Astrolux EC01 with added display, RGB, UV, and instrumentation

This is out of my mind, can’t even imagine to modify like that… Awesome work! :beer:

Super !

I really like it -

Regards Xandre

Unbelievable! Certainly the best mod I have ever seen while lurking here, and imho quite likely the best flashlight mod ever.

The concept is also great. Basically every feature one could think of, all in the one flashlight.

I would love to have such a light and I suspect so would many many others on this forum and elsewhere. Seriously, it would be brilliant if you could design a BLF light in conjunction with Sofirn. I know I would buy one!

:+1:

Thanks to this thread, the site is now over-budget for superlatives for the month, so I can’t use any of those, but this is [superlative] good and thanks for sharing it. [superlative]!

But can it run Crysis?

Absolutely incredible work as usual. I don’t think there’s anything else like the MELD UI.

id buy that

thats super cool!

Wow! this is amazing. Would love to see more manufacturers doing this especially on bigger lights like the MF01S.

Wow. Just wow…

I’ve been contemplating adding one of those small OLEDs to a flashlight a while, just received some in a week ago. But I see you’ve beaten me to the punch… by 3+ years :person_facepalming:

I also just received some of those TTP223’s in two days ago and have been playing with them. Incredible little chips, I’m surprised that I just now found out about them. Amazingly low quiescent current, very responsive, and flexible (momentary/latching, high/low option, etc). These will certainly be making their way into some of my flashlights. Had I known about them earlier, one would be in this year’s OL competition.

I also continue to be impressed by your ability with the enameled/magnet wire. Might impressive using that teensy-tiny stuff and keeping it all straight.

Well done! Well done!!!!!

Spectacular! :open_mouth:

anychance youcould do a break down on how much this would cost

Not much. Off the top of my head:
Display $3
Microcontroller $1
Power monitor $1
Touch sensor $0.1
7135s $1
Various passives, wire, materials $4
RGB emitters $6
UV emitter $10
Breakout board $0.3

So in total the added components probably cost less than the host light

Stunning Work! We do need to get there - features many lights could/should have.

Didn't even realize you did a similar to mod to a SD Mini 3 1/2 years ago! The SD Mini is still one of my favorite lights all time.

Very impressive!

i have to bump this again to ask ,how much would one of these cost to make

and how much wont one cost to buy retail

thanks man, im super impressed

I answered above. Total added parts about doubled matched the cost of the original EC01 ($30)

Its not the parts costs its all the work and know how to make one
Also usual flashlights with more than one PCB and a lot of interconnection, flex cable is not easy to do in mass production in a small form factor

Just found this mod….awesome stuff.

Could you please elaborate why? I see oshpark offering flex PCBs for a reasonable price and I before I saw your post I assumed that production volume would be significantly cheaper…