COMETA Solutions//Warnings, safety, problem"fixes", pre/post mod measurements, & more. UPDATED

[teacher]

@hank

I vaguely recall someone found a PVC pipe cap at AliExpress that fits as a cover over the Cometa lens.
But search isn’t working out for me. Anyone recall or able to find that?

Hmmmmm…… that does “ring a bell” somewhere back in my memory banks.
Seems like they had left their light on ‘high’ with the cover on and it got a hole melted in it…… ??? ……
And they found the substitute then….

That is all I remember. … IF IRRC…… :person_facepalming:
I’ll search around & try to find more.

[bella-headlight]

I ordered Z1 lens caps from Jaxmans Aliexpress store for my Cometa”s, they fit perfectly.
I also ordered Z1 lenses to replace the extremely poor Cometa stock lenses, that were very brittle, scratched & had dirt & imperfections in the glass itself.
With the Z1 lens, led wires changed from 24awg to 20 awg & spring bypasses I managed to get over 1200 lumens as opposed to the 960-980 lumens mine produced stock & a much nicer tint due to the lens.

[teacher]

:+1: ………. yep, you did good b-h.

[teacher]

@hank

I vaguely recall someone found a PVC pipe cap at AliExpress that fits as a cover over the Cometa lens.
But search isn’t working out for me. Anyone recall or able to find that?

Found it!!! :+1:

HERE it is hank.
.
Here is the post about the Melted lens cap too.

[bella-headlight]

They are nice & cheap Teacher :+1:

[teacher]

@bella-headlight

They are nice & cheap Teacher :+1:

Yep, either way one goes they are cheap “b-h”; your right.

Since this has been mention again and brought back to my attention I am gonna look at the local Lowes Building DSupply and see if they might have some of those opaque ones. Quite a few times when messing with my Cometa’s or Z1’s I have almost done what the guy did in the “meltdown post”. :person_facepalming: I just happened to recheck before the cap melted.

If it was on it would be more evident with the opaque cap.

And just to be clear, when I said “you had done good” above.
I was talking about the way you “rebuilt” your ’under-built’ Cometa.

It/they turned out very nice and much closer to what they should have been from the very beginning! :+1:

[Theodore41]

@bella-headlight

I ordered Z1 lens caps from Jaxmans Aliexpress store for my Cometa”s, they fit perfectly.
I also ordered Z1 lenses to replace the extremely poor Cometa stock lenses, that were very brittle, scratched & had dirt & imperfections in the glass itself.
With the Z1 lens, led wires changed from 24awg to 20 awg & spring bypasses I managed to get over 1200 lumens as opposed to the 960-980 lumens mine produced stock & a much nicer tint due to the lens.

I also replaced the lens to a Z1 original,and I had more throw plus better tint.I haven’t changed cables neither did spring bypass, because I can’t do it myself .

[Theodore41]

@bella-headlight

I ordered Z1 lens caps from Jaxmans Aliexpress store for my Cometa”s, they fit perfectly.
I also ordered Z1 lenses to replace the extremely poor Cometa stock lenses, that were very brittle, scratched & had dirt & imperfections in the glass itself.
With the Z1 lens, led wires changed from 24awg to 20 awg & spring bypasses I managed to get over 1200 lumens as opposed to the 960-980 lumens mine produced stock & a much nicer tint due to the lens.

Can you put a link for the lens cap please?

[bella-headlight]

@Theodore41

@bella-headlight

I ordered Z1 lens caps from Jaxmans Aliexpress store for my Cometa”s, they fit perfectly.
I also ordered Z1 lenses to replace the extremely poor Cometa stock lenses, that were very brittle, scratched & had dirt & imperfections in the glass itself.
With the Z1 lens, led wires changed from 24awg to 20 awg & spring bypasses I managed to get over 1200 lumens as opposed to the 960-980 lumens mine produced stock & a much nicer tint due to the lens.

Can you put a link for the lens cap please?

They don”t seem to list the lens caps separately on Jaxman”s Aliexpress site any more but I am sure if you message Jaxman either on here (they are a member) or at their website they will sell you lens caps.
Failing that those 52mm pipe caps in Teachers link will work fine & are cheaper than Jaxman lens caps Page Not Found - Aliexpress.com

[altblf]

Sorry for resurrect, I ordered one of the Cometas in first batches and barely tested it. Is it not safe to use without modifications? What must be done to ensure safe use?

[stephenk]

@altblf

Sorry for resurrect, I ordered one of the Cometas in first batches and barely tested it. Is it not safe to use without modifications? What must be done to ensure safe use?

Reading the thread from the start will answer your questions!