I, personally, think that flashlight modders should have been gifted with two sets of arms/hands.
Edit: Your photo, enhancedâŚ
I, personally, think that flashlight modders should have been gifted with two sets of arms/hands.
Edit: Your photo, enhancedâŚ
HAHA Thatâs what the Helping Hands tools are for right? :laughing:
I was thinking about adding some Arctic Silver Adhesive under the MCPCB as well. :+1:
Finding an online retailer that carries 20ga silicone wire and Kapton tape is slightly more difficult to find than I had thought.
Richard should have both, I bought the 2â wide roll from Richard a long time ago, I cut a square piece off (2â x 2â) and overlay the entire base of the reflector, then use an XActo knife to cut out for the screw or emitter openings as applicable.
10mm wide Kapton tape (all he shows at the moment)
I like to use Arctic Alumina Thermal Adhesive, if you ever have to remove it you can heat it up with a hot air station or hold the soldering iron to the board and once heated up you can break the bond. Arctic Silver Epoxy is more permanent, similar to JB Weld in itâs tenacity.
Looks like Richard is out of town for the remainder of the week. I appreciate the links! I didnât realize he stocked Kapton. Iâm going to put in an order for the tape and wires⌠and for the time being, use 22ga and some Arctic Silver Compound to mitigate heat until I can get it set up just the way I want it. Hopefully Iâll get to post some beamshots tonight between it and my âregularâ C8.
Oh and thank you big time for showing me where to connect everything!
Wouldnât thermal grease be better than thermal adhesive?
Based on ability to transfer heat? I asked the same question last year: â Thermal Adhesive vs Thermal Compoundâ:Thermal Adhesive vs Thermal Compound
As far as removing the MCPCB again later on down the road, definitely grease would be better for that. But I rarely go back and swap emitters once I build a light just the way I like it, so I just glue them assuming that it provides better heat transfer.
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Based on ability to transfer heat? I asked the same question last year: â Thermal Adhesive vs Thermal Compoundâ:Thermal Adhesive vs Thermal Compound
As far as removing the MCPCB again later on down the road, definitely grease would be better for that. But I rarely go back and swap emitters once I build a light just the way I like it, so I just glue them assuming that it provides better heat transfer.[/quote]
I needed to diassemble completely 3 times my Sofirn C8F modded light head because I got a faulty led.
Dang! Were those stock emitters or did you reflow some of your own?
My emitters. XP-L2. Two new and one used before. The one bad was at moon level even at turbo with the other two. Disassembled the light and reflowed again. I thought it was bad soldering. Outside of the light it was good. reassembled and worked for a few times but then moon from one led again. Disassembly and that one led only worked good if I pressed one corner of the dome. So it was some internal fault. Replaced with new led and now it is good.
This light has a screw that sucks the reflector down snug into the head, pressing the copper MCPCB tightly into the shelf⌠some thermal adhesive should work fine. Later, when youâve gotten the larger wires and have it all figured out just exactly what to do, you can finalize itâŚ
Any word on the new C8F? Iâm (im)patiently waiting! lol.
I got a picture of a prototype. I told that try the old anodizing because it is too shiny and looks cheaper.
The shape and styling looks good, but semi flat black looks ânot so goodâ. Like you, I think flat black would be better.
Of course I hoped that they abandoned the âC8-stylingâ of the head and came up with a fresh new look, but they did not. It is exactly a C8F with 21700 tube and rather ugly tailcap design (very chinese to âstick to what is there already and sold well in the pastâ ).
That said, the whole has a balanced look, the 21700 size suits the C8 head size better than the 18650 size did.
You sound surprised. There were renderings in post 1 from at least 10 days ago. The finished look is exactly the same.
I wonder if itâs got the extra fins on the back side?
I like the battery tube and tail cap design. I have no idea why you think it looks bad.
Does it really look bad to you, or are you just disappointed they didnât update it?
That picture look more balance than old C8 but it will better to reshape with bigger head for the single emitter to gain some throw.
This looks nice, but I have to agree that they need to ditch the shiney anodizing. It looks cheap. The anodizing on the 18650 version is perfect. A flat/satin black finish with that sort of chalky powdery feel. I also agree, that tail cap is slightly disappointing, I just hope it can tail stand!
Completely agree the shiny anodizing makes it look like cheap bargain flashlights. The flat on the C8F looks alot better. Clear anodizing option would be nice too in the future.
Does anyone know if Sofirn has sourced a 21700 battery and what it is?
Can a 70mm long cell fit any of their existing chargers or will they need to make a new one that is a bit longer?