Could the Skilhunt H04 RC Mini be modded to be more floody?

Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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Hi,

I bought an Armytek Elf C1 USB-C Warm and I’m not a fan of the headband (no silicone strip, length adjustment mechanism is truly awful, no option for top strap). I also wouldn’t mind a headlamp that has a high CRI LED, and is cooler (the Elf C1 Warm is 4000K). So, after a bunch of research, I’m looking at possibly buying a Skilhunt H04 RC Mini 5000K (it’s also 8% lighter, which I’ll gladly take).

u/TimMcMahon on Reddit said that the beam on the ArmyTek Wizard C2 Pro (which I’m assuming has the same optics as the Elf C1) is “much floodier” than the beam on the Skilhunt H04 RC Mini, and that the “H04 RC Mini is a bit like a smooth spot beam. But not a narrow TIR spot. It’s noticeably less floody” (https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/vvawgt/comment/mt3dji7/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button). The reason I wanted the floodiest beam is because I intend to use it primarily for close up work.

I see that the H04 RC Mini has four tiny screws on the lens bezel (I’ve got a iFixit Essential Electronics Toolkit so I’d probably have the right size bit for these). If I purchased it and wanted it to be more floody, would there be a way to mod it to achieve this that wouldn’t involve anything too difficult (i.e. re-gluing, etc.)?

Cheers!

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Here 60 dgr. TIR optics.

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Thanks.

How much more floody does this make it? The floody models from ZebraLight, the H54Fc and H504c, state that they have 90deg and 120deg beam spread, respectively. However, they are “frosted lens”, so I’m unsure how this compares to beaded TIR (I’m a complete noob when it comes to all this stuff). 60deg doesn’t sound like a lot compared to these.

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It is TIR optics it have no spot. It is floody as much as you can get for this light. For me it is too floody to use outdoors,
because of low throw.

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There is no perfect headlight or flashlight.
If you like and want a floody headlight and you have already experienced an armytek headlight then most others are going to leave you disappointed. I have not tried a floody zebra headlight for reasons that go back to my first sentence. You can get used to headlights that are not quite as floody. Just don’t ever put the armytek back on your head to remind you of what you could have for flood.
Some people are okay with less flood and not every task needs a lot of flood.

The best solution is for armytek to offer more LED choices.
That doesn’t help you right now.

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IF flashlight is a TOOL! For every task there is a PERFECT TOOL ! Some people dont know how to use
… TOOLS!