chimo
Flashlight Enthusiast
I have seen lots of the old ArcAAA boards unpotted (I did my share) but had not seen what's inside a new one. I was curious about what differences, if any, were in the new ArcAAA-P (CS version) as compared to the much older ones.
I started with uncrimping, pushing out the pill and unpotting it. I used a heat gun and a sharpened dental pick.
I found that everything was mostly the same as earlier versions.
What's the same:
Same IC/schottky/inductor. The output capacitor has been relocated back to the legs of the LED from the main board like the early versions (perhaps for reliability reasons).
What's different:
There appears to be some added vias around the edge of the board to provide additional connections between the top and bottom grounding rings and the LED opening inside the head has an added bevel.
My next decision will be if I will put a GS or a DS LED back in and which driver board I will use.
Thanks for looking.
Pill pushed out
Pill out
LED O-Ring Exposed
LED O-Ring Removed
Tool Used
Output Cap exposed
Driver Un-potted (still functional)
Driver alongside older version and some potential replacements (Arcmania's 30/50mA)
I started with uncrimping, pushing out the pill and unpotting it. I used a heat gun and a sharpened dental pick.
I found that everything was mostly the same as earlier versions.
What's the same:
Same IC/schottky/inductor. The output capacitor has been relocated back to the legs of the LED from the main board like the early versions (perhaps for reliability reasons).
What's different:
There appears to be some added vias around the edge of the board to provide additional connections between the top and bottom grounding rings and the LED opening inside the head has an added bevel.
My next decision will be if I will put a GS or a DS LED back in and which driver board I will use.
Thanks for looking.
Pill pushed out
Pill out
LED O-Ring Exposed
LED O-Ring Removed
Tool Used
Output Cap exposed
Driver Un-potted (still functional)
Driver alongside older version and some potential replacements (Arcmania's 30/50mA)
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