the sw45k makes 50% of the maximum Turbo lumens of the SFT25… but since I seldom use more than 200 lumens around the house, that makes no difference to me. And I gain in High CRI and No Green Tint…
also note that in Tactical Mode, the stock TS10SG made 335 lumens on my meter, while now w the sw45k, it makes 275 lumens… iow just 20% less…
Honestly, the lumens change to gain High CRI is totally worth it, to me.
later tonight I will test whether the sw45k illuminates the bench at 50’, which the SFT25 did easily… per this photo:
not as big a difference as the SFT25… but the sw45k mod suits me better… I would not use the SFT25, Im too committed to High CRI, so for me, the sw45k is a keeper.
One of the things I like about this mod, is that it demonstrates the impact of the LED, separate from the impact of the optic.
If I could find a 3535 LED with a tiny LES the size of the SFT25, but with High CRI and negative DUV, I would use it… I just dont know of one atm…
I hope someone does a DD 519a test in a TS10SG… that might be a bit punchier than the sw45k
Another takeaway from this TS10SG mod, is that Domed 219B fits under the Tir… thats a big win for me, since Im very fond of domed 219b, and in some lights it produces a better beam than DD519a… Although, DD519a will probably work fine w the TS10SG Tir…
Another win for the TS10SG modability to 3535 High CRI, is I dont have to swap mcpcb, and I dont need to move those tiny RGB Aux
Then I had yet another mini Maglite laying around. This one came with an LED. But it was barely any light and horrible color. I had a 14mm Convoy driver that fit right in and a 16mm mcpcb that also fit right in. Slapped a DD 519a on it and away we go! Now I have 2 modified/updated mini mags.
Thanks! Turns out it wasn’t quite done. I need to secure the driver in the host a little better… Somehow! Probably going to have to drill out the reflector a tiny bit too. Like 1mm total
this is the laser i used, but its driver didn’t fit; so i tried to connect it to this led driver as if it was a led, it has the usual three modes strobo, normal and bike
Dropped an FFL351A 3700k in my SP10 Pro. Huge improvement over the color of the light. Although it did create some rings in the beam. I might sand down the spacer a little to see if it gets rid of them.
I finally got around to replacing the drivers in my M21H quads. I picked up some 22mm boost drivers from Hank, along with some switches. I swapped the stock inductor with a Bourns SRP6050CA-1R0M, and I changed the sense resistor to 30mΩ. If my math is correct, they should be putting out ~3.5A now. With a P45B, on turbo I measured ~15A at the tail, and they definitely appear brighter. Most importantly, they finally have Anduril 2!
I like the way you secured the mcpcb with the screw in the center. I had thought about picking one of those up, but didn’t like the idea of having nothing hold it down other than the thermal paste.
Yeh, holding down the board is a must. The host was already set up this way, though i did need to drill new holes through the shelf for the wires (OG ones were too close to centre).
I had a little bit of a frustrating time emitter swapping a Sofrin Q8 Pro. The bezel wasn’t glued but hard to remove due to a tight oring and not much area to grab onto. I struggled for a few minutes trying to remove the reflector - no luck. I figured I’d take a look at the driver side. Two screws and the driver comes out. Then I found the secret, two screws on the driver side of the shelf go through the MCPCB and into the underside of the reflector. It came out easy after that. Pretty neat design, actually.
So I remove the stock LEDs. They weren’t horrible but I wanted something throwier and with better tint. I replaced them with XHP 50.3 hi 4000K R70. Get it back together. Click it on… but no light. Eventually I think to test the stock LEDs. Dang it Sofirn and your love of 3V XHP! Maybe I should have researched this…
I checked my spare LED supply and didn’t find anything I really wanted. So I figure I’ll try slicing the stock LEDs. Reflow them. First slice attempt and I pull up some phosphor.
I want to use this light in a week so I won’t have time to get new LEDs. I swap some LEDs around and I end up with four STF40: two 3000K and two 5000K. Reflow again, get it back together, and it works! The tint mix is very nice, probably similar to what I wanted with the XHP 4000K. I believe I’m getting around 140,000 cd. Stock was maybe 40,000 cd. I’m sure fewer lumens but more focused. This combo of reflector and LEDs does make a pretty pronounced flower petal in the beam, unfortunately. I don’t think I’ll mind in real use though.
Check out that reflector. I love the screw hold-down method and that channel cut out for the wires.
