What did you mod today?

djozz · 2018-03-10T16:22:27.000Z

Today a mod with nothing revolutionary in it, just making a very nice and robust EDC:
*black S2+ host with short tube
*green o-ring at the lens swapped for a transparent one
*tried a smooth S2+ reflector but that produced a weird red-ish spot in the middle of the hotspot, went for the stock OP-reflector and the beam was fine.
*Nichia 219C SM4070e R9050 soldered on a 16mm Noctigon soldered to the pill
*BLF A6 driver fixed for voltage spikes with an extra 5 Ohm resistor, and added 680 Ohm bleeder resistor
*no spring bypasses, and kept the stock thin ledwires to keep the current down
*swapped the tail spring for a smaller one to reduce the tension on the 18350 battery.
*Lexel’s lighted tail ring with 6 leds, 4.7 kOhm resistors for each 3 leds, 3xblue led 3xpink led
*transparent 16mm tail cover.

The current (measured tail off with a clamp meter) on a full 1200 mAh Keeppower high drain 18350 was still between 7 and 8A, but I reckon with resistance of the tail it will be 5-6A, gradually going down with the battery draining, which is good. Output on high is 700 lumen, user interface beam and tint is great.

djozz · 2018-03-12T22:33:10.000Z

I modded a short grey S2+ today with 4x 5000K Nichia Optisolis leds. Build post here: Output and voltage test of 5000K and 3000K Nichia Optisolis leds - #2 by djozz

CRX · 2018-03-15T13:45:49.000Z

CRX Brass Puck

luminarium_iaculator · 2018-03-15T21:21:11.000Z

CRX,

That is genius.

Mike_C · 2018-03-15T21:42:11.000Z

CRX:

CRX Brass Puck

Saw those cool little pucks in the dedicated thread. I would buy them if you sold them.

Dutcheee · 2018-03-19T02:16:01.000Z

Today I finished the following mod to my Lumintop Tool AA:

Lexel’s 15mm drvr running BistroHD
Red illuminated, spring bypassed tailcap
Noctigon STAR with NW XPL HI

It now draws 3,6Amp from a 14500keeppower. Temp. stepdown after 1 minute.
Lux at 1mtr at 4.2V jumped from 3340lux to 13986lux.

My new EDC!

MascaratumB · 2018-03-19T02:13:28.000Z

Super coool!!! Did the driver fit well?
I am using a 15mm MTN single sided driver as I throught I wouldn’t be able to put a double sided driver on it…
And that light switch…I might need one for mine :smiling_imp:
Nice

Dutcheee · 2018-03-19T02:23:48.000Z

Thanks!
Driver fits well, the head screws down perfectly.

It had to be sanded down slightly, to fit the pill.

MascaratumB · 2018-03-19T02:35:02.000Z

Nice work It surely is a niiiice light, and with that mod, definitely worths being EDCarried

Dutcheee · 2018-03-19T02:49:05.000Z

For the tailcap mod, have a look over Here

I always EDC AAA’s, but if you really need them for something they are depleted quickly.
I really like the Tool AA’s size. Still stealthy in a jeans. Its definately a keeper! Very happy how it turned out :partying_face:

djozz · 2018-03-19T14:40:10.000Z

Very nice mod dutchee! The Noctigon ledboard was also trimmed a bit I guess?

djozz · 2018-03-19T15:10:55.000Z

Emitter swap.
Out: XP-L Hi cool, in: Nichia E21A sm203 R9050 warm! on my custom 119 board trimmed to shape to fit in the pill, center piece was left out to get the emitting surface of the (lot thinner) new led in the focal plane of the reflector.

Old output: 600-ish, new output 260. Max. current on a fresh battery 2.5A. Spot is smaller but spot brightness seems not much different. Beamshot is at 2.5 meter. I especially like the efficient performance on lowest setting: 1.5 lumen at 6.7mA current, so that should run for 4 days on a 700mAh 16340.

MascaratumB · 2018-03-19T14:54:23.000Z

Dutcheee:

For the tailcap mod, have a look over Here

I always EDC AAA’s, but if you really need them for something they are depleted quickly.
I really like the Tool AA’s size. Still stealthy in a jeans. Its definately a keeper! Very happy how it turned out :partying_face:

Thanks for the tip I will take a look on that!

