LED. :+1:
Fixed the LED board with 2 tiny screws, after flattening the shelf in the head.
Had to drill 2 tiny holes for those, plus an extra hole for the LED wires (now opposed to eachother in stead of next to eachother).
And then it worked, so i could do some focussing and ‘corona management’ by trying some centring gaskets.
Finally found one that shrouds the LED by just the right amount.
Tightening the bezel, light no worky… :person_facepalming:
Yeah, short circuited the LED wires with the reflector…
Didn’t expect that…
Re-soldered the LED wires flatter and further away from the centre, filed a little off the bottom edge or the reflector.
Re-assembled the head, and FINALLY it’s done.

Yeah, nothing really exciting, just a simple C8 sized (a tad smaller) “10 Watt 1000 lumen” flashlight, but with a nice new 90CRI LED in it.
You can tell the die is not small, because it has quite a large hotspot.
Very little tint shift. :+1:
Nice “go to” light in all.
But MUCH more work than i anticipated, so i had to write this long post without pics…

:beer:

It IS a nice looking host, that’s sure, and now it’s a nice working light as well. Good work, sometimes the “simple” one’s turn into a days work but then those are the one’s you’re most proud of in the end. :wink:

Had my Tool AA modded to an Oslon Flat with DD driver, than I got too eager and tried a few tweaks and everything went downhill. It all started with dropping the glas lens. :person_facepalming: I thought to myself I’m never going to mod another light in this size again. Same evening I ordered a new one. :wink:

This is my first post but I've been browsing for a few days. I modded an SRK Digital late model clone similar to the ones found here: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/45280

I did a spring bypass with copper braid, upgraded from 26ga to 16 ga, mounted an IR3034B capable of 195 Amps (way overkill, but its what I had from an old mosfet box mod project), and I am running 4 solder topped rewrapped well used LG HG2s. I just wish I knew how to push more amperage, then I can attack the cooling problem.

This thing has what are supposed to be XML-T6s but they probably arent, all on an Alum MPCB. Thinking of cutting slots in the side for air flow, will post more pictures if requested of the PCB, bypass, and batteries. I estimate it to be around 3500-4000 lumens after the mods based on my phones lux meter, online conversion, and power draw. I would post images but google photos is being impossible at the moment.

Welcome to the forum Ferocious Bear!
That is nice work you have done on the SRK-clone. The last bit ahead is of course difficult, getting the heatsinking right; there is no 7x DTP-board available so you have to deal with the stock non-DTP one. Luckily with the load spread over 7 emitters, a DTP board is not really needed. I think that changing the leds to “real” ones will give you an extra boost, also because good quality leds perform better in high heat.

Well, technically djozz he doesn’t HAVE to deal with it, he can have a copper DTP 7x board made, for example, or he can use 7 10mm SinkPAD’s. There’s ALWAYS options… :wink:

But yes, welcome aboard Ferocious Bear! :slight_smile:

Edit: This Sofirn SRK style 9x has a hollow tube, the aluminum MCPCB sat on a shelf for crying out loud! So I used a scrap piece of aluminum and made a heat sink for it, put a Q8 driver in it with Anduril, swapped the XM-L T6’s for 9 XM-L2’s that I found in my kit, randomly removed from other lights.

Here’s the stock board sitting in my sink…

And assembled with the stock XM-L’s lit up…

It’s decent, not altogether impressive, but the hexagonal “stop sign” center reflector got my attention and the overall layout made me just have to have one. :stuck_out_tongue:

Just wanted to add, we do get used to new people coming in that have no prior experience with flashlights, but it’s difficult to assume whether or not they bring skills to the flashlight interest. We like to assume they don’t, but never know if they’re a Dr. or a CNC machinist…

You’re right Dale, I assume basic skills, but with a bit more skill and perseverence there are more options. Another one is converting the stock board to DTP like comfychair once showed and that I used for a F3X mod: Mod: LuckySun F3X

Thank you for the welcomes DB Custom and djozz! I already feel at home!

I like both ideas, modifying the PCB to include copper slugs and creating an aluminum shelf. Mine actually has 12x XML-T6 clones so I have about 25% more power I can pull with some good heat transfer. I’m wondering if my PCB is direct drive on high or not but I don’t have an oscilloscope to check.(I assume it is.). The copper slug mod on that F3X is super well done. It’d also be nice but nearly impossible to find a ready made drop in copper shelf, however it would be nice. I need to swap out my ir3034b and reroute the buttons controls.

As of right now with fully charged batteries I’m meausuring 8.35 amps at the tail cap pulling 3.5v through the emitter. so almost exactly 700ma per FXML-T6. maybe 25% more and then next Ill splurge on a BLF Q8 :smiley:

Ill probably post in the previously mentioned thread from 2017 to get a discussion started. Ideas everywhere because of the coffee and late night. :slight_smile: