iTP A6 Polestar thread

[techtoolsupply.com]

If it's a glue material holding it together, perhaps a careful application of heat might soften it to allow for easier disassembly.

We tried that but didn't have any luck with it. We have an industrial heat gun and were afraid we'd damage the circuit board inside. Also, there are quite a few small plastic parts internally and I have no idea what temperature they melt at.

We actually spent quite a long time trying to figure out the best way to open it without damaging it. Nothing worked for us except brute force. Hopefully someone else comes up with an easier way with less potential for marring the flashlight body.

 

[techtoolsupply.com]

BTW: My Polestar just arrived.

Worse part, quality-wise, is the head contact. Screams "cheap"!!! :thumbsdow

I agree 100% - that was our first comment to iTp about the light.

 

[apontes]

Just finishing my thoughts...

The UI could do with some reworking. The way it works with memory and keeping the button pressed to change levels, you have to get through strobe to cycle back to low from med or high. :green:

On the bright side, the levels are very well spaced.

But strobe, on this light, makes no sense at all. :thumbsdow

 

[apontes]

Oh, and, side-by-side with the RX-1, the Polestar tint is rather greenish.

 

[rumme]

We had a problem with the push button on our A6 demo unit and took ours apart. iTp uses some MAJOR industrial locktite, or glue material. We used leather straps (to protect finish) and some large pliers to open ours up. It took some serious brute force and grunting to break it loose. Here is a pic of where it comes apart:

wow, I wish I had seen your post today, because I went ahead and used a lathe and a carbide cutting bit and completely cut the head off . I tryed to get off the head with force and it just seemed to hard, so I thought it was one unit...and I emailed Itp about it and they didint answer me.


I made a clean cut 2m.m behind the lens . This light is way to much flood for me so im gonna try some aftermarket smooth reflectors and/or maybe a convex lens.

the reflector is about 39.7 m.m O.D at the top and im having a hard time finding a smooth reflector in that exact size. I may have to use the Olight M20 smooth reflector.

 

[techtoolsupply.com]

wow, I wish I had seen your post today, because I went ahead and used a lathe and a carbide cutting bit and completely cut the head off . I tryed to get off the head with force and it just seemed to hard, so I thought it was one unit...and I emailed Itp about it and they didint answer me.


I made a clean cut 2m.m behind the lens . This light is way to much flood for me so im gonna try some aftermarket smooth reflectors and/or maybe a convex lens.

the reflector is about 39.7 m.m O.D at the top and im having a hard time finding a smooth reflector in that exact size. I may have to use the Olight M20 smooth reflector.

Depending on the capabilities of your lathe, have you thought about modifying the reflector? I would think you could take a thin layer off the inside and convert the Orange Peel to Smooth. You would need to do some serious polishing afterward though.

 

[rumme]

Depending on the capabilities of your lathe, have you thought about modifying the reflector? I would think you could take a thin layer off the inside and convert the Orange Peel to Smooth. You would need to do some serious polishing afterward though.

Yes, thats possible, but for about $10 I went ahead and ordered a smooth reflector that fits the Olight M20 light. It may not be a perfect fit but it should be adequate enough to tell me if I can turn this Itp into more of a thrower and less of a flood.

I also ordered a double convex lens for $5 just to try different things.

My goal is to cut the flood by at least 50% and hopefully get some of that saved light to be more concentrated into a tighter beam for better throw and spotlight.

 

[jirik_cz]

Yes, thats possible, but for about $10 I went ahead and ordered a smooth reflector that fits the Olight M20 light. It may not be a perfect fit but it should be adequate enough to tell me if I can turn this Itp into more of a thrower and less of a flood.

Don't wanna disappoint you. But M20 smooth reflector is too small to produce throwy beam with MC-E. The result will be probably even worse for you

 

[Liteskr42]

how are you gonna get the head to stay on now that you cut it off? Epoxy or something? That was a pretty radical thing to do!!!!!!

 

[rumme]

Don't wanna disappoint you. But M20 smooth reflector is too small to produce throwy beam with MC-E. The result will be probably even worse for you

Yeah, Ive asked which reflector may be best to get the results im looking for, but no one is really answering so I just have to do trial and error I guess. This is also why I ordered a convex lens , just in case the reflector I ordered isnt an improvement.

 

[rumme]

how are you gonna get the head to stay on now that you cut it off? Epoxy or something? That was a pretty radical thing to do!!!!!!

I can use the lathe to rethread the head and the body or use a clear epoxy or silicone, etc.

It was a radical thing to do but I was very unhappy with the amount of flood in this lite. 40 ft of flood at a distance of 20 foot, is a bit absurd IMHO and the further you point the light outwards, the more flood you get and alot of that flood isnt really useful because the flood gets dimmer as you go out farther,.

