14500 FW1A's (Nitecore d10 with Anduril)

elwood · 2019-12-16T01:10:13.000Z

I have a D10 in mint condition…somewhere. I gave up on it a few months after i bought it because the battery was always dead. There was some kinda parasitic discharge bug if i recall that Nitecore wouldn’t acknowledge. I would love to do an emitter/driver swap. What would you charge if i sent you mine?

Edit: I had to dig around and find it. I was wrong, it’s a D11 R5. Would still love to have it modded.

Cereal_killer · 2019-12-16T01:31:03.000Z

D11 is the same thing internally, just different body and firmware. My first piston drive experience & mod was an 11.2.

I sent ya a PM.

JMP117 · 2020-05-01T05:32:37.000Z

Ill take whatever is left

LedTed · 2020-05-01T05:42:19.000Z

That is too cool, great job!

nick779 · 2020-05-01T14:30:32.000Z

Interested in the used one if other offers fall through.

hodor · 2020-05-01T14:45:39.000Z

CK hasn’t been around for a while. I wouldn’t hold your breath.

nick779 · 2020-05-01T16:00:18.000Z

Lmao I didnt realize this post was so old. whoops.

AmbientSix · 2020-05-01T17:52:31.000Z

I had sent a pm a few weeks back and didn’t get any reply yet. hopefully all is well!

jon_slider · 2020-05-11T21:45:34.000Z

can anyone sleuth out what driver Cereal_killer used from this info:

Cereal_killer:

*to satisfy license requirements: the driver is electrically a direct clone of the Mini GT driver and is running FW pulled from toykeeper repository the exact file is “anduril.2019-09-28.blf-gt-mini.hex”

I dont know what a Mini GT driver is, yet…
nor what driver is in the actual lights that a couple lucky people bought…

is it a Lexel thing?

DHart · 2020-05-11T21:49:38.000Z

@Cereal_killer I hope you’re ok, and returning again.

Might you be able to convert one of my D10s with an FET & Anduril?

gchart · 2020-05-12T01:22:20.000Z

jon_slider:

can anyone sleuth out what driver Cereal_killer used … is it a Lexel thing?

Possible, but CK frequently made his own drivers. Hard to say unless a purchaser speaks up.

Edit: yup, see here: What did you mod today? - #8285 by Cereal_killer

jon_slider · 2020-05-12T01:45:42.000Z

gchart:

CK frequently made his own drivers.

thanks

I guess thats keyword oshpark = custom driver, not commercially available…

Cereal_killer:

Nitecore D10 anduril (14500 powered

…

Oshpark boards in the new black fr4/clear mask (ugly, stick with purple!). FET+1, uses GT Mini FW target.

gchart · 2020-05-12T03:41:59.000Z

I can’t make it out in the boards, where does the e-switch path connect?

It looks like something that could be put together pretty easily. But I don’t have a D10 or anything remotely close to take measurements with or to test it on.

jon_slider · 2020-05-12T03:55:33.000Z

gchart:

I can’t make it out in the boards, where does the e-switch path connect?

a ring around the outside of the driver

that is contacted when the sprung split ring is depressed by the piston

pics are links

CRX · 2020-05-12T04:07:26.000Z

All you would need is an anduril driver with the switchwire connected to a thin suitably sized underside insulated copper or brass washer fixed onto the driver.

hodor · 2020-05-12T10:03:20.000Z

I asked Lexel a while back if he had any suitable drivers, nothing came of it. If it helps, I snapped some (bad) photos of my D11 driver and can be seen in Lexel’s driver thread .

Mr.SDI · 2020-10-05T01:03:22.000Z

Have had my eye on this thread for a bit, as I have a D11 and have often wondered about the change of getting Anduril on it.

One of the light in this thread just re-sold; posting here so this thread has a pointer to it, for people interested:

[WTS] Custom Nitecore D10 w/FET+1 Driver running Anduril Want to Sell

This is an old stock Nitecore D10 with a FET+1 driver running Anduril, basically a 14500 FW1A. BLF modder Cereal_killer, made a run of these a while ago (Here’s the link: 14500 FW1A's (Nitecore d10 with Anduril)), they run on 14500 only and a Vapcell gold 1000mah 14500 is included. This has a nice 80CRI 3000k XM-L2 with a warm rosy tint. The body has some ano wear all over. The nicest thing about these is the piston drive, the button requires a firm press to activate and has a nice tactile feel,…

(Lol I’d have considered buying it and selling my unmodified D11 - but missed it by a handful of hours, dang )

james_from_jamestown · 2023-03-20T21:57:33.783Z

Can you modify my existing D10 ? I would love this set up, i still love my D10 form factor and slightly more through beam pattern, AND I love the tint, and UI of my new FWAA (219CT 4000k) but the accidental push on the FWAA is a major problem. I keep looking for a FWAA but in a better “easier to carry” form factor that wont accidently turn on in my pocket, but with that nicer rosy 4000k - 4500k tint, high CRI and no green. I think i have 2 working D10 and 1 broken D10. Are you still doing these mods? Also, with the newer driver, will it also take a standard 1.5v AA or does it have to be 14500 like the FWAA ?

thefreeman · 2023-03-20T22:07:19.659Z

This is an old thread, also the original poster is a known scammer : WTS seller warning list

sb56637 · 2023-03-21T00:51:26.998Z

thefreeman:

This is an old thread, also the original poster is a known scammer : WTS seller warning list

Thanks, I added a notice to the OP.