Re: Adventures in Modding a Blackhawk Gladius
Okay gang, it's been over a year. The Gladius has been joined by an Insight Typhoon that I modded with an XML2 and reflector and I love it. Perfect UI, perfect tint. http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?428858-Insight-Typhoon-getting-an-XML2 Based on my rough calculations and seat of the pants guess and Justin Case's 950 mA number, it's putting out between 300-400 lumens.
Now I want to mod my Gladius to a single die reflector. The triple is fun, but I like having some throw for a tactical light. I have an XP-L and a smooth reflector on order from Mountain Electronics. We'll see how it goes. While we're talking about it, is it possible to boost the current from the Gladius?
One thing I've experienced is a sudden shock to the Gladius will make it turn off. I have to loosen and tighten the tailcap and it's back to normal. If I were to hazard a guess, my constant fiddling with it while I was modding it loosened the ribbon that goes down through the body that is triggered by the position of the magnet in the tailcap. I'm guessing if the light is dropped, that position is moved and the light thinks it's off. Not sure if this theory has any merit.
Okay gang, it's been over a year. The Gladius has been joined by an Insight Typhoon that I modded with an XML2 and reflector and I love it. Perfect UI, perfect tint. http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?428858-Insight-Typhoon-getting-an-XML2 Based on my rough calculations and seat of the pants guess and Justin Case's 950 mA number, it's putting out between 300-400 lumens.
Now I want to mod my Gladius to a single die reflector. The triple is fun, but I like having some throw for a tactical light. I have an XP-L and a smooth reflector on order from Mountain Electronics. We'll see how it goes. While we're talking about it, is it possible to boost the current from the Gladius?
One thing I've experienced is a sudden shock to the Gladius will make it turn off. I have to loosen and tighten the tailcap and it's back to normal. If I were to hazard a guess, my constant fiddling with it while I was modding it loosened the ribbon that goes down through the body that is triggered by the position of the magnet in the tailcap. I'm guessing if the light is dropped, that position is moved and the light thinks it's off. Not sure if this theory has any merit.
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