Hi!
I made an MF01 mod. Here are the basic info and see the video for more details.
Leds: 18x Samsung LH351D 5000K 90 CRI
Driver: Haikelite MT09R TA FET
MCPCB: Modded from 6S3P to 2S9P led wiring
Springs: Stock but 20 AWG wire bypasses in carrier and 18 AWG bypass on driver
Output: 20130 lumens
Intensity: 61200 cd
How hard was your light to open? I have a couple of the 2nd gen MF01's and I haven't been able to get the bezels to budge. Thinking about making a wooden jig to hold the bottom of the head and than going to town on the bezel with a large pipe wrench. Probably will scratch/gouge the bezel, but that can be fixed. Any advice you may have would be appreciated.
Can’t remember if that’s the exact size - but used them to put force on opening. Eventually felt it slip and then away I went. Took some time afterwards to clean the threadlocker from the threads with isopropyl alcohol and some fine tweezers.
I wrapped head in kapton tape. Putted in a vice between two wood blocks with the side flat surfaces. Used hot air gun to heat bezel and used some wood clamps to untwist it.
Hey Zozz
Now it looks like I’m trying to copy you, but I came up with the same idea about two weeks before you put your video here. Like many other of my flashlights, this one has not been assembled yet. I would like to do it finally.
I started to wonder if it’s worth shave the leds for this mod?
I would like to get a little warmer tint.
I made two photo and you were right. I did not compered samsungs after dedome yet and it does change the tint. All of them are 5000K 90 CRI version LH351D leds.
Left: convoy S21A with dome.
Right: GT mini dedomed
Left: Astrolux S43 with domes
Right: Nitecore TUP dedomed