I like that. If the big hammer does not work get a big 12 ton press. I would have cried when the plate was deformed. Excellent job and well done. 
Nice!
I’m also addicted to Nichias and trying to get some also through Kaidomain!
I've run the little Nichia 219 at up to around 1.8A per emitter when setup as a triple, that's all I could get out of the triple I build with them even though I was running 5.8A worth of 7135s on the board. The forward voltage must be pretty high on these. That king driver with 4 18650s vs. 1 will probably be able to get some more juice out of them.
Welcome here at blf Schwarzewolke, I ordered some a week ago and I just received a mail that they are shipped.
I ordered one hour ago.
Thanks guys. I'm humbled by your compliments. I'm a pretty crude modder and have long way to go before I can make anything even approaching the quality of what some of you do. I try to document how I do things (to some extent) so that others can duplicate and/or build on my ideas.
I was under the impression that this Nichia emitter can handle up to 5 amps on copper. 3 amps looks like a pretty sweet spot on the curve. Djozz did some testing here. Did I screw up and misunderstand his thread? Here is a chart from his thread.
I think the jury is out on the CRI of these emitters. I'm not a good judge of it. All I can say is that I really like the tint and the apparent high CRI. To me it seems better CRI wise than the 219A. It emphasized reds a tad less. Seems more balanced to me.
RMM wrote:
I've run the little Nichia 219 at up to around 1.8A per emitter when setup as a triple, that's all I could get out of the triple I build with them even though I was running 5.8A worth of 7135s on the board. The forward voltage must be pretty high on these. That king driver with 4 18650s vs. 1 will probably be able to get some more juice out of them.
You called it right. I can't seem to get over 5.5 amps with 4 18650's. Kind of bummed, but such is life. The light isn't a barn burner, but I still really like it. Medium is a bit too close to high light out put wise. But I guess that is good. You get a good amount of light at 1.x amps. I wonder if this driver can take 2S and still buck properly for 3v LED's. Has anyone played it that?
So you need 2S to get 3 amps with this emitter. Think I will move the emitters and reflector to a Trustfire 3T6 host. My Kung will become a King and my Trustfire will become a Kungfire.
Beam shots added to OP.
Awesome build!
all that beautiful copper…moving that heat to where it needs to be…excellent!
You will probably be able to squeeze some more juice out of it in that 3T6 with a buck driver.
I haven't heard of anyone trying to use that driver as a real buck driver, but I guess there's only one way to find out... 
(with a disposable XM-L, NOT those nice Nichias!)
That’s some gorgeous tint, nice job!
Love the modified Noctigon layout. 
I'm disappointed! I thought I was going to open this thread and read about some new Chinese dinner recipe! I do like what I see though! Great job! I'm glad to see there are others here that are "crude" (no offense, you used the work to describe your own work) in their mods as mine are quite crude as well.
-Garry
Thanks WarHawk, Ryan, and Garry. Much appreciated.
LOL, didn't mean to get you hungry Garry.
I'm sure you all got the name, but for any that didn't. I originally named this Kung Pao Nichia because I expected to run 12 amps and for the emitters to get quite hot. Like the dish I love, Kung Pao Chicken.
Turns out the Vf of these Nichia's is too high to achieve 12 amps using 1S cell configuration. I don't have the heart to change the name though because I think the light is hot in other ways.
Those beamshots are familiar…very reminiscent of the driveway at my Sis-in-laws in Mississippi.
The tint looks great in the big outdoors for sure! Is that a coon up a tree?
And regarding my thoughts on the power level, I wasn’t even aware of the 219B emitter! Wow! Sorry about that.
Nothing to apologize about. Now that you know, you should order some.
I imagine Mississippi has similar dirt and vegetation.
I think that is a neighbors light, but you could be right that it was a coon. He recently cleared his land and put up some light poles. That plus the bare trees from winter. People and their area lighting. Wish they would just stay in the city.
