geepondy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Today at work, I modified my Eternalight with the Nichia CS LEDs. I had just drank a large iced coffee and I was all jittery and shaky although I got the job done. Tonight when it finally got dark, I really tested the light and found out that one of the LEDs was way cockeyed and obviously out of group with the other three. I was going to wait until Monday to repair it but after four beers it got the best of me so I hauled out my home soldering iron. I was able to unsolder and straighten out the LED in a matter of seconds, just like tying my shoes. Maybe four beers was the right amount. Not drunk but relaxed enough to not be jittery. I tend to shoot pool and play darts better after about the same amount of alcohol as well. Of course after a certain amount then the effects start to go back the other way.
Modifying the eternalight is a doable mod for the casual solderer. I was going to remove the leds and replace them alltogether but instead I decided to cut the existing led leads near the base and cut the new LED legs accordingly and just solder the new legs onto the old. Also I was bright enough to mark the Nichia CS anode lead with a black marker so that I would be able to tell the difference once I cut the leads. For those who don't know, the anode lead is longer then the cathode in a led but of course once cut could not tell the difference. Anyhow the light output is pretty impressive, given it's just four 5 mm leds. I'd love to see a light such as a trek 14 or 19 with the Nichia CS leds, I bet it would make for a pretty impressive wall of wide area light.
Modifying the eternalight is a doable mod for the casual solderer. I was going to remove the leds and replace them alltogether but instead I decided to cut the existing led leads near the base and cut the new LED legs accordingly and just solder the new legs onto the old. Also I was bright enough to mark the Nichia CS anode lead with a black marker so that I would be able to tell the difference once I cut the leads. For those who don't know, the anode lead is longer then the cathode in a led but of course once cut could not tell the difference. Anyhow the light output is pretty impressive, given it's just four 5 mm leds. I'd love to see a light such as a trek 14 or 19 with the Nichia CS leds, I bet it would make for a pretty impressive wall of wide area light.