My oven only goes up to 250° C, but it’s fan forced so I positioned the L2i components right at the back, exactly where all the hot air rushes out. I also bent some aluminium foil up behind them and at the sides to create a little heat trap (not really sure how much difference that would have made though).
Full baking time was about 45 minutes after a preheat.
Nice, you got a good fade from bezel to tail with hanging it, and from the colour I’d say you got it hot enough, your not far off gold on the bezel. 8)
You guys finally got me to try it. I am baking one of my older and not important lights. It’s a Rominsen 2 AA that I wouldn’t mind if it got messed up. Very easy to take apart and I’m pretty sure it is just type 2 so it will be a good test. It’s in the oven right now.
I love this baking thing-thanks to you guys I found yet another reason why budget lights kick da booday!
Amazing lights. These are the sipik 68 clones from bbqbuy on amazon. 3 mode. I kept the oven on for about an hour-2 on the left (2nd pic) were about 20-30 minutes and the 2 right were about an hour. Thanks for the tips guys!
Oh, and some people on another forum were asking about disassembling the normal Sipik. I read here someone boiled the bezel-do you recommend? I thought that sounded risky…Or should they use a heat gun?
Anyone try using a fryer yet? Or maybe quenching in old motor oil? I’m just wondering if it would pick up carbon and have an effect on the final finish. Just a thought.
Also, has anyone figured out a way to keep some parts very cool while heating others, to achieve a more distinctive difference than the regular fade?
These look awesome. I’m still waiting on my first project or two to arrive, so I’m looking around to see what I can do to make it “my own.”