Teardown!
Good news: it looks like with about 2 minutes and a couple of tools, getting right down to the flashing pads is quite easy. No soldering required. No forking around either. 
You’ll need a Philips screwdriver and something like a camera spanner wrench, needlenose pliers, or even a couple of nails run through a small board. With it taken apart, the existing adapter (mine or thefreeman) is easy to use, should you desire to flash updates.
Lift up the black sticker that covers the retaining ring
Remove the retaining ring and pull off the diffuser
Remove the 2 screws that hold the driver assembly to the top cap
Flip the driver over and remove the 4 screws that are holding the battery tube on
Now you’ve got easy access to those flashing pads!
Another shot of that LED board + pads
All of the parts of the Sofirn LT1S Pro
