X65 MINI-Mission accomplished

Sorry for the crossed wires, I did say ‘believe’ ie, I wasn’t certain - I remember you trying to sell it, and said you’d had it back and it started to smell burnt?
I’m not going to go back through, but I think it was something similar lol!
Didn’t mean to offend or anything. :slight_smile:

ive done the exactly thing nokia 8210 leds,screens etc
repaired and installed firmwares onto phones
i rememeber one time i tryied to install a firmware on a samsung galaxy note from a friend, he showed me the firmware from xda devs forum, he said the custom firmware was right and yet had a slightly different bootloader, flashed the firmware, it all booted up and low and behold , the imei serial number got fried andchanged itself to all zeros. so now hes got a bricked phone, and asked me what i did. i explained the firmware wasnt the right one, it was something for a chinese varient of the phone and must of been renamed. even after it booted up and everything looked good, there was no network coverage and no serial number…… in the end i just had to pay 80 euros for the phone to be connected to a server and after 1 hour the guys put the same serial number and original bootloader on the phone.it couldnt be done any other way
i no longer speak to this friend … same boat as you pal

i could do a lot of things, but i rather do them for myself and friends, i wont mod a torch, but ill sella modded torch. my labour costs next to nothing as its a learning curve. but i wont put a new led or driver on a torch for some one , as like you said, drivers get fried, leds get friend, things go wrong, things that go wrong cost !

baron sorry to crash your thread

i hope ou get it done …. fustrating buying a torch and it not being exactly how you want it. but i think your best route would be take out the thermal ressitor, or install a thermal resistor so it thinks its always 39oC… you can always turn it down once it gets to hot

but never leave it unattended!!! it will burn a hole in the sky!

No worries. :sunglasses:

Yep, he’s the one badgering you, won’t take warnings to heart, and then when the worst happens, it’s “your” fault.

Good thing you took no cash for the “service”, else you could’ve very well been on the hook for full freight. It could be seen as creating a “bailment”, where you need to give back the item in at least as good a condition as when you got it, unless

Having watched enough of those daytime court-shows, I’d strongly suggest you’d write up a contract of sorts, explicitly warning about the dangers, warning against having a “non-professional” like you attempting it, specifically recommending it be taken to a professional instead, and that you’re only attempting (not guaranteeing!!!) to perform the service at the owner’s risk and not yours.

That’s to a friend, to a neighbor, to a cow-orker, to a mother, to a brother. Otherwise, “You broke my tablet! I want a new one!”, and if it ends up in court, you might very well lose. (“I warned him!”, “He did not!”, etc.)

To a “trusted modder” on BLF, ie, more of a stranger, you make sure to make it ironclad. Even something stoopit like the package getting lost in transit… who pays? Who’s expected to chase down the carrier, if insurance is even bought?

Same dealy, you need to get everything in a contract (even if no bux changes hands, just for liability).

Everyone’s happy when things go right, but it’s that 1% or whenever that things go wrong where you can get screwed trying to do someone a favor.

The only time I’d even attempt any “repair” is if the person would outright give me a light, “Hey, it’s garbage, useless, I don’t want it, but if you can fix it, great.”, then I could do anything/everything I wanted trying to fix it, and if successful (or even if not, depending what’s agreed upon), send it back. Wanna pay me for the time/trouble, great, else just pay postage.

It’s waaaaaay too easy for a fragile inductor to crack, or trying to lefty-loosey a retaining ring when it’s lefty-tighty instead, or, well, anything. The last thing you want is to face accusations of “You broke my light!!!”. And the pricier the item, the more imperative that becomes.

Skylumen said he will do it. It may cost more, but he has lots of experience, All the parts and a warranty. :+1:

Thanks for the input.

:+1: Nice one! Now you got something to look forward to, and it is likely to exceed your expectations! :slight_smile:

Bingo.

That’s the way to do it. :party: :sushi: :open_mouth:

I got my X65vn MINI back yesterday.

A little expensive but worth it. Sometimes it is worth it to get what we want.

I now have control of when to dial down and I love all the mode group options.I get a whopping 15 minutes of combined max output w/ the Acebeam VTC6 Re wraps. Resting voltage was 3.54V. I imagine VTC5D or Molicel P26A would get about 12 minutes!This is why I am looking for another battery carrier. K60 carrier won’t work[see not a stupid question thread] and Acebeam has not replied.

Skylumen price for modded carrier[solder blob on springs so high drains fit better] is too high[$45] he even said it was not worth the price.

This is almost impossible to beat. From East coast To West coast, modded and back to East coast in 5 days!! :+1:

I sent it last Saturday and got it yesterday[Thursday]. He modded it on Monday when he got the light, sent back on Tuesday.I must say he is efficient, responsive[to emails] and prompt

Thats why I mentioned him in reply #1 :smiley:

Vinh is a great seller, he communicates well, does really nice work and deserves fair compensation even if it seems expensive. I personally like that he offers a warranty.

Mine is NW.

Glad you got the light all sorted. 9600 lumens and 550kcd is a great all around spotlight. :+1:

Thanks. The NI40 is working very well! :+1:

This[X65 MINI] is the light I wanted to begin with but I Thought I would save money and get the HT70! No use bringing that fiasco up again! :person_facepalming:

This is a much better quality light all the way around. :+1:

I am very happy that you like your X65 in general, and specifically X65 Mini Vn.

Autumn 2016 is when I got visibly excited when the specs for the X65 maxi were first announced. I got my X65 maxi Vn in December, 2016, the first one to pass through Vinh's hands. I was so thrilled at its beam performance/profile, that I grabbed another one three months later, one for each hand.

I have been following your posts, and again, I am very happy that you got a really great power thrower that you like.

^

:+1: :sunglasses: :smiley:

I used to (well, still do) build and upgrade PCs for people who who ask, but mainly friends and family. I do laptop repair too, but dont recommend it to anyone unless they are willing to have a damaged laptop that works after being fixed. Laptops are terrible to repair since you almost inevitably break something in the process of repairing (clips or tabs break off, bezels might crak or break, screw holders or threaded inserts break off or strip, hinges might slip or their mounts break and warp the chassis, parts don’t fit despite being the ‘right one’ or compatible). I offer a warranty on things. I could mod flashlights too, and have built some for family, a d myself, but it’s a mixed bag really. Some lights are so hard to mod and parts get expensive, it’s not cost-effective for me or the owner. Unless they have to have it their way, or the item is special or has intrinsic value, I might recommend a new or secondhand PC or flashlight. If it costs $120 to fix a laptop and you can get a nice used one for $100, I’d recommend the used one.

I picked the best setting for me. 1%/30% and 100%

It was 58F out tonight. Initial burst was for 5.5 minutes on turbo. Then a few minutes on 1% to cool down, then 30[which is ~3200L] for several minutes where it won’t get hot, then back to 100…………repeat cycle! :+1:

So all the talk about too expensive, I’m too cheap etc.,…

What’d it cost to have done?