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I recently aquired an E-series head, and E1L body. I dont like using Primaries all that much, as i rather stockpile them, and use RCR for daily usage. I used the E2E bulb for awhile, but it wasnt doing the light justice.
i hope this doesnt constitute as a "joint shopping experience" empath.. 😱
but using this LA
So here is the Lamp Assembly itself
The Reflector can be screwed off. Remove the two orings, one at the base of the Brass (?) bit, and one around the bulb
You can then pry off the Brass bit, do this carefully. You could also de solder it, but i was Lazy
Next you need to desolder the Spring, the negative contact, from the lamp part. I used the reflector as a sort of, holder so that i wouldnt damage the bulb. In retrospect, i probably should have done this before removing the brass bit and the reflector
the easiest way i found to do this was the heat up the solder, and ask someone else to help you pry along the divide between the spring, and the board the bulb is on.
Now you need to trim the spring. You still need the spring, but its currenty too long. So cut it to about, slightly more then half its length.
You may also need to bend the end in, so it makes contact with the battery.
Now you need to use a soldering iron to clean up the board, because if there is an uneven amount of solder left over on either side, it will cause problems centering the bulb. ALternatively, do what i did, and use a file, which would actually give you a more level surface.
you also need to make a spacer. you can see there I used a bit solder. This works fine
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you can see the washer i tried, didnt work.COuldnt find a bigger one, but idealy i would use a washer. Im in the process of finding one
Since doing that, i have made one change, i am no longer using the solder as a spacer, as it caused problems with the centering. I improvised and cut off a piece from the spring that was de-soldered earlier.
here are some beamshots, I can only do comparative beam shots, so here you will see the MN01 and this bulb, up against my Quark Q35A on Max.
Quark on left, MN01 on right, slightly underexposed.
Quark on left, this bulb on right, a bit more exposed that the first one
I still encounter some problems with the bulb's centering, it takes a bit of experimentation, and also bending the bulb slightly this way and that after you have installed it, but hey, for $3.06, im not complaining.
hope this helps someone!
Crenshaw
I recently aquired an E-series head, and E1L body. I dont like using Primaries all that much, as i rather stockpile them, and use RCR for daily usage. I used the E2E bulb for awhile, but it wasnt doing the light justice.
i hope this doesnt constitute as a "joint shopping experience" empath.. 😱
but using this LA
So here is the Lamp Assembly itself
The Reflector can be screwed off. Remove the two orings, one at the base of the Brass (?) bit, and one around the bulb
You can then pry off the Brass bit, do this carefully. You could also de solder it, but i was Lazy
Next you need to desolder the Spring, the negative contact, from the lamp part. I used the reflector as a sort of, holder so that i wouldnt damage the bulb. In retrospect, i probably should have done this before removing the brass bit and the reflector
the easiest way i found to do this was the heat up the solder, and ask someone else to help you pry along the divide between the spring, and the board the bulb is on.
Now you need to trim the spring. You still need the spring, but its currenty too long. So cut it to about, slightly more then half its length.
You may also need to bend the end in, so it makes contact with the battery.
Now you need to use a soldering iron to clean up the board, because if there is an uneven amount of solder left over on either side, it will cause problems centering the bulb. ALternatively, do what i did, and use a file, which would actually give you a more level surface.
you also need to make a spacer. you can see there I used a bit solder. This works fine
you can see the washer i tried, didnt work.COuldnt find a bigger one, but idealy i would use a washer. Im in the process of finding one
Since doing that, i have made one change, i am no longer using the solder as a spacer, as it caused problems with the centering. I improvised and cut off a piece from the spring that was de-soldered earlier.
here are some beamshots, I can only do comparative beam shots, so here you will see the MN01 and this bulb, up against my Quark Q35A on Max.
Quark on left, MN01 on right, slightly underexposed.
Quark on left, this bulb on right, a bit more exposed that the first one
I still encounter some problems with the bulb's centering, it takes a bit of experimentation, and also bending the bulb slightly this way and that after you have installed it, but hey, for $3.06, im not complaining.
hope this helps someone!
Crenshaw
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