What's the good word? Any advice would be valued.
It is not a simple mod, I have not tried.
I would hire Bob_McBob because of his vast experience doing Zebra mods. His work is super clean, he even replaces the conformal coating when hes done.. He has output and CRI data.
From photos hes posted,
challenges:
1. lifting the press fit bezel involves prying with a jewelers screwdriver slid between the glass and the bezel, while avoiding breaking the glass
2. to free the screws McBob mentioned using a dremel to cut the solder blob, which suprised me. I would have thought the process would be to wick the solder off the screws
pitfalls:
1. There is no frosted glass replacement available
2. Sometimes the inductor gets damaged if it does not come free from the conformal coating. McBob has replacement inductors
3. here is a
zebra mod that ruined the driver.. it mentions some of the potential pitfalls
encouragement:
If you succeed in getting the board out without damage, Ive read that the reflow can be accomplished by heating the heat sink under the LED, using a hotplate.
A dedomed 4500K 519a becomes about 3500K, its a personal favorite of mine. Its a direct replacement for the XP LEDs.. and McBob likely has some in stock.
Your output goal is realistic. I hope you Absolutely love the modded results. ;-)