took a page from WHC and gave it a go , M3 on L1d " reflector "

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well i ordered a op reflector from lumapower "great service" for m3 transformer reflector for my L1d but i guess there may have been a design change as the one i got seems a bit different from WHC ,it doesnt have a pedestal and cuz of that it just isnt quite deep enough to work as it gave me no hotspot just a donut hole .....ugh it fit in so perfectly threaded

so i decided to just give the stock reflector a sputter & it came out beautifully ,no light loss, no more dark ring and the beam is perfect just as smooth as the F1 now

 

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oddly enough i did lay the reflector on the seoul lights and it works perfect for them, difference in depth i guess

 

[gunga]

Can you post a link to the whc thread?

Also, how much was a spare reflector?

 

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http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=156863


reflector was $15 shipped from HK

just remember the reflector didnt work for me

 

[mchlwise]

Looks great!

What did you use to sputter?

 

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i used krylon clear acrylic & Photoblocker "that reflective stuff for license plates"

short bursts 2 krylon layers then 2 photoblocker layers then 1 krylon and 1 more light wet coating of krylon to seal the deal....im sure krylon alone would do the trick but since i have the photoblocker i might as well throw it in there as well

 

[gunga]

$15?!

Ouch, that's a lot of scratch...

 

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i was desperate & it was coming from the otherside of the world so shipping was expected to hurt

 

[gunga]

Fenix store is selling pre-modded reflectors now for $10.

I would love the L1D if it could have multi-levels with 14500, perhaps the rexlight will have that...