Review: Zeusray FL05518 Domed & De-Domed

Good review and great pictures,
thanks

Awesome work. I have 3 of them, two for friends. But I think I need one more to de-dome :-).
But based on your work all of them should be de-domed.

I really like the de-domed tint…… I’m off to the garage to get me some petrol! :slight_smile:

Probably a daft question, but what is the purpose of the dome anyway? Is it just for protection?

Looks like I have to pick me up a few. Thanks for the review!

Wow! Nice comparison! I've been impressed with my stock one.

apt323, I had to do a double-take when I saw your avatar and make sure it was you. You been lurking behind the scenes or just coming and going? Anyway, glad to see you're still around!

-Garry

That tint shift is a very good thing in my opinion ,the standard light is a bit cold and the full zoom looks much better also, this with just a de-dome has to be one of the best bang for buck flashlights out there

Thanks for the review.

John.

so you soak the whole pill, driver and all, in gasoline?
Or just put it LED-side-down in a shallow container?

I put a cross-reference in the “consolidated ZeusRay” thread

pointing to this new one

If I wasn’t being lazy I’d de-solder the star and only soak that. But I was feeling ultra lazy and the Zeusray was such a bargain price I honestly didn’t want to faff about with the soldering iron so just chucked the entire pill in.

Apparently that worked okay? There sure is a difference in the beam shots.

Edit: The gasoline didn’t wreck anything except the dome?

Great review and even greater pictures, now i get why you said more lumens after the dedome.

I bet you have just made a lot of Zeusray owners here dedome theirs :slight_smile:

Look in the very first pic. There is a brown plastic cover that hides the star and led leads. This is to make the projection on full zoom cleaner. The petrol seems to have eaten this plastic partly. But it hasn’t caused any harm overall and I can’t see any real issues with the beam.

If you have the time, de-solder the star and just soak the led. But I don’t think it’s caused any real harm chucking the whole pill in. Just make sure it still seats well on the pill.

You can take out the brown reflector before you dedome the led if you want, it is a little bit tricky but with some pliers its possible to remove intact and reassemble afterwards.

EDIT
Here is a picture from Tom E that helped me take it out safely.

Thanks!

It really looks better de-domed in your beam shots. Thanks for the great review as well.

Beam shot comparisons to other zoomies that alone is worth a 1000 words and you did a superb job.

Thank you for the review and the great pics!

Damn. I know it isn’t expensive, but at this time of year it all adds up. Anyway, now I’m pretty sure I have to get one, soon. Dealmetic it is, right?

Let me find the links. brb here you go: trying to consolidate all ZeusRay posts