KronoReview: Eagle Eye X6R

Yes absolutely.

One of the few lights I would recommend to a newbie.
Doesn’t even really need modding, but I will anyways (that’s all the fun!)

Btw, it doesn’t work with protected 26f’s, but it does with protected 30b’s. The 26f’s are just a micrometer too long. Which is fine because I always use protected 30b’s in lights with built-in charging.

Hhmm, maybe the driver side spring is just too stiff? Mine is real stiff but it has the bypass wire in it, so not sure of the stock setup. A softer one would collapse, giving way to pressure. Hard to say what's really goin on there. Could even replace the driver spring with a brass button maybe, or removed it altogether - button top cells don't need a spring if you still get good compression on the tail spring.

One idea that might be useful could have a scrap able batt + spring pad so the board could be used for other projects? Just putting ideas out there if it’s stupid or a pain to use just ignore me.

Not a stupid idea. In fact, it already has a big led+ pour under the mask on the bottom

Dang - brought in my new stock X6R to work today, and it's gone, sold! I threw in a battery and holster - I miss it already Frown. Now I have to order more.

You know - more I think bout it, the better your custom board looks - it would make it sooo much easier to mod this light, plus with the support for the 45/85 footprint. On your post #135, I think the math all looks good, though I'm not experienced at all in PC board layouts. Just hope you got in your X6R to verify my #'s - now I'm worried if you are posting/ordering from OSHPark based on just my #'s.

Let me know when you feel confident enough to order the boards, or maybe you did already...

haha yep! we were going just off your numbers!

I’m actually going to use a different driver in mine (but still the same pin locations), though pyro ordered 2 or 3 days ago i think.

I did a quick check when I got my X6R, and everything was matching up with your numbers, so I’m not too worried.

edit: I just realized my through-hole for Pin3 isn’t in the optimal place, it’ll be very close to the USB connector, but with thin enough wire I think it should be fine.

We’ll see how they go! :slight_smile:

K, just ordered qty 3. For $3.05, small price to pay for a little risk.

Any updates? I’m still waiting for parts to turn up to get mine modded.

I think we’re all waiting for Oshpark. You should be the first to get your pcb’s since they upgraded your order

Mine have been dispatched but I’m going to be waiting for other parts before I can get everything built and tested.

Yep - wait'n on the X6R and boards. X6R is close, should have it in next day or so.

Cool.

When you do get your boards, could you just check to make sure the pins line up? That’s the only thing I’m somewhat worried about.

Yeh sure.

Such a shame they don’t have a UK distributer. The rechargeable lights that new staff are issued with at my place of work are double the price of those and have a quarter of the ability. I showed my BLF version to the boss and he was knocked out by the quality and price but the department that deals in purchasing are not set up to deal with the likes of Banggood etc. This model would have been a shoe in for replacing the rubbish we area currently lumbered with (and that I have never even bothered to request for myself).

Good news chaps! My OSH Park boards have just turned up, sadly they have changed their packaging from the nice purple to a boring white with some purple circuitry.

But the best news of all is that the boards fit over the pins perfectly couldn’t have been any better!

Only thing to add is that the silk screen is unreadable, but we can work with out it.

Excellent. Pin spacing does look perfect.

As I feared, the pin 3 via is very close to the USB connector, which is ground. So you might need to use really small wire for pin3, or tape over it and run the wire up through the Led+ via or around the side.

Yeah I realized when I got the first of my boards that I was using too small of font. At least it’s visible in the pictures.

Yeh, it’s great. I’m going to use 28AWG so i should be ok for pin 3.
I’ve stared at the images of this driver long enough to know where everything goes.

My boards just shipped out to me from OSHPark - should be a few days.

If only this version came in XP-L HI.