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June 25, 2011, 7:41pm
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Davx:
We can sell thousand of it and with money we can create the BLF flashlight Factory, where your dream come true!
Building a drop-in is not so difficult. The real problem is to find the right reflector for the emitter you want to use. For Q5, Q3, etc is quite simple but for some other emitter (R5) is really difficult.
You are so right about the reflectors, but really why would you build an R5 when for $2 dollars more you can have an XML that does everything better. I have even converted R5 lights to XML and they are noticeably brighter.
I figured I would make a post to make it easier for owners of the Trustfire R5-A3 to find. First mod eliminate the crazy strobe mode and get a more user friendly high, medium and low light selection.
1. Disassemble the light: Remove the battery and then unscrew the bezel and remove the lens and the pill.
2. Disassemble the pill: Once you have the pill out you need to pry the bottom open. The bottom is attached in two places with solder to the brass ring. I used a small screwdriver prying gentl…