(sorry for off-topic) I own folding knives that lock, and of them I like backlocks better than liner- or axis-locks because the construction is simple and very sturdy. Because I like simplicity I like slipjoints too, and I have not one close on me yet because I understand to use them for cutting and slicing and not for poking/stabbing stuff. Hopefully it stays that way :person_facepalming:
mod Thrunite T10T to 660 nm Red.
Lumen outputs on my meter are 0.1, 1.4, 18, 80
removed 620nm red led. It was 30% brighter, but more orange:
730nm coming soon to a theatre near you
I did it yesterday.
Ordered custom āpillā to put 371D engine into SF E2E. Miscalculate the precision of SF so I have to filed and sanded it by hand to achieve precision:
Stil not fit!
The last effort was to replace stock O-ring with thicker one.
And snug fit!
Will continue with wiring/soldering steps later.
Nice job. I plan to do this soon for another light if I can get a spare pill.
I didnāt like how low moon was on my s2+ triple with homemade AK-47A to fet+1 driver,barelly visible.
replaced the 7135 350ma with a 380ma and turned out just as I wanted.
dedomed the xpl hd v6 in the process also,didnt like how domes were being squashed by opticcs.
Now open the bezel a little more. 
was expecting that lol
actually looks worse at that angle than it is.
waiting on a Copper spacer from kiriba-ru and at the moment has an extra o-ring under lens for the slack.
after de-dome a gap was created as pill is all the way up to top inner thread.
mcpcb is seated on top with thermal paste on a 20c euro coin sanded down to fit top of pill.
cheers
modded an old srk driver to 3ch fet+9+1 flashed anduril emisar-d18
took this
followed by this
to this
moon
I removed the anodization on my orange Convoy S2+. I kinda like it, almost like the flat white finish, but unfortunately not very even. Iām likely going to buff it out. Yes, I could have purchased a clear anodized host, but this one was a free gift from the last BG sale and it was already on hand and I was bored.
The S2+ looks good. Interesting what we do when we are bored.
Installed a Red 730nm in a copper aaa Maratac
The XP-E2 came from Kaidomain on a 10mm mcpcb
the 730nm output on my meter is 0.6 lumens, on all 3 modes
compare to a 660nm in a Maratac
outputs are 5, 10, 12 lumens
shown here are the lowest modes on both lights
these Maratacs with a 219b have modes of about 3, 20, 80 lumens
I have no idea why the mode spacing is totally lost with the red LEDs
I use these lights for red light therapy to reduce pain of arthritis in my hands. They both work. The 730nm produces a slightly more noticeable ātingleā when holding it on my hand, than the 660nmā¦
the 730 is essentially worthless for illumination, while the 660nm is quite bright.
update
I put 730nm in a T10T
pic is a link to the mod thread
Modded my Manker E14 III:
Good amount of thermal paste but the slight burr from stamping these PCBās out needed a little sanding on the bottom. Driver was glued but the glue is very weak. I took tweezers and put them on the flats of the driver and pressed sideways/up a little on each one to break up the glue and it came right out.
Wanted to switch it up a little from my D4 so I went with 2x 3500K (DigiKey) and 2x 5700K (Convoy) and sliced one of each. Too bad they didnāt copy the Noctigon rotated LED pads to clean up the edges of the beam. Went ahead and bypassed the driver spring since I had it out and plan to use unprotected/shorter batteries.
Glamour shots.
Bonus yellow-green tritium installed so I will never forget the original beam.
Spectral measurements on high/turbo with stock lens.
cute little light
fun mod!
are the LEDs LH351?
Yes sir. I donāt like the idea of minus green filters. With a better lens it would be exactly on and below BBL after mod. Itās a neat light but not sure it will replace a modded D4 or FW3A, weāll see though.
also not a fan of Lee
can dedoming, which seems easier, work the same as slicing?
I expected to see a bit lower duv, given your leds CCT spread
does your fw have aux lights?
is that stuff fun?
I have not been to a disco in years.
It could have been lower with 2700K instead of 3500K at the cost of overall lower CCT also. I wanted to see how the mixing and beam would do with domed and sliced together.
It has a slightly more intense center that fades into a more typical floody TIR beam. The more intense center is very subtle and doesnāt create any rings or noticeable defined throw. More like a floody beam with bias towards the middle I guess?
And the most important thing. Is this boost? Buck ? Quad config voltage?
Not sure. LEDs are parallel and turbo varies some with battery resistance.
Iāve been curious, but I really need a better up-close shot at the switch-mode controller (not that square attiny44) to tell for sure. Itās that chip between the U3 label and the LED- wire.
I think itās a FET-driven turbo with all other modes being buck (or buck-boost) driven for constant current. Iām positive about the buck (or buck-boost) bit, Iām just not 100% sure on how Turbo is driven. If you check out the runtime graphs in my review at 1lumen.com youāll see that in the first 30 seconds or so, output kinda sags like what seems typical of FET-driven behavior. It then goes into temperature-controlled ramp down, then in very stable regulated output.
Not bad , similar to Lume1 