Thanks gchart Andā¦I donāt know what kind of black magic youāll be doing there, but it sound fun
I damaged a driver from the SP32A and I may try to mess with it some time, but not in that way (as I wouldnāt know how to do it :zipper_mouth_face: )
I would rely more on the quality of these stores :+1:
Or you can ask Lexel to make you a driver. Not as cheap as the combo one you managed to get, but certainly more reliable and with much better UIs :+1:
Oh man, Iām so happy! Today after two years of lurking here I did my first mod! Itās nothing really complex, just an old s2+, a copper pill from kiriba-ru and an A17-dd driver.The reason Iām so happy is that it all went well and I FINALLY have a flashlight with moon mode!!!Now I get it guys, why you go to such lengths to mod your flashlights, this was such a satisfying experience!!! Now on to mod everything I got!!!
Well done! This is where the addiction gets real. A tool for this, parts for thisā¦ some builds you may never get around to. :person_facepalming: Never look back.
Andā¦ complete! I did get Anduril modded with a USB charge indicator function (specific to the SC31B, Iām sure it would vary for other lights).
Interesting mod, but I donāt think Iāll be doing this one again:
The bezel of the SC31B is glued tight. I had to use heat and channel-locks to open her up.
The driver is glued in. Careful tapping with a wooden dowel popped it out.
That adapter board is a bit of a PITA. An update board with some lessons-learned may help, but its not a walk in the park.
I did find an LDO that I needed to remove/bypass so I could read voltage at the MCU.
Overall, an interesting project. But I think my other SC31B will stay un-modded for now. Too many other projects to jack around with doing this one again soon.
Thank you guys!!!I canāt even describe how much you āve inspired over these two past years!I āve read almost every review/mod/comparison you put out on this forum!
yokiami I've got a skillhunt M150 in my shopping cart because of you! MRsDNF I wish my motorcycle could get a led treatment from you! @gchart Because of you I ordered an sp40 and an sc31b last week!!!Canāt wait to mod them!
Keep up the good work!There are lots of people inspired by your work!!!
Nice work and welcome!! Be warned though. The ābudgetā in BLF is actually an element of foreshadowing. Meaning after you join, youāll NEED to budget. HA
Also, it looks like that mod could use a DTP mcpcb to really extract the most out of the build.
@ JaredM Iāve been meaning to put aside a small budget, but not having swapped even an mcpcb always stopped me from buying more parts!Itās all downhill for my wallet now huh!!!
I wanted to try some luxeon v2 with an DTP mcpcb due to their lower vf values, but Iām all open to suggestions! The only tints I know are xml2 t6-4c and xpl hi 6500k.Do you have anything in mind that falls in between them?Iām always looking for a compromise between runtimes and color rendering!Also,is an sst20 right for this application?
Best recommendation for you is a Samsung LH351d in 5000k. Very good output, 90CRI, and a beam pattern close to the xm-l2. If you want more throw, yet high CRI sst20 4000k from intl-outdoor is my recommendation. Depending on what cells you run, you may or may not over power them with that FET driver. The luxeon V2 is a lovely led I hear, but no first hand experienceā¦ also, the FET driver might overpower one of those. Probably fine as a triple though.
Well, i wasnāt to enthusiastic about the M150, my particular version did not reach half of the claimed Lumen output, and the XPL2 was horrible
One light that i am very fond of is the Lumintop Tool Ti, but that needed work as well, once you go down the modding routeā¦
Edit, yes that would be my bet as well, the Lh351 is cheap and has a good output, i might just say that itās the successor of the XML2
@JaredM I really want to try the LH351d,from what I ve seen itās right up my alley.I have a triple spacer too from kiriba-ru,should I try a triple with that driver?Sounds fun!
@Yokiami Iām waiting for the blf sp10s or I would already have ordered the Lumintop Tool.I want to order some 14500ās but the M150 had the benefit of intergrated charging
@JaredM I love super floody beams on an EDC but I can see how a little bit of throw is also useful.I already have a OP reflector so I should put something throwy to find a middle ground!Any reccomendations for an LED that can take the high current but is not TOO throwy?
(Also someone help me,I canāt find the configuration mode for the life of me,is it 15 full clicks from of?That doesnāt do anything and Iāve read the cheat sheet a thousand times)
It has been discussed already, but the LH351D: good output and current capabilities, a bit floody, and high CRI. As long as I donāt need a thrower, itās one of my favorite LEDs.
Side note: it can have a slight green tint depending on reel to reel variation. Iāve never noticed it, but Iām colorblind and therefore not sensitive to it.
Another basic and slightly silly mod for me today.
I have been looking for hosts for rngwnās high-CRI 5mm LEDs and recently I came across the first LED flashlight that I owned. Itās a fairly typical āshower headā style light with 14 5mm LEDs powered by three AAA cells. It was given to my by my father but I canāt remember when - could it be 15 years old?
I replaced the original cold white 5mm LEDs with rngwnās 3400K version, replaced the plastic lens with a glass on, and replaced the ādriverā spring which had fallen off.
Stupidly I didnāt take any photos of the light before the mod or even power on, but Iām sure itās brighter now and it produces a beautiful warm flood of light. The comparison photo shows a similar (but much lower quality) generic shower head light. To be honest, this light is probably perfectly adequate for the majority of my flashlight use.
If anyone can recommend some decent quality (e.g. retaining rings rather than press fit) shower head lights for more emitter swaps Iād be interested to hear. There are a lot of UV flashlights on Aliexpress with 5mm LEDs, but you canāt tell much about the build quality from the photos.
Because I cant leave anything alone, had my Emisar D4V2 a whole day,
then decided to fire up my mini lathe that I have not used in 15 years.
Loving the light, its my new EDC, for now