Improving the UF-H3B

[electricjelly]

@NightCrawl

@electricjelly

I’m glad to hear your u3 worked out so well. I used a u3 for a couple years as my daily work light. I love the form factor. I can shove it in a pocket in my tool bag, the 18650 lasts a few days, and the full flood is perfect for up close work. I’ve since upgraded to a Zebralight h600fw, which I love, but with a nichia 219, and a nice driver, I might be able to build one that’s even better.

And what are you waiting for?

I had posted my build here in this thread, but it got so big I decided to make a new thread. I didn’t want to hijack this one. Here’s a link to my modded UF-H3 build.

UF-H3 modded with a Nichia 219 Best 18650 Headlight ever

Thanks to Tido and NightCrawl for the inspiration in this thread and Dr. Jones for his driver here’s my modded UF-H3. I used this light as is came from the factory for a couple years. Then I began refining my led tastes and began moving over to warmer and higher CRI lights. I purchased a Zebralight H600FW, and liked the longer runtimes and the warmer color, but I missed the full flood beam with no hotspot what so ever I had from my old UF-H3. The frosted lense from the Zebralight didn’t cut it. …