modamag
Flashlight Enthusiast
A friend asked me to mod his CR2-Ion to something more usable.
So ... here goes.
With a small flat head screwdriver remove the retaining clip. Now the entire light engine should slide out nicely. [5 minutes]
Apply a small amount of solder to the center trace, with a needle nose plier you should be able to remove the exist Cree X-Lamp 7090. Fire up your oven & preheat to 300F. Apply a small amount of solder paste and drop them in the oven for 10 minutes, then remove it from the oven and let it cool. [15 minutes]
Reinstall the light engine with the retaining clip you won't see the concentration of green phosphor reflection on the reflector like that of many other XRE mod. It's the nature of the reflector to generate a flood beam. It's OK! [5 minutes]
Voila! Let there be Light!
*opps did I say 30 minutes ... well maybe only 25 for those who got everything prepared.
Although flood light is not my taste, but with the XRE inside is a little less of a flood and more usable.
Endeavor, great job there buddy!
So ... here goes.
With a small flat head screwdriver remove the retaining clip. Now the entire light engine should slide out nicely. [5 minutes]
Apply a small amount of solder to the center trace, with a needle nose plier you should be able to remove the exist Cree X-Lamp 7090. Fire up your oven & preheat to 300F. Apply a small amount of solder paste and drop them in the oven for 10 minutes, then remove it from the oven and let it cool. [15 minutes]
Reinstall the light engine with the retaining clip you won't see the concentration of green phosphor reflection on the reflector like that of many other XRE mod. It's the nature of the reflector to generate a flood beam. It's OK! [5 minutes]
Voila! Let there be Light!
*opps did I say 30 minutes ... well maybe only 25 for those who got everything prepared.
Although flood light is not my taste, but with the XRE inside is a little less of a flood and more usable.
Endeavor, great job there buddy!