I am a freshly infected flashaholic and did my first modification today!
Of course it was too simple for you guys to even mention it but nevertheless…
I replaced the emitter of my Olight S15 titanium with a XM-L2 U3 1C on noctigon copper and it worked at first try
The only thing is that the noctigon PCB is nearly 1mm thicker than the original one, so the drop in is too long now and the bezel didn’t fit anymore. I simply added an o-ring - now it fits.
So everything is fine (I think) and the output got subjectively a little brighter and way less yellow than the original.
> Mission Accomplished
Greetz from Vienna
Wolf
And excuse my English please!
Good work! So, you prefer cool white over warm white? Cool. (I tend to put epoxy or glue in the empty space formed from a thicker star if the ‘O’ ring doesn’t do its job but, most times it’s usually in the right place. )
Well done. Once you gain more experience you may want to file the reflector down a little so the bezel screws down all the way, that’s what i do but they are very easily damaged so a couple practice runs is recommended before trying on a nice light.
Very good first mod, it shows that you are not afraid to touch an expensive flashlight!
In order to get the bezel tight (I would still want that in the end ), you might consider sometime to 1) sand the Noctigon board thinner, tedious process with serious chance to destroy the led while at it, or 2) start learning to unsolder and solder leds so you can use the original ledboard for the new emitter.
(I tend to put epoxy or glue in the empty space formed from a thicker star if the ‘O’ ring doesn’t do its job but, most times it’s usually in the right place. )
This hobby is an absolute blast!
), you might consider sometime to 1) sand the Noctigon board thinner, tedious process with serious chance to destroy the led while at it, or 2) start learning to unsolder and solder leds so you can use the original ledboard for the new emitter.