So, I have already hinted at it, but now it’s getting more concrete. I will order PCBs and parts for the dual fuel 9V boost driver from thefreeman (huge thanks again for letting me use your design!), which is mostly the same super efficient tech as the D3AA has, just with an older processor (T1616).
I designed both a 3S LED MCPCB (which will be made from alu for cost reasons, hope that will suffice cooling-wise) and an aux LED PCB with 6 RGB LEDs to fit inside the head of the FWAA - however, not with the default lens (which is too floody for my taste), but with a TS10 TIR lens. I think I posted these renders over in my electronics corner already, but they fit better in with this post.
The TS10 lens should give more throw than the stock lens. According to my math (with info found across the web and measured off my FWAA) with the aux PCB serving as a 0.6mm spacer between the LED PCB and the lens as well as a thicker 1.5mm oring the TS10 lens should fit perfectly with the OG 1mm front glass lens. The spacer is also compensating for the TS10 using very slim CSP2323 LEDs and therefore keeping the lens from squashing the domes on e.g a 519A.
My plan is to order enough PCBs/parts to convert 5 full lights:
- thefreeman 9V boost driver, PCBs and components
- 1.6mm 3S Alu LED PCB (3535 footprint)
- 0.6mm aux LED PCB, with 6 RGB LEDs
- 19x1.5mm GITD orings
- Wurkkos TS10 lenses
With all parts and shipping and customs I should end up around 120 bucks, so ~25 bucks per light.
I only need 2 full sets - would some of the users here be interested in buying some of the remaining modding bundles from me as a full set (driver, lens, led/aux PCB, thicker orings)? If you take it all unassembled and want to solder yourself, I’d be selling at cost, just to recoup some of the money lost on PCBs I don’t have a use for. I do not want to profit off someone else’s work, so making a profit with thefreemans drivers is not somethint I want to do.
I guess I could also assemble them, but it’ll be a drag, so I have yet to see how much I am annoyed after assembling my 2 drivers before deciding whether I will offer assembly too.
Once I have the parts all here and tested I will actually offer them up for sale, just gouging if there is any interest at all rn.