Im suprised the manufacturer does not describe this light speicifically as a floodlight.

 

[rumme]

Ill have about $85 in this light with purchading the Olight smooth reflector and a convex lens...

if that doesnt help make this more of a thrower, Ill spend another $15 on reflectors and try another smooth reflector. $100 is maximum I spend on any light so if none of my mods work, ill put it back together as it came, and use it for a work light/ shop light when trying to work on motors or mechanical things at night .

 

[techtoolsupply.com]

Ill have about $85 in this light with purchading the Olight smooth reflector and a convex lens...

if that doesnt help make this more of a thrower, Ill spend another $15 on reflectors and try another smooth reflector. $100 is maximum I spend on any light so if none of my mods work, ill put it back together as it came, and use it for a work light/ shop light when trying to work on motors or mechanical things at night .

Tonight when I have more time, I will play around with some of the reflectors we have around here. If I get any good results, I'll post some pics.

 

[rumme]

Tonight when I have more time, I will play around with some of the reflectors we have around here. If I get any good results, I'll post some pics.

T,y,.,,,

and Ill post my results when my reflector and convex lens arrive.

Ill be happy with a fairly decent spotlight effect at 100-150 yards and less then 20ft of flood at those distances.

My real goal is to be able to clearly see my brick mailbox in the dead of night, which is about 420 ft away from my porch . With the Itp6 in stock format, it did not achieve that because so much light is wasted on flood at those distances and even that flood, isnt intensely bright enough to clearly make out the images it partially illuminates from 100 yards or more , unless the object you are illuminating is large.

Surely there has to be some type of aftermarket reflector or convex lens that will allow this Itp6 to be come less of a floodlight and more of a spotlight/ thrower ?

 

[techtoolsupply.com]

T,y,.,,,

and Ill post my results when my reflector and convex lens arrive.

Ill be happy with a fairly decent spotlight effect at 100-150 yards and less then 20ft of flood at those distances.

My real goal is to be able to clearly see my brick mailbox in the dead of night, which is about 420 ft away from my porch . With the Itp6 in stock format, it did not achieve that because so much light is wasted on flood at those distances and even that flood, isnt intensely bright enough to clearly make out the images it partially illuminates from 100 yards or more , unless the object you are illuminating is large.

Surely there has to be some type of aftermarket reflector or convex lens that will allow this Itp6 to be come less of a floodlight and more of a spotlight/ thrower ?

I played around with a couple of C6 reflectors last night. There is definitely an improvement. I took pictures with my iphone, but the auto iris makes it hard to see any difference. The problem with the C6 reflectors is they are too deep for the A6 and would require a special lense cover to be made.

I wish I still had access to a lathe, I'd make a reflector.

 

[GoingGear.com]

The new carriers are on their way to dealers to replace all of the ones in the first batch of A6 units. I haven't seen pictures, but from the descriptions, they sounds much more robust, similar to the one used in the TK40.

 

[rumme]

I played around with a couple of C6 reflectors last night. There is definitely an improvement. I took pictures with my iphone, but the auto iris makes it hard to see any difference. The problem with the C6 reflectors is they are too deep for the A6 and would require a special lense cover to be made.

I wish I still had access to a lathe, I'd make a reflector.

Im not famliar with the c6 relfectors. Are they simliar to the Olight M20 smooth reflector ?

I have plenty of scrap aluminum and could make a reflector, but I figure the amount of time it would take to face down a chunck of aluminum into a reflector, and then poilsh it , its easier to just order a couple of premade reflectors with smooth finish.

I also ordered a double convex lens , but im not sure if a single convex lens would have gotten me better throw with a spotlight styled illumination.

 

[techtoolsupply.com]

I figure the amount of time it would take to face down a chunck of aluminum into a reflector, and then poilsh it , its easier to just order a couple of premade reflectors with smooth finish.

What fun is that though - I'm constantly looking for a reason to break out the welder or some other tool to improve something

Here is a pic of the C6 Reflector:

 

[madmook]

The new carriers are on their way to dealers to replace all of the ones in the first batch of A6 units. I haven't seen pictures, but from the descriptions, they sounds much more robust, similar to the one used in the TK40.

I bought a first batch A6 from you guys, and though my unit works great, I'd love to have one or two of the new revised battery carriers for times when I wanna cut down on battery switching time.

Will you be getting some extras that you could perhaps sell?

 

[GoingGear.com]

I bought a first batch A6 from you guys, and though my unit works great, I'd love to have one or two of the new revised battery carriers for times when I wanna cut down on battery switching time.

Will you be getting some extras that you could perhaps sell?

Not on this shipment, but I'll try to get some on the next one.