MascaratumB’s entry – Old Lumens Contest 2019 - Modified Light Category [FINISHED on 8th February 2020]

The process of modding the Amutorch VG10 is now finalized!

In this post you’ll find (many) photos of the final products and also my balance of it! :smiley:

I will also pick my initial modding aims and check what was done and what was not :stuck_out_tongue:
Here:

This flashlight was: How I wanted it to be? What it is!
- Forward Tail Switch 1- Forward Tail Switch
2- Orange or Green tail cover
3- Bistro UI
4- 22 mm driver
5- 4 x Samsung LH351D 5000K 90 CRI or 4 Luxeon V 4000K 70CRI
6- Noctigon or Led4power MCPCB
7- Carclo 10622 or 10621
8- Titanium Stainless Steel pocket clip
9- Leather handle
10- Glowing gasket
11- GITD piece inlaid in the tailcap
12- some extras to be thought :p
1- DONE
2- DONE (Orange)
3- DONE (configured on mode 9)
4- DONE
5- DONE (Luxeon V)
6- DONE (led4power)
7- DONE (Carclo 10622)
8- DONE
9- DONE (call it “sleeve”)
10- DONE
11- DONE (orange tritium vial)
12- DONE (copper bead + lanyard, wood support, holster)

From this to that!

MY BALANCE

What can I say?
It turned out better than I could have thought! :slight_smile:
In the beginning I had the intention to modify a flashlight, and then I ended up modding it and “building” some other stuff creating a set.
Some important points from this process where I:

  • used several tools I had used before and bought new ones and learned how to use them;
  • borrowed my father’s help and tools in one occasion;
  • worked with materials I never used before, specially leather and waxed thread;
  • made some “stitchery” in MtnDon’s words (sewing and stitching) to make the flashlight sleeve;
  • made a copper bead;
  • installed a tritium vial for the 1st time;
  • recycled an old belt to make a holster;
  • recurred to BLF members as suppliers of materials for the mod;
  • had to improvise to get the job done;
    *…had fun and learned :wink:

This is it! It’s done now :partying_face:

Now, some photos of the flashlight, the wood support and the holster, and also the beam and the glowing parts :wink:

Beam Profile!

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to test it outside, so here are some inside beamshots! (WB 5000K)

To make these beamshots I temporarily configured the flashlight on the mode 8 (8 levels) + moonlight, so below you have 9 beamshots showing the progression of luminosity.
The battery used was a not fully charged Sony VTC6 3000mAh, unprotected.

With a luxmeter, just to show the evolution :wink:

In the wood support :smiley: Note the orangish/reddish glow that comes out of the wood support after the light is shut off :blush:

Some beamshots comparing the modded Amutorch VG10 to the:
Skilhunt M150 w/ Luxeon V2 5000K (left) and the Lumintop Tool AA V2.0 Panda White w/ Luxeon V2 3000K (right)

Wuben T050R w/ Samsung LH351D 5000K (left) and the Emisar D4 w/ XP-G2 S4-3D ~5000K (right)


The glowing on the light and the holster. Despite dim, if compared to a green one, the tritium vial is quite nice and in pitch black environment helps to find the flashlight, which is the its main purpose :wink:

And now, some glamour photos of the set! :heart_eyes:


Thanks for the all the comments and tips given here, and thanks for the opportunity to participate in the Old Lumens Flashlight Modders & Builders Challenge 2019 !

I also would like thank to CRX, kiriba-ru, led4power and Lexel for providing invaluable pieces for this mod: without their work, this mod wouldn’t be possible as I imagined it, and I wouldn’t have in hands a dreamed flashlight !!! :blush: :person_with_crown:

To the other contestants involved and still on the run, good luck and good work on your builds and mods, and let’s show how BLF works :sunglasses:

Peace & Light! :+1: