What did you mod today?

[contactcr]

This is the kind of crazy stuff that hasn’t been done for a few years!

[pc_light]

#Haukkeli

That mod/post is OL Challenge worthy/ready.

[Geuzzz]

Nice! We want a beamshot!

[MascaratumB]

@pc_light

#Haukkeli :+1:

That mod/post is OL Challenge worthy/ready.

I was thinking exactly this

Well done Haukkeli!!!

And…beamshots, or it didn’t happen

[Haukkeli]

@MascaratumB

@pc_light

#Haukkeli :+1:

That mod/post is OL Challenge worthy/ready.

I was thinking exactly this

Well done Haukkeli!!!

And…beamshots, or it didn’t happen

I was thinking maybe I should participate in that contest, but I might still build something else. It’s past midnight before it’s dark enough for beamshots. Northern country problems. In summer there’s never dark and in winter there’s never light.

[MascaratumB]

@Haukkeli

@MascaratumB

@pc_light

#Haukkeli :+1:

That mod/post is OL Challenge worthy/ready.

I was thinking exactly this

Well done Haukkeli!!!

And…beamshots, or it didn’t happen

I was thinking maybe I should participate in that contest, but I might still build something else. It’s past midnight before it’s dark enough for beamshots. Northern country problems. In summer there’s never dark and in winter there’s never light.

With these skills and ideias, I guess you should really participate

Oh, I know , not easy to take some bemashots at this time of the year
It is probably a beast, though, shinning at the “darkest hours” of the day

[jon_slider]

@Haukkeli

It’s past midnight before it’s dark enough for beamshots.

fwiw
Not all types of Beamshots have to be taken outdoors at night.

I take indoor beamshots during the day.

Here are some examples of different kinds of Beamshots, only the first example requires being outdoors at night, the other four examples are all indoor photos taken during the day:

1. outdoors at night

2. wall shots showing full beam profile, these can be taken during the day in a dark room or shady corner.

3. flat shots, this is by a window during the day, that is why you can see the flashlights, not just the beams. I find the gray soldering mat background works really well:

4. Corner shots (folded printer paper “wall”), also daytime

5. Composites w duv info, from a daytime shot, and measurements taken during the day in a dark room

[thefreeman]

@jon_slider

I take indoor beamshots during the day.

It’ll just be a white picture

[jon_slider]

@thefreeman

It’ll just be a white picture

this is a beamshot taken indoors during the day:

(if you cannot see my photos on BLF? here is a direct link https://i.imgur.com/5MXB2ZR.jpg)

[thefreeman]

Haukkeli’s monster mod is probably more than 30 000lm, so I’m joking about the resulting picture being simply white if taken indoors.

Like Zeroair’s beamshots that are done with fixed exposure/aperture for comparison.

[MascaratumB]

@jon_slider

1. outdoors at night

I guess the problem is more the “night” thing, since in the Nordic countries by this time of the year there is light almost “day” and “night”, so there is no complete darkness :zipper_mouth_face:

But I’d say that a “close to dark” environment will allow and even better photo and will still portray how good it lights the “non-darkness”

[g_damian]

Unicorn 4000K 519a 10° TIR

Opple data:

Original MCPCB is pretty small:

Beam comparison:

Sunny TIR pattern visible on the wall:

[LunaLoves]

Copper S2+ with 15A Convoy driver and three Osram CSLNM1 and Astrolux S1 lighted switch

[pinkpanda3310 (Pinky)]

Nice one Luna

[VrestoTaylor]

Hallo to modders here.Please-i try to open the head of Sofirn SC32.New model out now…But its glued…Any idea how to open a glued head?Thanks a lot!!

[Firelight2]

I use 3M Safety walk tape. This is very stick grey rubber grip tape that removes cleanly and completely when done.

• Tear off a couple pieces and wrap one around the bezel and other around the head. This allows for much better grip.
• Still not enough? … apply plastic-jawed pliers on top of the grip tape.
• Don’t have plastic jawed pliers? Cut a piece of 0.032” sheet aluminum and bend it into a U shape, then wrap it around your light above the grip tape. Apply regular pliers on top of the sheet aluminum.
• Apply muscles to unscrew.
• Once open use a metal pick to remove the threadlocker from the threads.
• Do mod, reassemble, remove grip tape.

I’ve generally found that this technique is sufficient to break most threadlocker used in lights. The only brand I’ve tried this doesn’t work on is Fenix. They seem to squeeze a whole tube of red threadlocker into their threads.

For lights where mechanical pressure does’t work you may need a blowtorch or oven to loosen the threadlocker. Then I’m guessing silicone or leather gloves to insulate the hot metal as you unscrew. I’ve never tried this method so do not know the best technique when applying heat.

[contactcr]

Heating helps even if it isn’t blazing hot when you unscrew. I think it breaks it down a little each time.

[jon_slider]

@VrestoTaylor

Any idea how to open a glued head?

To heat the light, put it in the sun for an hour or two. or, dip flashlight bezel in hot boiled water for a minute…

then use leather wrap and vise grips
.

or use strap wrenches:
.

[Lightbringer]

Also important to note to NOT use a plain vise or anything that would squish either head or body out-of-round, because then you’ll never get it off.

[MascaratumB]

@jon_slider

@VrestoTaylor

Any idea how to open a glued head?

[…]or, dip flashlight bezel in hot boiled water for a minute…

then use leather wrap and vise grips […]

I would not advise to dip it into water! I’d say that it is more risky than heating it with sun heat or even a lighter.
If there is any leak into the driver, it may result in damage when turning the flashlight ON.
Heat and force (vise, leather wraps) = YES; Hot water = NOT so much.

Just my perspective of course