Another broken ke-5..... :-(

i cant even get the drivers out!!! lol i know they are push fit and there seems to be a tiny gap to get something in to pull them out for a look but i cant find anything small enough to get in there to pull it out. i need some sort of hook to get into the gap and pull one out…. been looking in the work van today for something but couldnt find a thing!

that sounds mint :slight_smile: iv still got two but one has a slightly damaged lens (think this has happened in transit) never noticed that before. if you pm me an address id send them both along with some cash for doing it and to send back. i dont know how much drivers cost or what you want for labour but might aswell have it done as they are no good to me as they are!!!

Don’t worry about labour, like I say, I can’t order till the end of the month and the only driver I have here that’s any use is an ld25 3 mode, no pwm but its only 2.6a. I was more thinking get e to build a couple of 3.4a fire fly to turbo 5 mode drivers. J) we’d have to ask him how much and I’d have to work out exactly how many I need/want but we can sort it all out closer to the time.

I’ve also got the hooks needed to pull the drivers but if you get a custom one, why bother trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear? :bigsmile:

brilliant yeah…. well if you work it out and let me know ill just put cash in the package i sent and do it recorded delivery or something. could you see about a lens for the one that looks rather dodgy??
and yes…. i almost just drove a screw into the driver to pull it at the weekend but thought id wait till id been in the van first!! :slight_smile:

My ke-5 is INCREDIBLY fussy about batteries. It basically will not work with any protected cells. If I use protected cells, I get the flash effect exactly as you describe. I almost returned mine. I tried every protected battery I had. Wouldn’t work. But with unprotected cells, it works just fine. Great actually. It’s definitely of the top 3 brightest flashlights I have.

hi, yes i also thought of that…… but if i can get a better driver in it id be much happier…especially if it ran at 3.4 amps!!! :smiley:

What diameter is the lens? 42mm 52mm? I’ll need a few of those too so I’ll just order a few coated lenses once we know the sizes….

Look at me, I almost sound like I know what I’m talking about… :bigsmile:

Probably will do nothing, but you may want to try not screwing on the tailcap all the way if you don’t have an unprotected battery. I have also found protected batteries in some lights to be just long enough to bend the spring over so it touches circuits on the driver. Other protected batteries sometimes do crazy things if you compress the circuit bard too tightly. Long shot but worth it.

My Jacob and hd2010 also have probs with protected batts. Will only work with unprotected cells OR like 5 TFFs for some reason.

I hate getting broken stuff especially since returning these Chinese lights is such a pain, so I know how maddening it can be, especially after waiting for weeks to get a light.

im not sure but think its a 42 mm, ill let you know for sure thursday as the lights are at my girlfriends and wont be there till then…
how many lumens will an xml put out at 3.4a by the way??!!

I’ll contact e closer to the end of the month, let us know the lens diameter and I can have a look round, and order some, once everything is ordered I’ll let you know and we’ll swap addresses, I’d say even if I ordered everything on the 31st, it won’t arrive till mid month, and I wouldn’t want the responsibility of someone else’s lights around my inquisitive 2 year old with a light fetish longer than necessary…. :bigsmile:

I wish I could do them faster for you but having just got back off holiday, and with no cash or supplies I’m a bit stuck :~

The only other thing I can suggest is look up torchy the battery boy on eBay, he posts here too, I only have his protected cells myself, but his unprotecteds are about a tenner a pair, might be worth a try in the mean time, good cells are never wasted I’m finding.

yes thats no problem at all…. im thinking i may get a couple unprotecteds now just to see if that changes matters but even so id still be wanting new drivers i think.

Good question, I don’t honestly know but at a guess between 600 and 800 realistically. I did think the ke-5 ran the east-092 direct drive driver.

Edit :- sorry this is delayed, my little four month old is teething….

yes thats exactly whats in it…. iv just ordered two of these to try in the latest one iv recieved………
unprotected cells

Good choice, i’ve bought a few things off Jim now and always been amazed with both his speed and feed back.

I would expect an email tonight and tomorrow, and another to let you know their in the mail. He’s really good with that.

If you want some protected cells, his 2800mah protecteds are really good. I hope the light works with these, but I’m still up for helping with a driver swap if you decide that’s the best bet. :bigsmile:

yeah well if the most recent one i recieved works ill measure at the tailcap and see what its running at…. if it works the other one still needs doing so there is at least one to do :slight_smile:

No worries, I just need time to work out which lights “need” a kick up the arse, then I can plan how many custom drivers and how many stock kd drivers I have to order…. Plus I want some u2 xm-l’s on 20mm stars…. I just got a keygos m10 that’s only taking 2.5a off a keygos cell (not tested the imr current, but it looks just about as bright and is definitely not an east-092 driver :cry: ) that one is begging for an e1320 driver tbh, otherwise I’m really happy with it. At least all the o-rings seem good so its only short a lube and respectable driver……

Is the ke-5 pill alu or brass? I really hope its brass or else I’ll have to try matches Ali soldering guide. The m10 uses a threaded brass retainer that I was very impressed with when I stripped it this morning, just less impressed with the 2.5a tailcap current and blinkies.

i think the pill is alu, this is a picture of the driver and the emmiter……… i dont know if you have taken one to bits before but i belive they are a pain…… :~

Ok, the driver has a thin brass ring around it, the star appears to be 16mm…… You may end up with my spare u2 too……

I should be able to strip it down, after all, some slave thre it together in China…

i think the driver is a push fit so im presuming it the led were de soldered and removed you could simply push it out with something rather than spending ages trying to pry it out. just had an email saying batteries will be in the post tomorrow…… cant wait to see how that turns out :) even if its not that at least i will know and its not like iv wasted money as the batteries will always get used :) if the parts are available it could be a really good light…. u2 and 3.4a :slight_smile:

8) I put a u2 in a c8 pill but its just not working out, needs a 20 mm star, therefore the 16mm u2 May have found a home. I’m intrigued, and if It’s soldered and glued, I’m not seeing removing it… So yeah, you may get a u2 model back. I honestly can’t wait to see how this all turns out tbh. :cowboy_hat_face: