My very first build - Roche F8

Congrats Ouchyfoot! Just so you know if you do decide to one day “update” or modify it to 3 modes it’s quite easy to get the driver back out. You just need to desolder the leds on the star, and use a small nail to hammer the pcb board and driver back out. I’ve re-modded my JM07 and shadow VG10’s numerous times by using this method. Just cut the tip of the nail so it doesn’t stick and damage the bottom pcb board.

Edit: Oh, I see you’ve soldered the retaining ring to the pcb, probably a good thing but harder to knock it out, and you won’t need the nail trick because of the cut out slots. That’s handy.

kinda funny, never heard of a 7x board(unless custom)

buy one from fasttech and solder it on yourself, they are dirt cheap, and not that hard to get on there, especially with your skillz :wink: and with this opportunity get on that solder and show it who’s boss

That Roche F8 is one cool looking light, I had my eye on that for a long time. I should have bought it. Last one you say hey. :~

Nice build! Congrats on finally finishing it!

Nice work Ouchyfoot! There’s no turning back now.

Nice build. It’s good to hear you first went well…
pop*pop
:wink:

Nice job, glad you’ve got it fired up, satisfying isn’t it?

The d5 is cell unfussy, I don’t have a cell that wont fit, not sure why Roche persists in making such slim body tubes?

I’ve got my eye on this host next with a ramping driver and u3.

As you point out, now you’ve built one you start eyeing you collection up and thinking “hmmmm. …” :bigsmile:

Great job, Ouchy!! That is a fine looking host.

What ramping driver are you using. I have a couple in the mail that I just bought on impulse.

Sorry OuchFoot but you really need a set of decent tweezers. Do not listen to gords especially if it has 1001 after it. Modding torches does not pay and if your into pain well maybe your in the right place BUT. I will leave it there. I'm not trying to give you confidence in continuing along this line of insanity but you have built a very nice flashlight.

Congratulations! And welcome to the addiction.

And that is a really good looking host and a nice light you made out of it!

(and it looks like it could handle a XM-L2 on a Sinkpad at 4amps with an IMR battery, you will never be satisfied from now on, boowahahaha. )

Do not listen to djozz as he may make sense. That will always hurt the hip pocket.

I think I spent about $400 before I got my first build done. Do you think I could sell it on CPF and get my money back?

Exactly what I was thinking. :bigsmile:

Congrats on the build! I have yet to build an actual flashlight yet, I just seem to be acquiring more and more parts that I will eventually use. (Or so I say)

+1! Sounds exactly like me!

Congrats Ouchy! That's a fine looking light!

(FastTech does sell 7x7135 drivers - is that where you got it?

-Garry

Quick tip: to bridge the mode-select star, just tin the end of a piece of wire (I have some old single-strand telephone wire that works perfectly) and solder that between the star and the outer ring, then just trim the excess. It makes a very neat, clean, and solid connection, and is a lot easier than trying to bridge a solder glob.

Hey Ouchyfoot, great job on the build! I’ve always loved the F8 gold version. But after purchasing the F12 and having issues with battery fitment, it turned me off to the purchase. But looking at yours, it’s got my eye again and may just pick one up.

Thanks for the great photos and descriptions.

probably this 5a driver or this4a driver

I’ll let you know as I’ll be ordering hosts soon.

me sir? 0:)