Using a McFlood in My ARC LSH-P

[fuelblender]

Although I love my ARC LSH-P and know it's one of the best lights out there, I was always kind of bothered by the farkle. I disassembled it and removed a good share of the farkle after I purchased it but alas, there was still traces of it evident. Recently I ordered some of the drop in modules from the sandwich shop along with some McFlood reflectors. Noticeing that the McFlood reflector was REAL close in size to the optics in the ARC, I attemped to do a switch. It worked - I now have no farkle and a very strong flood light /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif!

 

[cgpeanut]

got any beamshots?

 

[kakster]

You can sand down the reflector surface for an evem smoother beam. Use really fine grit paper.

 

[fuelblender]

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cgpeanut said:
got any beamshots?

[/ QUOTE ]I hate to say this, but I don't know how to post pictures. Aren't you supposed to have your own website before you can do this? If you do, I don't know how - maybe someday... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon23.gif

 

[cgpeanut]

I wonder if the McFlood refector would be a good move on a modded ARC-LSH-P 3watt SWAK HD Luxeon with B270 lens from flashlightlens.com.

Replacing the Frean LP lens with the McFlood. I have scratches on the frean lens now and have not decided on whether to replace it with a new one or try to polish it with a Dremel polishing kit to remove the scratches (don't know if this will work) or use a McFlood.

One big advantage on using the McFlood is no more optic centering /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I could then loctite the retention ring and be done with it never to mess with it again!

Any of you guys tried to polish your optics with car wax? I tried the Maguiars Cleaner Wax by hand and could not get the scratches off.

Thanks in advance.

 

[mahoney]

The wax is probably not abrasive enough to polish scratches out of plastic. You can get scratch removal kits for plexiglass at plastic suppliers and many aquarium stores. These usually contain a couple grades of fine abrasive.

However, removing the scratches will involve polishing down the surrounding material and may change the optical characteristics of the optic. Personally, I'd ignore the scratches or replace the optic.

BTW, the McFlood beam will be very different than what you have with the Fraen. It is a flood good for close work, but not much use past 20' or so unless you have good night vision and high quality dark.

 

[gadget_lover]

They make a Maguiars plastic polish that works fairly well. I recall that it uses a combination of a VERY mild solvent with a super fine abrasive. Expect to spend a lot of time if the scratches are deep. I used to use it once a year on my motorcycle windshield.

You may also find that it's almost impossible to make it perfectly flat by hand without removing the optics from the light.

Daniel

 

[TheFire]

I agree that the McFlood in the Arc LS makes for a very nice light. I made a couple up for sale, but nobody seemed to want them... It does work very nicely, though... I've got one with a red luxeon, and that makes the most perfect "walking around in the dark" light...