What did you mod today?

[MascaratumB]

@Yokiamy

@MascaratumB

Put a Luxeon V2 5000K in the Skilhunt M150. Details here: “REVIEW”: Skilhunt M150 – 1 x 14500 / AA – 750 Lumens – Double UI – Magnetic Charging [PIC HEAVY] (Beamshots added = Post#21)

Summary:
(Comparisons with Luxeon V 4000K (under a TIR, on the right))

Way better tint.
Did you reflow the Luxeon yourself? Since the M150 has the rectangular shaped DTP.
I would like to change it as well, but haven’t ever reflowed a LED before.

I received the M150 as well, the tint is very unpleasant, the typical XPL2 corona :confounded:
Also, i could not get the claimed 750 Lm on T1, i measured about 400. Skilhunt advised me to clean all contacs and try again on a fresh charged cell, but exactly the same results.

Hi Yokiamy! Yes, much much better tint! This LED in 5000K is quite pleasant, I never tried it before! It has - in comparison with other NW LEDs - a rosy tint and some yellow, but its much better than the CW!!

Yup, I unsoldered the M150 PCB and took it out with the help of some pointy tweezers.
After taking the Luxeon V2 out of a 16mm Led4Power MCPCB, I put it over the Skilhunt PCB and applied some heat under it with the soldering iron. I only have that heat tool, so I had to use it the best I could Well, I have an electric stove, but that would be overkill, I only use it to solder pills to triple spacers

About the max lumens, I am carrying it today (for the first EDC trial ) and it doesn’t have the battery fully charged, it may be around 3.7V. However, I compared it with the Acebeam TK16 in the lower turbo version (~750 lumens) and indeed the M150 is lower! When fully charged it behaves better, but like you said, it probably won’t reach 700 lumens. :zipper_mouth_face:

I made some night beamshots here, and I guess it can confirm that it is not as bright as the other lights I compared it with, on T1 / Turbo.

I am carrying it in the “coin pocket” along with a knife and Vicks inhaler. I had to turn the switch to the opposite side of the other stuff as it was getting activated easily. Turning it to the “empty” side, head down, is preventing “pocket activation”!