do-it-yourself diffuser for NiteCore D10

[Bradlee]

...Have any of you tried the Fenix P2D's diffuser on the D10 or EX10?

https://www.4sevens.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_38&products_id=339

The bezel diameters seem close enough based on published specs that it might fit (EX10=22 mm; P2D=21.5mm)...

I don't own the diffuser, but IIRC the diffuser only fits on the D10 with a layer of electrical tape around the bezel. The EX10 does seem like it would be a better fit based on the specs.

 

[jbviau]

Right, I'd forgotten that the D10 has a smaller bezel. It's listed as 19 mm. So we need an EX10 owner who's willing and able to try the Fenix diffuser.

The full line-up: EX10=22 mm, P2D=21.5mm, D10=19 mm. How much difference can .5mm make?

 

[HKJ]

Right, I'd forgotten that the D10 has a smaller bezel. It's listed as 19 mm. So we need an EX10 owner who's willing and able to try the Fenix diffuser.

The full line-up: EX10=22 mm, P2D=21.5mm, D10=19 mm. How much difference can .5mm make?

The diffuser is loose on the EX10. It will work as long as the light is standing on a table.

And the correct head diameters are: EX10: 21.4 mm, P3D: 21.5mm, just 0.1 mm.

 

[EugeneJohn]

The diffuser is loose on the EX10. It will work as long as the light is standing on a table.

Agreed, the fenix diffuser sits loosely and will slide off if tipped below the horizontal.

I added a single layer of electrical tape around the bezel of the EX10, and the diffuser fit on very snugly. I shook and waved the EX10 w/diffuser as hard as I could and it didn't budge.

Electrical tape is a good, 'on the cheap', fix.

 

[jbviau]

Thanks, guys! I love getting answers to questions like these *before* buying.

It's surprising to me that 0.1 mm makes such a difference. HKJ, did you make those measurements yourself? Anyway, tape is an easy fix, but it would have been that much nicer if you could do without it.

 

[MWClint]

Anyway, tape is an easy fix, but it would have been that much nicer if you could do without it.

Put the tape on the inside of the diffuser instead of on the flashlight..that way, it's a clean fix.

 

[HKJ]

Thanks, guys! I love getting answers to questions like these *before* buying.

It's surprising to me that 0.1 mm makes such a difference. HKJ, did you make those measurements yourself? Anyway, tape is an easy fix, but it would have been that much nicer if you could do without it.

Yes, I have a digital caliper. The actual difference might be 0.15 mm, but the caliper is not stable enough on the second digit after the point.

 

[gratewhitehuntr]

was at my buddies house the other day and he asked me about a difuser
I told him you can make them from almost anything

observe
all pics taken on low except the last
cell camera but it does have white balance

white

red

purple

red on HI

and now


what where they made of???????






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mmmmm.... diffuser.......

 

[jbviau]

Those gumdrops will fall right off once you pick the light up. I think you should secure them with gummy Lifesavers or bubble gum tape.

 

[gratewhitehuntr]

Those gumdrops will fall right off once you pick the light up. I think you should secure them with gummy Lifesavers or bubble gum tape.

actually they stay on fine if you moosh (sp) them a little

 

[nathan310]

Wow that's awesome!

I'm going to do that when my nitecore get's here.

Do you think that would work with a p1d,p2d or p3d?

 

[mikel81]

Well I came here to post my brilliant idea, but it seems someone already thought of it. So here it is anyway. I cleaned up the edges a bit with some fine grit after taking the photo. For the hole I used a hole punch.

Neat idea.

I was playing around with something similar for the "tent light" concept, using a translucent 35mm film canister with the D10. Despite it being stood up in the photo, I was thinking of it more for a suspended overhead light (perhaps).

Film canister looks good, I may need to try that.

 

[varuscelli]

Where in the world did you get dilithium crystals? oo:

And how the heck can you afford to use them as diffusers? :huh:

:nana:

 

[aml]

just wanted to say thanks. great find.
mine works perfect.

 

[climberkid]

Currently working my cutting skills. found that Zephyrhills natural spring water fits perfectly. will post pics as soon as im finished. :thumbsup:

these are pics right before i cleaned it up. i removed the anti-roll...it looked bad.

Anti- roll!!!

this pic would look better if i could keep my hands from shaking......:thumbsdow

 

[LED Flashlights.]

The new Poland Spring Bottles work great on Fenix models shaped like L2S and so on.

 

[LED Flashlights.]

Neat idea.

I was playing around with something similar for the "tent light" concept, using a translucent 35mm film canister with the D10. Despite it being stood up in the photo, I was thinking of it more for a suspended overhead light (perhaps).

I was thinking of a diffuser more like this one.

To bad I didn't save all the old plastic film canisters I picked up at a rumage sale years ago.

I probably had about a hundred that came in a plastic bag.

 

[varuscelli]

I was thinking of a diffuser more like this one.

To bad I didn't save all the old plastic film canisters I picked up at a rumage sale years ago.

I probably had about a hundred that came in a plastic bag.

I've made several versions of those while experimenting to see what I like best. One of my favorites has aluminum foil duct tape placed inside the canister around half the circumference. If using it for walking-around purposes, is doesn't throw a lot of light right back into your eyes. I showed one example earlier in this thread of one of those with aluminum tape on the outside (easier to place) but with the tape on the inside, it's more effective for reflecting more light outward away from the tape -- but it's a bit more tricky to place the tape nicely on the inside of the canister since it's so sticky.

The hole in the canister lid can be cut to fit quite a variety of different diameter flashlights. This is shown with a LiteFlux LF5XT.

 

[LED Flashlights.]

Sweet, I actually found a plastic film canister.

I combined the two. I put the cap from the firm canister first on the flashlight then the top of the water bottle over the top of the head of the fashlight so it locks the film canister on to the head of the flashlight so it doesn't come off so easy.

 

[Thujone]

If your cap is loose fitting just heat up the plastic with a lighter and use a nail or similar to press in the lip in a few points around the cap. If done properly it will not fit perfectly snug