I’ve successfully modded Olight S mini and S1 mini lights. They aren’t the easiest to mod!
The S mini is easier since it has the bezel with a lip that isn’t completely recessed. It can be removed with tapered blades as shown by moderator007.
I like shaved LH351d LEDs with beaded 17mm TIRs from Yajiamei Photoelectric co on Aliexpress. This makes a very nice, smooth beam.
I have a S1 mini with a 219b that has an uneven beam with the stock High CRI Olight TIR. A layer of DC Fix is needed to smooth that beam out. I don’t really want to open that one up again to use a different TIR. Opening the S1 mini is very difficult without destroying something.
To fix that uneven beam, DC Fix is the quick and easy fix. New optic from Yajiamei is the slower, but better option.
there was no spacer (centering ring) in my Ti SMini, between the Tir and the mcpcb.
I dont see a thing… LOL!
(when I dont look)
I have some beaded 17mm Yajimei, they fit with their holder, to center over the 219b, but the bezel wont go over the housing… (I could shave the housing in that area, but did not try.
I did try removing the housing… that does not work… the Tir falls out, through the bezel
I have some LH351d, both shaved and not shaved… but lack the courage to reopen the Ti SMini…
thanks for the DCFix suggestion… Im not a fan… plus it wont work on the stock Tir, which has a non flat face, with a bump in the middle…
thank you all for the comments and suggestios
Im still really enjoying the Ti SMini w sw30 and stock Tir, despite the artifact in the center of the beam, beyond 24” distance…
The beaded 17mm I have do not have holders and fit in the S mini perfect.
They are intended for XML size emitter but work fine with the smaller emitters, probably because of the beaded surface.
YJM-XML-Φ17mm-20°
There are various beam angles available.
The DCFix’d TIR I have is the high CRI TIR from a S1 mini. It has a slight recess and the DCFix followed it fine.
Another option is to “frost” the TIR surface. I’ve used a coarse polishing compound on a dremel buffing wheel to get a light frost.
You can adjust how much frost by how coarse the polish is and how much you buff. Various sand papers also work if you had a flat surface to work with.
I purchased some 17mm tir’s from ali a year ago or so just for this purpose but never have got around to trying them out.
Maye this will inspire me to disaasemble and try them out.
My guess is the 17mm pebbled Tir for XM LEDs, which are just the lens, no holder, should work well.
I did a test with Scotch Tape over the stock lens, and the dark shadow in the middle of the beam is completely gone: (both beams are w the sw30 and stock Tir)
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the tape is bridging the concave lens, that has a dimple in the middle. So I dont expect the tape to last… but its a proof of concept that diffusion will hide the shadow. I can live with the tape, until my pebble Tir for XM LEDs arrive next year…
I tried the 17mm Tir for XP LEDs but they come in a holder that does not have the lip for the bezel…
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removing the holder does not work because the Tir lens for XP LEDs is only 15mm by itself
Evidently the optics I bought a year ago are the same as the one you have in the pic above. The height I can make work but the housing is what measures the needed 17mm. I shaved the top lip of the housing about 2mm and got the right height but the optic would just fall right out. It could be glued in with uv optic glue I guess. I tried to find something on Ali that might work but all the 17mm’s include the housing for the dimension. A 20mm might have to be filed or turned down to make it work but the 20mm’s I found have a few mm more in height. I also found 21mm’s with the housing which should mean the actual optic to be around the 19mm range. By the way, my olight is a S1R 2 baton but appears to have the same setup in the head.
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I’m rethinking this setup to maybe go with a XHP50.2 3v just for the pocket rocket wow factor, just to see what it will do. It should be good since the driver pushes the XM-L2 to 1000 lumens.
I ordered some. Since the artifact Im getting with the stock XM Tir, is eliminated with Scotch Tape diffusion, Im hopeful the Pebbled 17mm XM Tir will diffuse the artifact with 219b…
Those are the exact TIRs I’ve used in the S mini lights. I’ve used the 20 and 30 degree versions and both work well with a shaved LH351D. Nice and smooth.
Since the TIRs are cheap and the shipping is not free, you might as well try some other TIRs.
- Frosted and beaded Yajiamei TIRs in 20mm diameter work great in the BLF A6 to clean up those XPL rainbows.
- Same diameter works in the SC31 pro, but I prefer a slight frost (sanded clear) for more throw. Lots of options to pick from.
- 22mm diameters works great in LED converted minimags.
Smaller diameters work in several AA and AAA lights.
The holders seem to add 2-3 mm, so the 17mm in a holder becomes ~15mm once removed.
Measure the reflectors of any light you want to convert and buy a couple TIRs to try. It is just another mix-n-match option to improve a light!
I have a pair of SWM V11r lights with shaved LH351D LEDs.
One in 4000k and one in 5000k. I prefer shaved domes for the duv reduction, but they did have some rings.
I didn’t like rings so now they have some DC fix to smooth out the beam.
The V11r has a relatively deep 18mm wide reflector. This makes it more difficult to find a TIR replacement.
A modified 20mm TIR with a thicker o-ring might work? Something to try.
Yes, I was searching for something to work with the smaller 219b. The one you linked might be the best shot at it working as the height is less than 1mm taller and should be very close to the right diameter, the led opening will still be a little large for the 219b though. It might take a little experimenting to find out which end you could take a little off of the tir to get a good beam. You might take a little off the led opening since the XML substrate is probably a little thicker than the 219b. Let us know what you find out.
Received pebbled Tir and installed in Ti SMini w sw30.
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the beam is clean, no dark shadow in the middle anymore.
there is still a gap of about 1mm at the bezel, because the mcpcb I used is thicker than stock. .
I dont mind the gap, work in progress, as I may want to open the light again… I forgot to put glow paint below the optic…
I chose a 30 degree XM optic, might try a 20 degree next time.
There was no lumen penalty, the output total stayed the same w the Pebbled Tir.
Have not used the light at night yet, but first impressions are positive. I suspect the main difference will be that the Pebbled Tir will not reach forward as much as the stock Tir…
thanks… definitely got rid of the dark shadow midbeam… very happy w the Pebble Tir:
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thanks for your comments and encouragement… I agree, the 17mm pebbled XM Tir works very well w 219b in my Ti S Mini… it has turned the light into a little Nichia Jewel :+1:
OK, those results are more than good enough for me to stop procrastinating and mod all of mine. Now they can stop being just wasted money and start being fun. Please report back on the 20° lens. Thanks for the motivation to finally move.
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