Next Melbourne Meet ( Easter ? or after ) How about a Mod Meet ?

How about a different kind of meet ? Rather than going some where Dark and Hot or Cold or Wet or Dry , how about a Mod Meet ?
Yes , bring parts , broken flashlights , lights wanting mods , soldering irons and other tools ...
Have a meet at some ones garage or something ? Mod lights , fix lights , maybe swap parts ? or hosts etc ... :thinking: Just a thought !

It's certainly a different idea.

Will there be food?

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mvyrmnd said:

Will there be food?

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It wouldn't be a Melbourne CPF meet without food!

Speaking of mods and builds I am finally putting my Big Jim ode together.

I know that I have been planing this for a couple of years and i purchased most of the parts back then. Well it is finally happening!

Well , most meets are show and tell , and there is nothing wrong with that ..
But we are flashaholics , so for a bit of a change , why not actually meet up for something along the lines of a work shop ( mods )
We can help with swapping drivers or emitters , or rebuilding old lights , broken lights , and maybe a bit of a swap meet ( parts - lights - hosts )
I for one am some what loaded up with parts after about 5 years of mods ...

In fact I think I have a XM-L emitter I can pony up as a door prize ( new never molested ) ...
Also happy to do some soldering if required + bring tools etc
+ The meet would not need to be late at night , giving people time to go out to dinner or a movie or what ever in the evening ...
Maybe 12noon to 5 or 6 pm ...

Just a thought

Full day of builds? Sounds suspiciously like work.

Sounds like a nice idea for a change, however we still need somewhere dark to test out the mods/repairs. If we have a butane soldering iron we could find a nice undercover area in like the ones in Jells Park or Grants Picnic Area, Kallista to do the mods and repairs, then still have a truly dark area to muck around with our lights.

I have a battery/inverter/UPS combo that'll run an electric soldering iron for hours

Sat 31st May?

You know what? I think I'm already in Melbourne that weekend!

I have a good quality butane soldering iron!

Hmmm , wow , its gotten wet suddenly ,, Such a dry start to the year ( not that Im complaining ) not after the rain in anyway's .
So depending on weather , I have solder and iron ( requires power )
Would require some daylight to do mods ( not good in the dark ) .
Not sure how good an idea it is in the field ( so to speak ) but emitter swaps and repairs should be ok .. ( Rain would be bad )

I can bring my generator, pit tent and sturdy table! Oh and 3 150w metal halide lights.

Crystal Brook Picnic Area, Cardinia Reservoir. Huge open spaces, lots of picnic benches either open air or shaded. We can also build a wood fire to warm things up a little.

Took some crappy photos with my SJ1000, sorry for the quality but you get the idea, even spotted a few roos:

Looks good Gav!

I suppose I should be used to driving all the way out there by now

Thread's gone cold just like the weather..????

Is this happening or what? gots to make me some travel plans!

I'll be in Melbourne that night, one way or another. I can make other plans, though, hang out with my family instead of you lot