I currently have 3 Vinz drop-ins and I’m looking to update them. Unfortunately I cannot seem to get in to contact with him. If Vinz is not around anymore, would it be possible to have someone update these to current LED’s?
At work I currently carry 2 Oveready modded Surefire 6P hosts with Vinz drop-in’s.
On my duty belt I carry more of a ‘flood’ pattern and in a cargo pocket I carry a ‘thrower’
My department recently issued Pelican 7600’s to everyone and they are making my current Vinz lights look a bit weak. So, I need to upgrade!
For those who may not know, here is what a Vinz drop-in looks like…a work of art Vinz drop-in pics
If you can’t get in touch with him, there are plenty of pre made dropins out there for those lights, some over 1000lm and in different tints/emitters from Kaidomain,com. They have triples and quads too. Pretty affordable to boot.
I feel your pain. I also have a Vinz dropin, but once made it’s set for life. Vinz sealed and heat sinked his dropins with Diamond dust epoxy. I can keep that slightly smug grin while using it. Fully aware that even after a zombie apocalypse my dropin will still be working. While those other lights have died.
The only thing that is effective in upgrading a Vinz drop-in is a time machine.
When the stuff he uses for potting is dry, it is there to stay for ever.
I think it is a bit of a dying breed, but there must be somebody out there who sells uptodate drop-ins.
And if not: maybe it is time to look around for another host/led combination.
I don’t know about the Oveready one’s but the P60 host design has certain (thermal) limits.
A few BLF members made and sold P60 drop-ins but, like Vinz, they are not here to stay for ever.
As for the rest: the names Malkoff and Lumens Factory keep popping up in a *oogle search.
Best of luck.
Customlites is still offering P60 drop-ins, though it looks like most of the emitter options are becoming dated.
Malkoff is always a good option, but again his emitters are becoming dated. Still my favorite drop in is my M61NL, just a perfect balance of output/runtime/tint/cri/efficiency. There is an M91BN group buy that was started yesterday on that other flashlight forum which offers over 1000 lumens…
Lumens Factory offers nice drop ins as well, but not on the level of Malkoff, Vinz, etc. I have one in 319B and its very nice for a working light. I also have one of his 50.2 turbo heads which is brighter than my cool white M91B.
. I make my own… Copper pill press fit Quad/Triples… Programmable Level, Amp Output Led4Power Linear Drivers, Dragon Drivers or FETDD drivers… no sense in potting them…its a solid copper pill, I bore my own hosts, battery stop at the head, High Amp KAN9 FWD Click switch on a Heavy copper mcpcb either Bypassed or Blue Sword Gen3 springs depending on driver used and output I desire.