Longbow Micra mod?

compton

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Hi all,

Just getting back into EDC items again. During some spring cleaning I came across an old Longbow Micra I received as a present sometime ago. Sorta went down a rabbit hole trying to find information on modding this for a better/brighter LED. The links I came across seem to be dead now, I was wondering if anybody had some more info handy.

Thanks!
 

pc_light

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I still hang on to the couple of Longbows I have thinking I might mod at some point. They really were nice lights in the day. Here's some food for thought.

One of the challenges is the non-standard size and threading. there aren't any readily available lego drop-in options. Even within the (Micra) family there might be version/release differences in the capsule threads. So thread carefully :green:.

The Longbow lights were made for diving and hence the electronics are encapsulated. Thus re-using the existing capsule will require removing the epoxy and components. One shortcut is to purchase a new empty capsule from The Sandwich Shoppe, I think they used to have empty OEM capsules but their existing inventory appears to be limited to the McCapsule kit.

If you do manage to salvage the existing components, a simple retrofit of the LED to one of the newer generation alone will result in 2x brightness bump.

Good luck with your adventure, do post any modding results and BTW welcome to CPF.

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edited after Nitroz post - there's always the option of turning it over to Nitroz to work his magic.
 
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Nitroz

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Ah, I love my Longbow with the PR head. Here's mine.
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And here is another one I modded for someone.

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