Updated OP with beamshots. Sorry about the short range.
That much throw for such a relatively small amount of total expense? Itās crazy, I would say.
Very nice pics, btw.
very nice work FmC
what numbers do you get @ 10 m?
Very nice. I particularly like the tail switch.
340kcd
Somewhat short of 1 million, Iām afraid to say
Stick a UCLp AR lens in there and watch how high that throw number jumps.
My dedomed XM-L2 is making 369.25Kcd.
Nice work on that tail switch, not sure all three points were necessary at under 5A, but you gave it the whole 9 yds at any rate. Makes me want to add a switch to my XM-L2 version. Itās currently sitting awaiting use with the battery tube screwed out to break connection. Would be nice to not have to do that!
nice work
Congratulations! Very good work thanks for sharing
The switch in the tail cap is a brilliant idea, one of those that makes you say āHmmm, why didnāt I think of that?ā
Took about an hour to do what with getting everything out and putting everything away, and itās just perfect! Positive lockout to keep the e-switch from draining the cells. The e-switch still works as expected and this is the icing on the cake.
Really appreciate you sharing the idea and pics.
Nice mod and wonderful to see such a writeup. Thank you very much :-)
Very nice mod FmC!
I thought I am the only one getting this āmoonlight modeā when it is off, so is it really normal? I did the same thing like you by bridging the sense resistor and I couldnāt get rid of this annoying āmoonlight modeā when it is supposed to be completely off! I reflowed the LED a few times (wasted a few drops of my AS5 as well ) and even have changed it into a new XM-L2 just hoping to solve this issue but I still failed. It could be my soldering skill is poor but I have inspected every connection as carefully as I could but I didnāt notice anything strange though.
I see it as an issueā¦ I even have created a thread here looking for opinions. Does anyone else have this issue? I couldnāt find other people experiencing this yet.
Best mod I can think of for the Corui, and very smooth work on the tail switch, well thought out! And you would think that the 32mm Noctigon should be wide enough to provide clearance for any reflector, but no.., LOL
bibihang, if I remember correctly there was some talk about some drivers not liking the sense resistor completely bridged in that it messed with the PWM to the extent that it wouldnāt completely shut off, not recognizing the off level through the e-switch. There needs to be some resistance for the driver to recognize off.
Great mod!
Back when I did my light my approach to the lack of lockout was very similar to what I did in the "retard light". I made twisty "switch".
Copper plates soldered to the battery circuit board and fujick under (added some extra JBweld when I did the tailcap).
I also added lots of grease to the threads after it was done.
Difference between good contact and complete lockout is half a turn. :)
Nice job FmC!
Threads like this annoy me though I ordered my Courui 10 days ago and its not fair that everyone else is playing with their lights and I dont have oneā¦
Iām going off to stamp my foot and sulk now.
Hopback, Iāve had both of mine for several months or longer.
Nice work on the reflector too. That looks solid
Nice mod.
Nice pics .
Nice explanation .
Thanks for sharing .
Is there not enough āmeatā in that bit of the reflector just to file off enough to clear the solder pads?
I had to do this to a DX 73mm reflector and I was surprised how thick the alu was on that bottom edge.
Thanks again all.
I canāt take any credit for the switch idea - Ouchyfoot used one in that location for his series mod. Itās as if it was āmeant to beā thereā¦
@ Hopback; Yes, there is enough meat at the corner of the reflector to file it for clerance. I done that as well, but did not have a picture of it.
@ bibihang; Iām sure I read of otherās having the same issue (besides you) with the LED staying on, so I was expecting it to happen.
@ DBCstm; Where did you get the lens from? Iām also planning an XML version when my other Courui arrives, but Iāll be sticking a BLF DD in there