Enogear Copper Cube Teardown & Mods

Modded:

Stock:Nichia 219C 4000K on KD DTP MCPCB
14mm TIR optic
15mm MTN FET driver
Cyan GITD bezel & tail
Upgraded / recessed switch & cover

Max - 870lm OTF
Length - 75mm
Width - 17mm
Weight - 92g with 14500 cell

It took a fair bit of sanding/ polishing to get rid of the rough machine marks on the shell.

Original brass switch cover is not the best design as it can sort of half pop out at an angle when pressed on one side.

I was pleasantly surprised to find the brass bezel and switch retainer are threaded, nice threads in the body & pill.

These are also available in an 18650 version. Shipping was fast, taking ten days from ordering.

See Nicolicous review of this light here.

Slightly difficult to mod but worth it if you can :THUMBS-UP:

Carbon fibre optional protective carry case with clip.

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Made a new copper & brass switch cover.

Changed the emitter to Nichia 219C, FET15 driver and cut some lines into the body.

I’ve always wondered where everyone buy these GITD parts. I would like to buy a GITD gasket one day.
Btw, as always, nice mod. And another flashlight on my wish list…

Nice work!

How do you make the carbon fibre case?

I just made that quick from some spare pieces I had.
It is 20mm x 18mm square tube I had left over from earlier builds with an 18mm brass ring jb welded in place at the front, some 2mm x 2mm magnets in the corners at the rear with a Zero Tolerance knife clip. There is some felt & kapton on the inside for a friction fit.

The bezel has a tube of GITD tape stuck around the inside of the body above the pill.
The tail bits are powder mixed with UV glue. :+1:

how much for one of this lights but instead fo 14500 battery can you make one that uses 18650?

Enogear did have an 18650 version but they seem to have closed shop.
These are a pain to modify.

PM Fireflies. He owns Enogears too. Im buying a bunch of enogear Stainless steel from him.

crx how do i get rid of the marks? like the procedure you used

I was reading your thread above, I have one of these copper tubes that just stopped working, I have used it daily for years and love it. It flickered the other day a few times not doesnt turn on, guessing the board has gone as everything else seems ok. I have managed to get it apart and am thinking of buying a new board but i have no idea where to start when it comes to soldering it in. Any chances of a couple of pointers for a noob? I see the board on mountain electronics but it is just a bare board with no wires, I guess id have to buy wire of some sort and solder it to the board, where to they thn solder to?

I have emailed the old dog, hopefully he will get back to you here - but he hasn’t been on here for a while (well he did pop in by the looks of it).

No not one of his lights, just the same light and as he had already modded one i figure it was a good place to start!

Honestly i dont wanna be without this thing. The patina is so amazing to and it is so good to fiddle with. Very tactile.

Oh god im getting sad at the thought of it not working lol

do you have the 18650 or 14500 version?

14500 mate

I put a 15 mm driver bought from mtnelectronics but it is not simple to place it

Yeah thats my worry :frowning:

Perhaps i can attempt it or find someone in the UK that will help

You might get in contact with Jackson. He still has several models of the Cube for sale in both battery types and he’s quite knowledgeable about the lights he sells, does mods and repairs, etc. I’ve never had this light myself but this reminds me to pick up one of those old stainless 14500 models before they disappear for good. :slight_smile:

Just a thought, are you sure it’s the driver board and not the switch at fault - it may have just broken since it seems it’s had a lot of use, it might be worth testing it with a multimeter before buying a new driver board.
You can aslo test the driver board by using 2 lengths of wire from the + & - of the battery to the same on the board.

I did just that, def tbe board. Actually i see it days do not use 14500 3.7 and I recently started using that instead of enveloops oops.

That is probably the issue then :smiley: