Led is XM-L2, driver is not East092 (look on photo). Oring on head was broken, I think some one put too small oring on big head, unfortunately too big…
Pill has a very short thread, about half of normal pill from Old Lumens video.
Current in high mode is about 2,5A with fresh samsung cell.
Hi OL. Got a question on Tangsfire HD2010.
Turns out, I had to remove the pills o-ring to get the reflector to seat properly. With the o-ring installed, it jams the reflector base into the star/solder connections when I screw the bezel back on. Works fine without the pill o-ring save for losing waterproofness.
I’m assuming this is what caused my short from the getgo. It melted/deformed the centering spacer slightly as a result.
Have you seen this on any of the HD2010’s you have handled? TIA….David
I would remove the O rings on those pills. I took them off the ones I did. As poor as the rest of the O rings are, it certainly would not keep anything waterproof down there.
I noticed my no name one had an o-ring on the pill. I assumed it was to help nip the pill down and keep it in place. Doesnt seem to be negatively effecting mine though.
If its hitting at all Im not getting any shorts. Ive run the light for several minutes at a time, several times. And it still works fine, and no damage like a melted centering ring etc.
Damn it, I just pulled the bezel off, noticed the reflector sits ever so slightly off the head. I kind of wobbled it to ensure it was off and not simply slightly proud due to fit, and sure enough slight movement. So I held the reflector in place, hit the button to smoke test it, the light lit, then stopped. I look inside, no LED. Oh wait, there it is, off to the side. I blame you streamer… *shakes fist
Im guessing I rotated the reflector, which was biting down on the centering ring, and voila, freed the LED. Pffft, who needs an iron to remove an LED… oops
I wasnt serious about blaming anyone except myself Streamer. I should have known better than to twist the reflector if its that tight down, I assume thats what i did. Not that it matters, so long as I havent damaged it, I now have the XML2 to put on a copper sinkpad, and into the copper pill I have. Might look to drive it with a single mode driver, hot.
That big glass thing on the front, if you look through it during re-assembly, you can see if the reflector is seating properly before something goes crunch.
We are talking about a tiny amount, maybe .2mm. Nothing got crunched as I had pulled it down a couple of times, and each time the light worked perfectly. Beam was nice too, not ringy or anything, Im betting that will change now. Im guessing it just didnt like being held tight, and twisted. The amount of tightness seemed appropriate to keep everything from rattling, and keep the LED in the reflector.