Q8, PMS SEND TO THOSE WITH ISSUES BLF soda can light

I think I need te read the last pages before I comment… :person_facepalming: :smiley:

nevertheless, just did a quick 3d deisgn.

Really like it this way.

Now this seems easy for me (chime in if I am missing something)

Here you go:

Ledshelf seen from above
There must be holes in it and those cannot line up with the switch, think it is best to have the least amount of wires at any location and a hole right above the switch means 3 wires there.
If the DTP star is above the switch wires have all the room they need
So from that train of thought I drew this dirty sketch.

I like this as well.

very nice, inverted SRK bezel
I asked Thijsco for some tiny thingies and think we have our bezel!

Great project. I’m in for 2 units.

Looking good Tom, PD!

If it is not too late, it would be good to relocate C2, add pads for a series resistor to the FET gate and add pads for a clamping zener diode across C2. Just in case…you just know people are going to do upgrades…

(C2 has too much inductance between it and the MCU. I would suggest placing it just south of the MCU and connecting with short, thick tracks between pins 8 and 4. C2 should have routing priority to any other component.)

+1 also like plus the logic makes sense notched or diamond

Can these boards be shared in public ?
I mean the oshpark link , even without the thorfire website .

Bezel is for holding glass o ring and reflector
Reflector outer size same as triple/quad etc srk
No hole

Led DTP stars directly on integrated shelf

Current srk reflectors can be used but may require removing some material for space for wires
Q8 reflector can used in srk but may require drilling hole(s)

Boards are available on OSHPark just as shown, its where we ordered them :wink:

Yeah I can do that when I get time

The current board is on Oshpark, but I’d rather remove the Thorfire name before anyone else orders it

It would be great :slight_smile:

Thanks PD !

In for two, please.

Well I would prefer a clean round bezel without ANY cutouts! Firstly to avoid any influence to the beam/spill (I HATE lights with a bezel that influences the light beam) and secondly to clearly distinguish the light from the cheap SRKs that all have that big ugly bezel.

Also, I´d love to see this light without standard black anodization (not another black light can…) but more a classy, matte (maybe brushed) metal look.

Justmy2cents!
CU,
K.

Yea, I'll probably order more too for my own SRK mods, but I'd wait a couple of days. We're talk'n about DEL's recommendations right now, but not sure yet what's goin on. Also very little testing in on this design. I gotta build up the other 2 boards, and if they are working rock solid, I'd feel better, but again, might be making some tweaks.

By moving it south, you want it closer to pin #8, correct? And that can allow the shortest trace possible to pin #4?

Please specify what the zener would do, because if it's for 2S+ cells, then an LDO should be used. If it's for improvement of the 1S circuit (like in Richards' new board), that's something different.

Also not sure of why/purpose of the series resistor to the FET gate.

I have the same question with you Tom , about the R-fet resistor .

Another idea is to use cutouts on the bezel like the thorfire logo. So put a circle over the thorfire logo and you have the cutouts. Its not symmetric but unique.
What about my idea?

Yea, you're right. I'll kick it off...

That’s creative and could prove very nice for Thorfire to implement as a brand feature
Will email it to Barry no matter what gets chosen

Artifacts in a floody beam is a genuine concern
I am having an idea to counter it but have to whip up my fabulous kolourpaint skills ROFLOL to show it come back to this later

Hey I put type 2 anodization in the specslist because…
Put it on the stove and have it turn
Black red orange copper platinum grey
HA3 does not let us do that.
We did not hear anything about this but I think type 2 is also a bit cheaper to produce.