BTW, does the reflector work well with the XPL-HI LED?

I tried to use it with other leds (not the stock one) and I was getting some rings on the beam.
I then opted for a Luxeon V under a Pebbled TIR lens (the 16mm MCPCB was also trimmed)!

Dutcheee · 2018-03-19T15:09:22.000Z

djozz:

Very nice mod dutchee! The Noctigon ledboard was also trimmed a bit I guess?

Thanks, yes I trimmed it a bit by hand. And reamed out the holes in the pill a bit to accomodate the higher gauge wires.

Wow, nice mod as well. You seem to mod one every day

Is that a white wall?! Weird looking die. That’s a very nice warm nightstand light, but not really an efficient one :person_facepalming:

djozz · 2018-03-19T15:16:05.000Z

Dutcheee:

djozz:

Very nice mod dutchee! The Noctigon ledboard was also trimmed a bit I guess?

Thanks, yes I trimmed it a bit by hand. And reamed out the holes in the pill a bit to accomodate the higher gauge wires.

Wow, nice mod as well. You seem to mod one every day

Is that a white wall?! Weird looking die. That’s a very nice warm nightstand light, but not really an efficient one :person_facepalming:

At lowest ‘nightlight’ it is pretty efficient for such a warm 90CRI led actually, but it is a small battery of course.

It is a white wall and an extreme warm 2000K led

Dutcheee · 2018-03-19T15:18:00.000Z

MascararumB, reflector works great with the led. But that’s me not being a beam profile snob. It throws nice though with a usable hotspot.
However I didn’t perfectly center the led.
I filed down the noctigon asymetrical and it was a snug fit to the pill. So the led couldn’t center very well. But for me its okay.

I looked at the luxeon V as well. Nice led, but I had this one still lying around. Also I don’t know if it can mess with the illuminated tailcap.

Dutcheee · 2018-03-19T15:22:00.000Z

djozz:

Dutcheee:

djozz:

Very nice mod dutchee! The Noctigon ledboard was also trimmed a bit I guess?

Thanks, yes I trimmed it a bit by hand. And reamed out the holes in the pill a bit to accomodate the higher gauge wires.

Wow, nice mod as well. You seem to mod one every day

Is that a white wall?! Weird looking die. That’s a very nice warm nightstand light, but not really an efficient one :person_facepalming:

At lowest ‘nightlight’ it is pretty efficient for such a warm 90CRI led actually, but it is a small battery of course.

It is a white wall and an extreme warm 2000K led

Yes I would call that extreme haha. Nice, I hate all these cold blue lights.
But 260lm at 2.5 Amp is a bit steep for daily all round usage… But nice for nights at home! Where’s the wine bottle?

Dutcheee · 2018-03-19T15:28:32.000Z

Here’s the led & beam at 2.5mtr MascaratumB:

MascaratumB · 2018-03-20T13:40:42.000Z

Dutcheee:

Here’s the led & beam at 2.5mtr MascaratumB:

Thanks for your answers and pictures Dutchee! I guess that being XPL-HI doesn’t create the “rings” that I saw in mine with the XP-G2 and the Luxeon V, before the TIR.
Even not being completely centered as you said, there is not much “noise” in the beam! Nice work once again
I am tempted to get another Tool AA to do something similar to what you’ve done
Unless LT releases a differente version of the light with some corrections (UI, Driver, LED :p)

Thanks again mate

clemence · 2018-04-02T03:58:46.000Z

Two Cafe lights from used materials (except the drivers and the LED module):

More Info:

Dimmable Cafe Light Prototype LED Light Bulbs

I received an order to provide a working sample to test Nichia 3000K 144AM from my friend for his client. I decided to make a rather stylish prototype using scraps found in my workshop. The sample light must has easy access to replace the LED and optics using various MCPCB and LED setup. And the most important thing is it can be tested in actual working conditions for several days. I made two prototypes, one for the actual request and the other for the marketing guy to keep for his presentation…