jake royston
Enlightened
this is the 1st (that i know of) neutral moded COPPER maratac AAA.
it was slightly different than the green led mod i did on an aluminum maratac AAA.
on to the pictures
i used some snap ring pliers to take the head out, along with the help of heat.
this piece of plastic that centers the LED comes right out.
the new NEUTRAL XPG_R4
first things first! clean out all of this white thermal stuff.
heat the underside of the PCB to remove the LED, (make sure and mark which side is positive and which is negative, because theres no markings that i saw on the PCB)
then use the same method to heat the solder and drop the neutral r4 onto the PCB
i chose to use some arctic alumina thermal adhesive to secure the led in place.
solder the wires, then center the LED with the plastic cap, and give it about 45 minutes to set.
screw the pill into the head of the light, and the first (that i know of) neutral XPG_R4 copper maratac AAA is born!!!!
thanks!
jake
it was slightly different than the green led mod i did on an aluminum maratac AAA.
on to the pictures
i used some snap ring pliers to take the head out, along with the help of heat.
![IMAG0359.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0359.jpg&hash=5a175dee3b310ed0b460a8e1c3a5ab89)
this piece of plastic that centers the LED comes right out.
![IMAG0360.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0360.jpg&hash=d0fb31c7d7b7f56280604fd07bc92370)
the new NEUTRAL XPG_R4
![IMAG0361.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0361.jpg&hash=f347ed8fc00a034c37aa611088c3ce6d)
first things first! clean out all of this white thermal stuff.
![IMAG0362.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0362.jpg&hash=63ff09e32c840d6e329c4ae0929c1267)
heat the underside of the PCB to remove the LED, (make sure and mark which side is positive and which is negative, because theres no markings that i saw on the PCB)
![IMAG0364.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0364.jpg&hash=60119e7160a6eda2bfb1c58d1ff6d553)
then use the same method to heat the solder and drop the neutral r4 onto the PCB
![IMAG0366.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0366.jpg&hash=24eef5f5e8ab8f53d9e6241e76749707)
i chose to use some arctic alumina thermal adhesive to secure the led in place.
![IMAG0367.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0367.jpg&hash=0c19acf2ee0bc10631ae679f0e965dc9)
solder the wires, then center the LED with the plastic cap, and give it about 45 minutes to set.
![IMAG0369.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0369.jpg&hash=a7208795d5ad6615e97557745db6e301)
screw the pill into the head of the light, and the first (that i know of) neutral XPG_R4 copper maratac AAA is born!!!!
![IMAG0370.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa381%2Fjake-royston%2FIMAG0370.jpg&hash=4bf04609c6996ae168feb09f9d9a3616)
thanks!
jake