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mine is slight OP, i’m glad to see its still working, and the tint is NW

You should write an article for here
http://www.designnews.com/archives.asp?section_id=1367

thre are no suitable replacement drivers out there?

thats a real kick in the arse, you should still hold onto them in case drivers become available in the future

I feel your pain too. Some may think we’re crazy, destroying a $$ light in pursuit of a better tint.

Try this for a driver:

Take a Nanjg 105C with DrJones electronic switch firmware (or star momentary firmware from RMM). File down the edges of the driver. This will then sit at the end of the pill rather than inside the pill.

File down the pill so the driver sits closer to the switch hole.

Discard the stock driver and switch. Buy a replacement microswitch (I found some tiny ones on Ebay for cheap that work well. Was only a few $ for 50 of them too). Glue the replacement microswitch to the top of the driver with a large amount of arctic alumina.

Then glue the new driver onto the end of the pill. Should be good to go.

Give yourself a challenge, shoot it right in that green eye.

I seem to remember reading extensively about this problem several months ago. The conclusion drawn at the time was that the green tint was a result of the AR coating.

It is quite noticeable on my S10 (XM-L); less so on my S15 (XM-L2). Comparing the two lenses there is definitely more of a purple hue visible on the S10. I don't have the S20.

if the bezel is non-removable anyway that doesn't seem to be much point in trying to work out how to change emitters or drivers to cure the problem.

Sorry to hear yours has been so stubborn DBSAR. I guess Olight really doesn't want customers messing with them. As you say, not much good in terms of making repairs if anything ever goes wrong.

Well, that disproves that theory then!

I haven't heard that about the reflectors before. You'd think other makers would fall into a similar trap then?

Again, just to muddy the waters, my S10 with LOP reflector is greener than my S15 with smooth. Which seems to be exactly the opposite of your S20.

Pics…seriously

Haven’t others modified an Olight S20 before…give us measurements of the driver and whatnot

I guarantee you there are some her that can whip you up a board :wink:

Is that a boost circuit AA/AAA type light?

OK gotcha

That is one HELL of a funky driver ain’t it

What, it can’t stand up to a measley rifle round?

Brian, it might be easier to make a stacked linear or DD driver using one of those edge mount switches than to try and duplicate that thing.

Yeah, what a cluster hump of design…definitely not an amateur build for sure

I have never owned a Olight. I have been thinking hard, lately, about that new rechargeable one. But, I can’t mentally handle that green tint. I have it on a few lights from SF that suffer from this affliction! That’s enough. I have designated those as hard use lights, and to wife & vehicle usage only.

So, I guess I am a official member of the TEGT (That’s Enough Green Tint) Party.

Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea the reflector could cause so much “damage”.

I bought an Olight S20 off eBay a few months back. Got a real good price, too! It has a smooth reflector (which I like better than OP) and the tint seems to be perfect to my untrained eye (well, untrained, yet I consider myself to have a good sense of color). It is a nice neutral white with no yellow, green, purple, or any other color tint. I just tried it to make sure. I pointed it at a piece of white printer paper and turned it on in moon mode - then lo - then med - then high. In none of the modes did it have an unpleasant color. I used to always prefer cool white for the brighter looking output, but this light has changed my mind. Now, I think I prefer the cooler side of neutral white or maybe the neutral-er side of cool white.

Ahh, interesting. My ST-25 doesn’t have green tint but I wondered if it was a bin lottery since Olight no longer publish info bins used.

Sorry to hear this DBSAR.
Put it aside till you recover. Might be able to do something with it at a later time.

Olight, Glued Threads Are Evil. You are losing our sales.

Instead of tossing it, please do take a video of it being shot. Bring more attention to what we think of Olight’s cemented threads and puke tints.

and here I thought we’re on a budget blf

Sorry for the problem. May be a diffuser can be useful as compromise, rather than throw it.