kosPap
Flashlight Enthusiast
Greetings guys! it seems these days are not good for modding.
So I got my Ft02 Huntlight and the parts to mod it wiht a SSC P4
I did it OK and results wer spetacular for tjis flashlights
BUT I played some with the relector screwing it up or down in order to get a better focus and then the flashlight started dimming down ALOT!
Back to the bench, took it apart and It smelled like burned brakes or iron cutting wheel. Remoned the led and found that it did not contact the copper shim, because its base was clean of epoxy.
Re=did the whole lot, and it still is low starting from aroub 50 eyeballed lumens and going to about 30, though it smells less now.
So what may have been done wrong?
- Bad thermal transfer due to too much epoxy under the led or the shim?
- I have already cooked the led, reducing its outpt for keeps? (though its tint is still very white (USXOH bin)
- A sort? (but I have added at insulator cover under the reflector)
- a sort between the base and the SSC emitter bottom?
I am anxious for your input cos I am afraid I ruined a rare and useful flashligt!
So I got my Ft02 Huntlight and the parts to mod it wiht a SSC P4
I did it OK and results wer spetacular for tjis flashlights
BUT I played some with the relector screwing it up or down in order to get a better focus and then the flashlight started dimming down ALOT!
Back to the bench, took it apart and It smelled like burned brakes or iron cutting wheel. Remoned the led and found that it did not contact the copper shim, because its base was clean of epoxy.
Re=did the whole lot, and it still is low starting from aroub 50 eyeballed lumens and going to about 30, though it smells less now.
So what may have been done wrong?
- Bad thermal transfer due to too much epoxy under the led or the shim?
- I have already cooked the led, reducing its outpt for keeps? (though its tint is still very white (USXOH bin)
- A sort? (but I have added at insulator cover under the reflector)
- a sort between the base and the SSC emitter bottom?
I am anxious for your input cos I am afraid I ruined a rare and useful flashligt!
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