KL2 mod

id30209

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Hi guys!

I found one old Surefire KL2 head and i have bunch of HI CRI 5mm emitters but i need advice how to open this head without damaging something.
Any oldschool modders still around...?

Thx
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Icarus

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Thx! Yeah i know, my plastic ring is also damaged a bit:(
How hard was removal of emitters/driver pill? Is it screw on?

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I made this one for a customer way back in time. I really don't remember how hard it was to remove the guts. However this is what you get when they are removed. I remember I machined the inside of the head to remove that wall completely.
 

Icarus

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Thank you Icarus! Very helpfull.
I think like DS said, heat and good pliers will do the job.

You're welcome. Sometimes (but not always) boiling them (in a plastic bag) is enough to soften the glue. Don't expect the plastic bezel ring to survive the torture.
 

id30209

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Oh wow, are you going to replace all those emitters? That's going to take a lot of patient solderimg. Small hands?
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Yeap, that'll be fun. I have plenty of 90CRI emitters and it would be a shame not upgrading this iconic piece. I don't have small hands [emoji51][emoji51]

:goodjob: but I'm missing the plastic bezel ring in the picture.
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Forgot about it. Ring, lens and seal were near. Only small scratch on the ring cause i forgot to use bigger pliers first time.


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