Just did my first emitter swap

LED Flashlights – General Info 1 x AA / 1 x 14500 Flashlights
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I put a Nichia 219 into my old Uniquefire AA S-1 .

The original emitter was an Osram . I initally ordered the light because the consensus was that the tint of these emitters was warm . Nope . Not even close . Still , I liked the fact that it was compact , AA/14500 , had a decent clip and one mode . I never liked the ringy beam or the tint .

So I ordered two Nichia 219s on 10mm stars from Illuminationsupply earlier this week and they arrived today , very fast shipping .

I pried the old emitter out , it was put in with a flexible putty . Quick desolder and resolder with the Nichia. I made an isolating disc out of a gummed packing label .

The beam is still ringy , and the emitter is not perfectly centered ( the original wasn't either ) , but now for the first time I have seen first hand the awesome beauty of the 92 CRI Nichia 219 .

And I like it .

Sweet success . Yeah !

It was one small blob of solder , but it changed everything ...

What was your first mod?
Favorite Budget 14500 Lights
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Once you go 219, you never go back. Congratulations on your first mod!

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Two years before I built up enough courage to do this .

To take a perfectly functional light and just go for it .

Thanks to all of the modders for inspiring me .

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Congrats on your first mod! :D The nichia really has an amazing tint.

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Told you it was easy :slight_smile:

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Yep .

I just realized that I ordered those emitters on 10 / 31

and got them today ( 11 / 03 )

Fastest shipping ever .

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oh yeah, illuminationsupply.com is one of the greatest companies I have ever done business with.

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Oh no, congrats on the first mod your life will never be the same.

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Nice that they are located in Saratoga, Ca. I usually get orders from them in just a few days. Good company. Welcome to the mod squad!

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Congratulations, Jack! Maybe you'll be an inspiration to some other mod virgins around here (like me).

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approved , modding is fun and addictive, and the 219 is KING!

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Way to go, Jack! Hopefully this will be the first of many. I love my nichia modded light. I need to do another.

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Good stuff Mr Clipper. What's next on the list? You will have to stock up on drivers and lots of other goodies now.

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I do wonder where the cheapest place to get thermal adhesive is ....

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I ordered mine from ledsupply.com

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I bought this after E1320 linked to it. I cant tell you wether its good or bad but seems to work ok.

http://dx.com/p/fujik-silicone-thermal-glue-50ml-grease-like-4579

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This is where I get mine, along with the miracle LEDseal product - a de-domer's best friend.

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Cheapest is chinese star922, which is probably what's used in our beloved budget lights in the first place.

www.ebay.com/itm/1-CPU-GPU-Thermal-Silicone-Grease-Compound-Glue-Star922-/200617726137?pt=US_Thermal_Compounds_Supplies&hash=item2eb5bf90b9

Works good enough.

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Popped that cherry. Lol

Congrats on the success! I dont own many lights with there orgional led still in them. Now you can become a tint snob. Lol

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Awesome. Maybe I’ll get up the courage someday soon.