We used to be able to look at the stars, enjoy a moonless night. Now a cop lives next door and has lights on outside 24/7/365… he bough my sis’s house. If he didn’t have camera’s up I’d douse the hot lights with ice water….
Review: Fitorch ER16 (pic heavy)
I received this light through the "GEARBEST 2018 Mid-Year Giveaway". I have a few details to fill in below. I'll update them once I have them..
Pros:
- Bright little light with a useful general purpose beam profile
- Good balance of throw and flood.
- Good looking light with very nice flat black finish
- Well-executed machining with square-cut threads. Arrived properly lubricated.
- Attractive reflector and A/R lens.
- Good mode separation
- Measured 90lm (L), , 340lm (M), 1200lm (H). Moon was too low to register in my integrated tube. 3lm spec looks about in real life.
- Well-machined, thick Retainer rings for both the Driver
- Tail stands well
- Has passages to prevent lanyard from interfering with tail standing.
- Nice deep-carry pocket clip
- Strong Tail Magnet. Holds light well in all positions.
- UI has lots of great features such as voltage feedback via the switch, lockout functionality, hidden but rapidly accessible strobe mode.
- No detectable PWM or whining sounds
Cons:
- High output to low output mode order
- This is mitigated somewhat with last-mode memory
- Anodized finish tends to scratch off against metal hard edges.
Built-in Charger:
Charges at .__ amp rate and terminates at 4.1__ (will provide this later). Didn't test for proper charging algorithm.
Output:
I recently made some changes to my integrating tube and have not had a chance to calibrate yet. So take my measurements with a grain of salt. Using an INR18650-20R (all my 18350's are a bit tired), I measured "tailcap" amps of 3.7 at start up. The amperage drifted to 3.6 amps at about 30 seconds. Lumens measured 1200-1300 at startup and drifted down to about 1100-1200 at 30 seconds. I saw not indications of thermal sag.
Throw measured at __kcd.
Driver and Testing Results:
The manual says the head is sealed. There is white glue holding the driver in place and the bezel wouldn't unscrew by hand. Normally, I like to open up a light so that I can measure both input and output. At this moment, I don't have time to break open the head and test. I also really like the light and don't want to risk hurting it at this time too. I connected the driver input to a variable cv/cc power supply and got some weird results. Amperage draws very low and the switch slowly led flashed red during the process. Like with cells, power consumption dropped as voltage dropped.
The light appears to be some type of direct drive type driver. I could not detect any PWM (visually or with phone camera). Also could not hear any whining. Due to the power supply issue, I didn't test low voltage protection.
UI:
Excluding the high output to low output mode order, the UI is great. The last mode memory makes the mode order tolerable, but it would be much perfumed to have low to high order.
Some Photos:
The product box is very attractive and which contributes to making this a great gift light. The packing in the box protects the contents well.
Battery tube and tailcap are one piece. Driver is held in place by a white glue.
Square-cut threads also on the top end of the battery tube.
Nice looking reflector and A/R coated lens.
USB port cover is nice and snug.
Beam Shots
High, Medium, Low, Moon modes:
Another part of driveway with same mode order:
I tried a slightly different camera setting for this closer range shot. Pictures seem darker than reality. Sorry for the blur on the high mode pic.
Conclusion:
This light is very nice. All kinds of nifty features all in one package. I tend to just EDC triple A lights, but I light tempts me to give it a shot. Wish is was winter. It's a winner all the way around.
nice SRK/Nichia 219 mod 
its probally the best-tint SRK out there.
Nichia should build an XM-L sized, or a MT-G2 sized version of the 219B emitter…
Thanks DBSAR. That would be fantastic. One can only hope they have something like that in the pipeline.
I have implemented your tail cap lockout mod in almost all my SRK-type lights. It's still one of the lowest cost, easiest, reliable mods that I know of.
Spicy, if not the kung pow nichia, call it the “Sriracha stunner” because “it’s hawt!”
Good to hear the tail cap mod works well for you.
I have did that mod for a fiew of my own lights since the first one on the FF Rook.