BTU Shocker Mod - XM-L2 U2's/SinkPAD's

Where can I buy the AR coated lens that big?

I got mine from Olight… The SR90 lens fits perfectly. Kudos on the upgrade. I had this done a few months ago. I absolutely love it.

When has a light being a great design ever stopped you from making it even better? Lol. With the smaller head I know the same results as the shocker would be impossible but going XM-L2 U2 on sinkpads could very well net 3500 OTF and 125k cd putting right up there with it’s much more expensive brother, the RC40. If you ever get bored or curious. Just sayin’.

What is the MM of the lens? I know a bunch of glass companies that i work with maybe i can get a batch made up!

Agree bout the TK75, it could made better. For the Shocker, If I had unlimited resources and tools/skills, I'd take weight off that reflector, as much as I could by milling/drilling it down, then replace or layer on top of the pill top a copper heat sink, thicker, integrated tight to the surrounding aluminum. Now you got a framework to work with - great reflector, size, and proper heat sinking. Then you need a driver to go 4.5-5A per LED with boost - no auto step down. 3 18650's won't last too long though, so, extend the body to take another 3 batt carrier, and get a side switch on it. That's All, You're Done!

i like the way you think!

If I remember correctly, about a 95-96mm would be about perfect. The stock one and the SR90 one are both about 93mm. They work ok, but have a fair amount of play.

I put this 96mm UCLp AR Acrylic Lens in my BTU with no problems…

The 59 mm UCL/p fits both HD2010's and Small sun T08's (got one on each) - I like them, would be better maybe with glass, but flashlightlens doesn't make the big UCL's.

beamshots?

rdrfrtonty can have the pleasure - I'm backed up here...

this is making me regret selling my btu shocker …. but at least it went to dale who did a similar mod haha

Yep, I’ll make sure to do some beamshots when I get it back. Brother and I just got back scoping out new photo target areas. Found a good spot with good potential for 500-600m shots. A long pipeline right-away cut through a national forest. The path is roughly 25-30m wide I think. Want to do the BTU, SR90 (w/ SBT70), TN31mb, TN31 (xml2 dedomed), TN31 XML2 (on copper), and TK75. Will likely throw in a couple more moderate throwers like 7G5, M3C4, & SR51 for comparisons sakes to the serious throwers. We want to do full distance shots of the 500-600m, and then get perhaps 25-50m from the target to show much better how much light actually makes it there. That way we won’t have to worry about zoom screwing up the long distances. Not sure how much light those last three will get to a target that far, perhaps none, but maybe .1L or so.
So is the plan anyway.

Very nice! Looking forward to hearing how it stacks up to your other lights now. 8)

Thanks for the link… one on order :slight_smile:

the cool thing about Fenix TK75 is … it can add several battery tube extensions ( Fenix engineers tested up to 9), but it ain’t cheap at $40 a pop, could have bought another light :stuck_out_tongue:
maybe someone with lathe can create battery tube extension for BTU? :smiley:

Ordered one as well, thanks.

OK, there is definitely something wrong with my BTU. I did the exact same mod and I get much lower throw numbers, even lumens. I think the reflector is bad.
Can someone take a closeup picture of the reflector surface? Mine looks weird. I’ll add a pic in a bit. I want to get to the bottom of this.
For reference, mine is driving 3 XM-L2 U2 emitters on 20mm SinkPads. The driver died, so it’s DD now; at 5.5A! The kicker? I get 115kcd (measured lux at 12 ft and calculated). That’s almost the stock throw, not quite. Makes no sense to me. I’ve tested with the lens out too; only adds 12kcd or so.
Lumens are around 3050 after 30 seconds. Add ~200 with no lens. Still well short of the OP mod, and I’m at 5A+.
:~
Edit: Close-up of reflector surface:

Maybe its not in the reflector but the lux meter differences, or calibration between the two. Are all 3 reflective surfaces scuffed like that, and does that swirl remain uniform throughout the entire surface? Ive had a few reflectors where I could see that someone had cleaned them with a rag and scuffed them, but the swirls were not patterned throughout the entire reflector surface.

relic - oh boy, the Shocker is in transit now so don't have it, but those lines don't look familiar from what I recall. Hhhmmm, I did before/after measurements of the Shocker also, so emitter upgrade seemed to be true. I also did my throw measurement at 4.3 meters, about 13 ft. The good thing is the mod'ed light is going to rdrfronty, so he will do full measurements and more reliable outdoor distance measurements on the throw so we'll get confirmation, good or bad.

Man, the driver died?? Did you have the original or the Dry driver? That really sucks, sorry to hear these issues. I'm sure rdrfronty could provide some input, but he won't get it til the weekend. Had a small "shipment" of mod'ed lights going his way... Whewwww.