xdayv
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P60 sized led drop-ins (part 3)
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Flashlight Dave
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Does anyone have any thoughts on the Kdlitker 219c dropin? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074DWHCYZ/?tag=cpf0b6-20
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ven
Flashaholic
I have a couple of Kaidomain drop ins like that, 219c's and they are decent for the money. Not as cheap as the solarforce ones anyway..........
Looks very poor quality from the photos. Possibly good for experimentation, not so for real work.
Here's one from a U.S. maker https://www.pflexpro.com/Nichia-219-quad-Drop-In-p/p60-quad-4up-ap.htm Looks like a winner.
ven
Flashaholic
Yes Texas cop, can't go wrong with a pflexpro:thumbsup:
I wonder if there is an aspheric p60 drop in that provides a truly pencil beam, similar to that of saabluster's lights? I have his 400k edc but prefer to keep it in my safe, rather than have it collect dings and scratches
archimedes
Flashaholic
Was not available as a turnkey dropin, but you may want to search for @ahorton aspheric P60 builds ....
Thank you! Now I vaguely remember that those lenses were sold also as kits...
archimedes
Flashaholic
Glad to help and, yes, that's right.
Illumn.com sells the 27.2mm Ahorton spacer and the Ahorton lens in the USA. Look under flashlight parts.
Thank you, that is a great lead!
I bought a P60 sized led drop in for my old Surefire G2 from Battery Junction a few months ago; it is the single mode 335 lumen model from SZX. It works fine except that the flashlight occasionally needs to be whacked against something to light it up. I figured out the problem is that the bezel assembly leaves the drop in slightly loose when it's screwed down fully. Put in the drop in, screw the front end on - and it rattles when you shake it.
Troubleshooting the problem last night I figured out that an o-ring between the lens and the drop in would tighten everything up, remove the rattle, and make the light work without the whacks. The ideal o-ring is a number 22 (1-1/8" OD, 1/16" width). Well, my hardware store had the number 21 and the number 23, but not even a bin for the 22. The helpful hardware guy showed me some unnumbered o-rings and I picked one with an 1-1/8" OD and 3/32" width. Works great: no rattle, no whacks, the light works every time.
I guess I could sand a bit off the bottom of the bezel assembly to get the same result (the light is a yellow Nitrolon model), but I don't like to mess with the original parts unless there's no other way.
Troubleshooting the problem last night I figured out that an o-ring between the lens and the drop in would tighten everything up, remove the rattle, and make the light work without the whacks. The ideal o-ring is a number 22 (1-1/8" OD, 1/16" width). Well, my hardware store had the number 21 and the number 23, but not even a bin for the 22. The helpful hardware guy showed me some unnumbered o-rings and I picked one with an 1-1/8" OD and 3/32" width. Works great: no rattle, no whacks, the light works every time.
I guess I could sand a bit off the bottom of the bezel assembly to get the same result (the light is a yellow Nitrolon model), but I don't like to mess with the original parts unless there's no other way.
DellSuperman
Flashlight Enthusiast
Vinh made them some time back but the lack of a proper reflector makes it tedious to build.
Im not sure who else makes them as they are not one of those lumen powerhouse or pencil beam kinda of emitters. But they do have pretty nice tint.
Found this: http://www.fstoplights.com/ijk-local-custom-made-mt-g2-p60-drop-in-1-750-lumens-4000k-5000k/
A Singapore based online shop...
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ajumpingbean
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I'm a bit late to this, but alternatively to the Ahorton kit, Solarforce manufactures and lists a housing/lens that should screw onto your pill setup on any P60 build. I'll find the link when I get home.
