robostudent5000
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late last year, i was looking online for ways to make my River Rock 2AAA headlamps more useful when i stumbled onto CPF for the first time and discovered that headlamps could be modified. until then, i had no clue. so after reading through a bunch of old mod threads, i bought my first soldering iron, got some soldering braid, popped open my old Princeton Tec Aurora and proceeded to completely ruin it.
anyway, it took me a couple tries, but i got the hang of it eventually.
it seems like modding isn't as common now as it was a few years ago, and with the selection these days, it really isn't worth the time for most people. i could have just bought a Zebra H51Fw for all the time i put into modding an Eos with an XP-G and a floody optic. but i enjoyed modding my lights. and i enjoy using them, especially the River Rocks which i had all but given up on.
here's my collection of modified headlamps: all were inspired by posts found on CPF; i've posted pics of them before, but here they are together.
two Princeton Tec Eos w/ XP-G R2 5C1 and floody optic , two River Rock 2AAA mules w/ XP-G R4 4B, and a stripped down Princeton Tec Predator Pro with a Maglite Xenon bulb that i sometimes wear around my neck.
Edit (7/03): Duracell Daylite mod is no longer pictured. i harvested some of its parts to upgrade one of the RR mules and will probably use it as a host for an XM-L/18650 mod later.
(dead pic link removed)
if you have modified headlamps, please share pics. i would love to see them. the mods don't have to be extensive, just any change that made a light more useful.
anyway, it took me a couple tries, but i got the hang of it eventually.
it seems like modding isn't as common now as it was a few years ago, and with the selection these days, it really isn't worth the time for most people. i could have just bought a Zebra H51Fw for all the time i put into modding an Eos with an XP-G and a floody optic. but i enjoyed modding my lights. and i enjoy using them, especially the River Rocks which i had all but given up on.
here's my collection of modified headlamps: all were inspired by posts found on CPF; i've posted pics of them before, but here they are together.
two Princeton Tec Eos w/ XP-G R2 5C1 and floody optic , two River Rock 2AAA mules w/ XP-G R4 4B, and a stripped down Princeton Tec Predator Pro with a Maglite Xenon bulb that i sometimes wear around my neck.
Edit (7/03): Duracell Daylite mod is no longer pictured. i harvested some of its parts to upgrade one of the RR mules and will probably use it as a host for an XM-L/18650 mod later.
(dead pic link removed)
if you have modified headlamps, please share pics. i would love to see them. the mods don't have to be extensive, just any change that made a light more useful.
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