soldering advice please

[scaru]

@relic38

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You have to file out the bottom pads and then you attach wires to the top of the LED.

Is there a thread on how to mod the LED? When I look at an XM-L all I see on top is green and two tiny metal-looking squares. Are those the top pads? Edit: nevermind, just tried it, they are top pads. Needed to scrape off the top layer first. Thx, lurned sumthin knew today!

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