Convoy L6 Mod, How to double your lux!

[Lumencraft-Matt (Formerly: vestureofblood)]

Just thought I would share this build info with everyone.

Convoy L6, How to Double Your Lux! Increase Range.

If you have any questions just let me know

Get your own stock or with upgrades here!
http://asflashlights.com/convoy-flashlights/92-convoy-l6-3800-lumen-cree-xhp70-1a-and-3c.html

[Speed4goal]

Interesting, can you post some beam shots with the smo and dedomed?

[pilotdog68]

Which took longer, the mod or the video editing?

[Wrathbringer27]

I LOVE that 80s background music!!!

[JakeDjanitor]

It’s already so bright!!
Thanks for video. Do you feel the smo ruins the capability of flooding a field with light?

[Andyman]

Nice! Thanks for the video. I just ordered some R120 resistors (they’re on the slow boat from China), so I’m hoping to do that part of the mod in a few weeks.

I’d be curious to hear (or preferably see pictures) about how much de-doming affects the beam profile and tint. I see the beam shots in your video comparing the reflectors, but not really comparing dome vs. de-dome. Did it green up the tint, as the video indicates in the reflector comparison? Is it still pretty floody, or how much did the spot tighten up?
I really like the floody-ness of the L6, so I wouldn’t be interested in a mod that tightens the spot very much, but it would be fun to play with if you had extra LED boards to swap out or whatever.
Thanks again,
Andy

[mhanlen]

I said it there, but I’ll say it here too… great video! Might I suggest one minor thing- maybe a product link to the resistors? Sometimes finding specific electronic parts can be tough for new people. I know in my odyssey of fixing things, the first time I ever shopped at mouser was daunting.

[MRsDNF]

Love the video. Good stuff. You my want a hair cut for your next video though.

[firedome]

Thanks for video. :+1:

[sp5it]

No offense, but can we get version for people who can read?
Mike

[giorgoskok]

@mhanlen

I said it there, but I’ll say it here too… great video! Might I suggest one minor thing- maybe a product link to the resistors? Sometimes finding specific electronic parts can be tough for new people. I know in my odyssey of fixing things, the first time I ever shopped at mouser was daunting.

Mhanlen if someone can confirm the resistor size (0805 , 0603 etc) i will find you a link . If you don’t mind waiting (china delivery) , you can buy 100pcs for 0,33$ from aliexpress (1% , 0805 example) .

[Texas_Ace]

@giorgoskok

@mhanlen

I said it there, but I’ll say it here too… great video! Might I suggest one minor thing- maybe a product link to the resistors? Sometimes finding specific electronic parts can be tough for new people. I know in my odyssey of fixing things, the first time I ever shopped at mouser was daunting.

Mhanlen if someone can confirm the resistor size (0805 , 0603 etc) i will find you a link . If you don’t mind waiting (china delivery) , you can buy 100pcs for 0,33$ from aliexpress (1% , 0805 example) .

They are 1206 sense resistors. I used an R100 in mine, it gets warm for sure but in a 10 min turbo test you could still touch the head so I am happy with the outcome.

[tru3s1lv3r]

What size resistor it that? 1206 or maybe a 2010?
Nevermind, answered in previous post. Nice mod video!

[stephenk]

Great video, though too scared to attempt to mod my beloved L6 in case I break it!

[giorgoskok]

@Texas_Ace

@giorgoskok

@mhanlen

I said it there, but I’ll say it here too… great video! Might I suggest one minor thing- maybe a product link to the resistors? Sometimes finding specific electronic parts can be tough for new people. I know in my odyssey of fixing things, the first time I ever shopped at mouser was daunting.

Mhanlen if someone can confirm the resistor size (0805 , 0603 etc) i will find you a link . If you don’t mind waiting (china delivery) , you can buy 100pcs for 0,33$ from aliexpress (1% , 0805 example) .

They are 1206 sense resistors. I used an R100 in mine, it gets warm for sure but in a 10 min turbo test you could still touch the head so I am happy with the outcome.

