as i wanted to dedome the 519a 5k of this light, i was searching for an easy way to do this.
Well, there is one.
Its a bit tricky, but will be nearly non-invasive and is very easily doable.
Here it goes:
remove the rubber cover of the usb port (a drop of oil makes this super easy)
locate the led - you can see it through the hole
clip a q-tip and carefully shove it through until you reach the dome of the 519a
gently push the dome off of the led
remove the loose dome through the same hole (a bit fiddly)
I don’t have this light, but being Sofirn I imagine they loctite the crap out of the bezel. It looks to be the same type of bezel as the Skilhunt M150, a very thin one with male threads and internal threads on the head. Or am I wrong, and it has no bezel?
At first, I used to take an xacto knife and make an X in the dome down to the glass, then carefully lift off the pieces.
The way I’ve been doing it for two years or so now is to use side/flush cutters to cut a Qtip head off at a ~45° angle. Just gently use the sharper tip to lift off the dome starting at one corner of the LED, then when it’s almost off, idk the same with the opposite corner. I use the cut-off sideof the Qtip shaft towards the dome. it’s super easy.
Doing it this way I have never had any silicone remaining on the die or glass. With the xacto knife method, I always had to clean up some of the silicone that stuck behind.
clip a Qtip
I must have not seen that the first time, this just sounds like the same method I have been using. It really is quite easy.
The SC13 has a glued and press-fit bezel so there’s no non-destructive way to remove it.
Thanks @flshlghtfn, I was looking for a way to dedome this sucker for a long time and it’s finally done! Now the light is really pretty. Unfortunately I ripped the rubber string of the cover and it’s bumping around in the head, hope it doesn’t cause any issues. And the LED is not perfectly centered, but it’s not a reflector or a TIR so doesn’t matter THAT MUCH
This method is very smart. If I ever get this light, I may attempt it.
I don’t think the loose rubber/silicone piece would short anything out. The only problem I can see it having is if it somehow got right up on the led and got too hot, but that sounds unlikely.
