djozz
October 18, 2017, 11:08am
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I did stuff like that and the main advice is: do not go through the dielectric layer because that will certainly cause shorts to the core. If it happens it can be repaired but that is a big pain.
No answer, ok, I'll just post them here :bigsmile:
This was by far not an easy mod, precision was required and everything can and will go wrong if you are me, luckily the essential parts stayed alive, I was able to repair it all.
The Solarstorm SC02 is a small and lightweight 18650 light with an e-switch, and it has the correct head diameter for the quad optic that goes with dsche's quad board.
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After removing the bezel and lens, the pill can be hammered out with a wooden pole insi…
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The XM-L colour has been around for about a year now, and I wanted to know the limits of the led since then. But because there was just one flashlight driver around (thanks to intl-outdoor that had one developed) operating at 700mA per die, any performance over 700mA would be irrelevant to most people making a flashlight with it. On top of that, I was mostly interested in the performance on copper, and there's no copper board for it.
EDIT: rollinstone157 pointed out below that there Is…