Luna said:
I wanted to see this the other direction
KL1 tir on the KL4
So if you wanna sell the tir
Kiessling said:
This is a LuxIII in the KL4 then? Just like in the old days with the McL4 ... a very pleasant beam indeed.
So ... and were you able to put the LuxV in the KL1 shell and have a look what the LuxV would do with the KL1 TIR optic?
bernie
Yes, LuxIII in a KL4. Alas, right after the mod, I put the whole E1L minus driver board up for sale and someone snagged it quickly.
I wasn't able to test any other configuration. Oh well, I'll reseve the above ideas for the next KL1 coming in.
xpitxbullx said:
I thought the 4th gen KL1's were already Lux-III. Why did you switch the heads if all you did was basically change the LED and remove the TIR?
Jeff
Yep, you're right, Jeff. The KL1 comes with a LuxIII. I like the shorter length of the KL4 and I don't have a reflector to fit inside the KL1 at this time so I opted to just move the KL1 driver into the KL4. I also wasn't able to budge the heat sink/LED platform from the bezel. I didn't want to experiment further because I wanted to sell the whole kit to recoup modding expenses.
jar3ds said:
how did you open the KL1 head? how well did the KL1 stuff fit into the KL4?
I wrapped the KL1 head in shrink wrap and immersed it in boiling water for 5 minutes to loosen up the thread lock. I then wrapped strips of old inner tube around the two bezel sections and twisted the parts loose. The KL1 driver board is pretty much the same size and configuration as the KL4's, including the positive and negative terminals it is secured to. All I did was pull out the board, insert the wires through the holes in the KL4's heat sink and solder the leads to the LuxIII.