What did you mod today?

gchart · 2020-08-30T02:02:27.000Z

Wowsers, nice build!

NeutralFan · 2020-08-30T02:17:35.000Z

That is a tight fit - nice job contactcr!

jon_slider · 2020-08-30T02:41:18.000Z

contactcr:

FW3A with Osram Red Flat
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kind of hurts to look at the beam

beautiful work :+1:

I dont like the feeling I get when I see the beam of my 620nm Orange/Red, its a disorienting color.

going to try 660nm next….

pic courtesy of andy zhu @azhu

what are your impressions of the reds youve tried?

contactcr · 2020-08-30T03:00:33.000Z

It peaks at 625, but avg 620-625nm, which is spot on from datasheet.

The camera picks up even more red than my eyes see.

My impression of red LEDs? I don’t know what to use them for but you better believe the first/last/next time i’m on a submarine i’ll be the talk of the sea. There are probably hogs, coyotes and deer in that tree line but the red light wont help me avoid fire ants on the way. haha

jon_slider · 2020-08-30T03:17:57.000Z

contactcr:

I don’t know what to use them for

pain relief, after the ants bite you

faster healing, energize mitochondria, improve vision…
In the Mood Light

CNCman · 2020-09-01T23:48:31.000Z

gchart:

Parts finally came in for a full driver build from scratch using an Attiny1616 running Anduril, which I’ve recently ported over to the new 1-Series chips. I have other flashlights running Anduril on a 1-Series but they’re kinda hacked together with adapter boards.

This is a 20mm FET+1 layout. Installed it in a Sofirn SC31B. Somehow the stars aligned and it compiled first try, and when I flashed it, everything worked. I love it when something goes right for once!

sorry, I hadn’t cleaned flux off yet

There’s nothing revolutionary about the driver itself, but now we’ve got a full test model with the 1-Series.

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Nice work ‘gchart’ , You guys amaze my building these drivers :+1:

CNCman · 2020-09-02T00:53:48.000Z

Just finished fixing the MT09 Buffalo led that fried after converting a 6v mcpcb to 12v to match Lexel’s 6A driver.
Burnt one and new parts.

. 8512 lux @ 6.46 meters.

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I am very happy with this finished Buffalo, it is the most enjoyable mod I have done. It is very bright
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Stock approx - 4100 lumens, 450 meter throw
modded approx - 6500 lumens, 1200 meter throw
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gchart · 2020-09-02T01:36:39.000Z

Daaaang. Nice work. Glad you got it up and running again.

Whezzel · 2020-09-02T02:43:27.000Z

I upgraded my 2x D4sV1 lights with D4sv2 drivers and rgb aux boards. While I had them apart, I swapped some sst20 660nm emitters into one of them. My house is about 100 yards away in this picture.

Agro · 2020-09-02T12:20:24.000Z

Firelight2:

Minor mods tonight to my Sofirn S11 zoomie:

Converted it from screw-zoom to push-pull-zoom. Took about 15 minutes with a handfile to remove the threads on the neck. Now the zoom is much faster and more convient to operate.

Removed frosting from center element of the TIR optic. Took 15 minutes with jeweler’s rouge and some Q-Tips. Without the frosting the beam is a little throwier (I think… I didn’t measure since my lux meter needs a new battery). Flood mode is also now more like a LED Lenser with the beam fading out rapidly after the main circle of spill. The very wide outer spill was caused by the frosting and is gone.

Both the center and side elements of the TIR optic have approximately the same focal point…. so with frosting removed throw should increase. Having the same focal point for both elements is like LED Lenser and unlike recent Coast lights.

Very cool.

Agro · 2020-09-02T12:22:03.000Z

CRX:

Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 Ti XP-L HI 5A3 – Lxl Anduril – 14500 – Piston Drive – 1050lm.

Superb. May we see some driver pics?

Henk4U2 · 2020-09-05T22:20:15.000Z

Nothing fancy. I recently received the Sofrin C01R and found that the low mode was not low enough.
And I got a bit restless of waiting for the presentation of the Sofirn C01 host.
Then I read THIS review of the Nicron N1 and tried my luck on Ebay.
To my big surprise it did not take long to get to my doorstep.
I have a some 5mm leds from disassembling all kinds of electronics, I think this came out of a PC.
So I don’t know make or model of the led, just that it was a clear one, and that it emitted red light.
The mod was easy (following the link). I used a pencil with attached eraser to push led+board out.

The results.

From left to right: Manker Boney, Nicron N1 with red 5mm instrument led, Sunwayman R01A

This red light is very nice for getting in and out of bed without disturbing your next of kin too much.
Effective reach is about 1.5m (6tf), which is enough to maneuver around safely in a familiar room.

contactcr · 2020-09-06T17:54:18.000Z

following up, we are on to the real thing now. I’m not sure what I expected but it’s definitely unique. It kind of has 3 distinct looking “sides” if you will, some being more or less cool but it’ll do! I think that happened because of a bit uneven heating as well as the sideways dip in Ferric Chloride. If I did it again I would possibly try the body tube by itself. The pattern transitioned some but it’s not really obvious that I kept it together.

Imgur album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Firelight2 · 2020-09-06T18:10:40.000Z

That looks incredible Contactcr!

Very well done!!!

Firelight2 · 2020-09-07T23:29:17.000Z

A few simple mods to my old Sipik 58 zoomies. Added pocket clips and metal tailcap button covers:

jon_slider · 2020-09-22T20:20:03.000Z

Lumintop Copper Tool w 660nm red, on Copper Maratac aaa body.
LMH sequence is now 5, 10, 12 lumens. Unexpected since it was 3, 20, 80 lumen stock. I expected the first mode to go lower, not higher…

gchart · 2020-09-10T23:58:31.000Z

Jon, it looks like you’ve been hanging out in the red light district lately

jon_slider · 2020-09-11T03:28:13.000Z

yes,
I have been studying the nouances of 620nm and 660nm

on that copper aaa
the modes changed, a lot more than expected

was 3-18-80 lm
now, 5-10-12 lm
no idea why

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far red lights make great therapeutic massage tools
no matter if color blind

Henk4U2 · 2020-09-11T07:23:21.000Z

Since it is swapping season: the right one is a blue C01S with a blue SST-20 led from KD.

Scallywag · 2020-09-13T04:06:22.000Z

gchart:

Parts finally came in for a full driver build from scratch using an Attiny1616 running Anduril, which I’ve recently ported over to the new 1-Series chips. I have other flashlights running Anduril on a 1-Series but they’re kinda hacked together with adapter boards.

This is a 20mm FET+1 layout. Installed it in a Sofirn SC31B. Somehow the stars aligned and it compiled first try, and when I flashed it, everything worked. I love it when something goes right for once!

sorry, I hadn’t cleaned flux off yet

There’s nothing revolutionary about the driver itself, but now we’ve got a full test model with the 1-Series.

Awesome. I think TK was recently lamenting that she didn’t have a test setup for the 1-series, is she getting one too?
I’m excited for the possibilities this opens up. I’m also intimidated that if I ever work with them, they’ll need real reflows and not the half-baked “soldering iron on one side, tilt it up, and then do the other side” method I can use on the 85.

Agro:

CRX:

Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 Ti XP-L HI 5A3 – Lxl Anduril – 14500 – Piston Drive – 1050lm.

Superb. May we see some driver pics?

I’d also love driver pics That looks fantastic