Ok so I've had flashlights for a while but I think I'll get more of a smile if I mod them myself. I bet it will be more rewarding.
I've only moded one light. Wasn't really a mod, just swapped a xpe from a Jetbeam Jet II ibs to a xpg2. And wow what a difference in output.
But now I want to go further. So my question is, Vinh is famous for modding and boosting amps on drivers to gain more lumens.
So how hard is it to mod and boost? Is it a complete new driver or attach a boost to the regular driver? Or does he somehow completely mod the stock drivers?
I am a soon to be graduate mechanical engineer. So I'm competent with soldering and understanding thing.
I want to start slow. Even if it's to buy cheap hosts from banggood or gearbest and make my own XP-L or MG-G2 high output or even mod current lights I have that are a bit outdated like my TK35 or XT 10. Or even update the TN30 xml t6 to a xml2 u3 or xpl with current boost.
I do know that with higher lumens, the thermal dissipation will need to be increased to sink the extra temperature.
So please enlighten me on how those current boost are done and how difficult it really is.
Thanks in advance.
I've only moded one light. Wasn't really a mod, just swapped a xpe from a Jetbeam Jet II ibs to a xpg2. And wow what a difference in output.
But now I want to go further. So my question is, Vinh is famous for modding and boosting amps on drivers to gain more lumens.
So how hard is it to mod and boost? Is it a complete new driver or attach a boost to the regular driver? Or does he somehow completely mod the stock drivers?
I am a soon to be graduate mechanical engineer. So I'm competent with soldering and understanding thing.
I want to start slow. Even if it's to buy cheap hosts from banggood or gearbest and make my own XP-L or MG-G2 high output or even mod current lights I have that are a bit outdated like my TK35 or XT 10. Or even update the TN30 xml t6 to a xml2 u3 or xpl with current boost.
I do know that with higher lumens, the thermal dissipation will need to be increased to sink the extra temperature.
So please enlighten me on how those current boost are done and how difficult it really is.
Thanks in advance.
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