Here are the links if someone can wait (3 different values to choose that people reported to work great) :

- 1206 SMD Resistor 1% 140 ohm 100pcs/lot
http://s.aliexpress.com/zm2aeYfM

Free shipping 100pcs/lot SMD Chip Resistor 1% 1206 120R 120 OHMS 1/4W 100% YAGEO New Original Chip Fixed Resistor
http://s.aliexpress.com/vm2A3QFJ

Free shipping 100pcs/lot SMD Chip Resistor 1% 1206 100R 100 OHMS 1/4W 100% YAGEO New Original Chip Fixed Resistor
http://s.aliexpress.com/N73ABbiY -

[Serp]

SMO+XHP70=doughnut ring

Mod: BMF SRK v2 Roche Edition (Rebuilt into triple XHP 35 HI)

Am I happy with this light? Well, I use my M6 for photography in mines and such, and the triple MT-G2 beam in the M6 is much more suitable than the beam of this light with triple XHP70s. This beam is much for spot and it also suffers from the XHP70 doughnut ring: Beamshot unedited. The doughnut hole doesn’t show much in this photo but it’s pretty noticeable to the eye on a white wall. [image] Edited beamshot to highlight the doughnut ring: [image] So I don’t know what I’ll do with this ligh…

[Andyman]

@stephenk

Great video, though too scared to attempt to mod my beloved L6 in case I break it!

That was my concern at first too - but for $4.78, you can get a whole replacement driver from Simon’s shop! Reassuring backup in case you fry a driver, or to compare performance before/after mods.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/FX-30-driver-for-CREE-XHP70-led/330416_32705084650.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.92.KGY7Ty

[Lumencraft-Matt (Formerly: vestureofblood)]

@Speed4goal

Interesting, can you post some beam shots with the smo and dedomed?

I will try, my camera cant do beam shot video, but I might be able to pull of a snapshot.

@pilotdog68

Which took longer, the mod or the video editing?

You have no idea…. I may be the worlds slowest video editor LOL.

@Andyman

I see the beam shots in your video comparing the reflectors, but not really comparing dome vs. de-dome. Did it green up the tint, as the video indicates in the reflector comparison? Is it still pretty floody, or how much did the spot tighten up?

No green that I see, probly just an issue with my photography skills. I had a hard time getting the differences to register in my photos thats why only the 3 pictures. I would say that the de-dome with the MOP reflector tightened the spot about 20-30% over all. Its still certainly got bright spill and a wide range. With the SMO reflector in play the difference in the spot was visually more crisp. There is a slight corona, but its not “ringy” feeling at all.

@mhanlen

I said it there, but I’ll say it here too… great video! Might I suggest one minor thing- maybe a product link to the resistors? Sometimes finding specific electronic parts can be tough for new people. I know in my odyssey of fixing things, the first time I ever shopped at mouser was daunting.

Thanks man, it means a lot I hadn’t thought of a link for the resistor, I will add it. Really if you don’t mind going direct drive, a jumper wire will do. I got to about 6.3a with the one resistor, and didn’t see any noticable change with 2. But with a 20G jumper I got to around 7A. There wont be a lot of return going from the 6.3 to 7A in the way of lux/output. I went from 165K to 172K.

[WestBam]

Subscribed :+1:

[Texas_Ace]

@giorgoskok

@Texas_Ace

@giorgoskok

@mhanlen

I said it there, but I’ll say it here too… great video! Might I suggest one minor thing- maybe a product link to the resistors? Sometimes finding specific electronic parts can be tough for new people. I know in my odyssey of fixing things, the first time I ever shopped at mouser was daunting.

Mhanlen if someone can confirm the resistor size (0805 , 0603 etc) i will find you a link . If you don’t mind waiting (china delivery) , you can buy 100pcs for 0,33$ from aliexpress (1% , 0805 example) .

They are 1206 sense resistors. I used an R100 in mine, it gets warm for sure but in a 10 min turbo test you could still touch the head so I am happy with the outcome.

Here are the links if someone can wait (3 different values to choose that people reported to work great) :

1206 SMD Resistor 1% 140 ohm 100pcs/lot
http://s.aliexpress.com/zm2aeYfM

Free shipping 100pcs/lot SMD Chip Resistor 1% 1206 120R 120 OHMS 1/4W 100% YAGEO New Original Chip Fixed Resistor
http://s.aliexpress.com/vm2A3QFJ

Free shipping 100pcs/lot SMD Chip Resistor 1% 1206 100R 100 OHMS 1/4W 100% YAGEO New Original Chip Fixed Resistor
http://s.aliexpress.com/N73ABbiY

FYI, These are not the correct resistors. These are 100-140ohm resistors. We need 0.100 - 0.140 ohm resistors. Very tiny resistance.

We are looking for R120 where those would be 120R.