The wires need to be soldered to be the pads, but ideally I̶’̶d̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ they should be replaced with a heavier gauge for a higher amp draw. And some of the traces need to be cut.
I̶ ̶m̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶r̶n̶ ̶h̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶I̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶g̶u̶i̶d̶e̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶e̶p̶-̶b̶y̶-̶s̶t̶e̶p̶.̶ ̶B̶u̶t̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶,̶ Whenever I think about messing around with electronics, my brain just goes into panic mode, even after watching a number of tutorials.
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On the other hand, I already have the MF01S which is very similar just with a slightly higher output and better thermal management. And although I prefer the tint of the 219C LEDs to SST-20s, I’d rather take the easier route and leave any tinkering around to an enthusiast. The other factor why I’d like to sell the torch is that I don’t really have any use for it except for showing off. When I walk my dog at night, I prefer a small single-cell light, and I’ll probably sell the MF01S as well after I’ve played around with it a bit more.
The MF01 is currently retailing at £91.15, and the Euro exchange rate at the time meant that I paid about £17 for the driver (now more like £19). So I think that £50 including delivery via courier or an additional £3 for 1st class recorded is a more than fair price. Will edit my post to reflect that.