ront
04-17-2006, 10:06 AM
Hi All,
As was pointed out a few days ago by TKC, she recieved one of the Fenix L1p LED lights. I also have one that I have had for a couple of weeks now. It is a great little light for the price. It puts out quite a bit of light for it's size. I really like it because it will run off of just regular AA batteries which are dirt cheap. And the deal is even better this week. All of this week the L1P(1-AA) and the L2P(2-AA) are on a week special. The regular price from the Fenix Store (http://www.fenix-store.com/) is around $38, but this week, with a discount, the price is around $30 shipped. A very sweet deal. Here is a link over at CPF that talks about it. (http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=114691) David Chow is 4sevens, who is the owner of the Fenix Store. I have dealt with him a couple of time now and have been extremely pleased. Here are a couple of pics of my L1P.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/DSCN5663_edited-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/DSCN5664_edited-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/DSCN5665_edited-1.jpg
This gets even better though IMHO. It is a very easy light to mod so that it have two different output levels! It will void your warranty but I don't see where it could really cause any problems at all. Many on the CPF forums have done this mod with good results. Here is how to do it.
1. Remove the Tail Cap. Look inside and see the aluminun disk that is screwed in it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/P4163835_edited-2.jpg
Use a pair of needle nose pliers to remove this disk. Once the disk is removed, the actual switch will just fall out leaving the tail cap empty. You will see the rubber boot in the bottom.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/P4163837_edited-2.jpg
2. Next you will need a 10 ohm, 1/8 or 1/4 watt axial leaded resistor. These are available at Radio Shack for $1 for a pack of 5. A surface mount resistor could also be used.
Now look at the side of the switch. There is a metal piece on each side. I just took the lead on each end of the resistor and pushed it in between that metal lead and the main body of the switch. Some people have then soldered the the resistor lead to that piece of metal. I did not. It stays there just fine for me. I then clipped the extra length of the resistor lead.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/P4163838_edited-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/P4163843_edited-2.jpg
I then put it all back together. Now instead of having an on/off switch tailcap, you twist the tail cap to turn it on and off. The switch now is used to switch between the two different levels. For me, this makes the light a lot more useful.
Pretty easy to do. Please ask me if you have any questions.
Ron
As was pointed out a few days ago by TKC, she recieved one of the Fenix L1p LED lights. I also have one that I have had for a couple of weeks now. It is a great little light for the price. It puts out quite a bit of light for it's size. I really like it because it will run off of just regular AA batteries which are dirt cheap. And the deal is even better this week. All of this week the L1P(1-AA) and the L2P(2-AA) are on a week special. The regular price from the Fenix Store (http://www.fenix-store.com/) is around $38, but this week, with a discount, the price is around $30 shipped. A very sweet deal. Here is a link over at CPF that talks about it. (http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=114691) David Chow is 4sevens, who is the owner of the Fenix Store. I have dealt with him a couple of time now and have been extremely pleased. Here are a couple of pics of my L1P.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/DSCN5663_edited-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/DSCN5664_edited-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/DSCN5665_edited-1.jpg
This gets even better though IMHO. It is a very easy light to mod so that it have two different output levels! It will void your warranty but I don't see where it could really cause any problems at all. Many on the CPF forums have done this mod with good results. Here is how to do it.
1. Remove the Tail Cap. Look inside and see the aluminun disk that is screwed in it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/P4163835_edited-2.jpg
Use a pair of needle nose pliers to remove this disk. Once the disk is removed, the actual switch will just fall out leaving the tail cap empty. You will see the rubber boot in the bottom.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/P4163837_edited-2.jpg
2. Next you will need a 10 ohm, 1/8 or 1/4 watt axial leaded resistor. These are available at Radio Shack for $1 for a pack of 5. A surface mount resistor could also be used.
Now look at the side of the switch. There is a metal piece on each side. I just took the lead on each end of the resistor and pushed it in between that metal lead and the main body of the switch. Some people have then soldered the the resistor lead to that piece of metal. I did not. It stays there just fine for me. I then clipped the extra length of the resistor lead.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/P4163838_edited-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/ront1/Flashlights/Fenix/P4163843_edited-2.jpg
I then put it all back together. Now instead of having an on/off switch tailcap, you twist the tail cap to turn it on and off. The switch now is used to switch between the two different levels. For me, this makes the light a lot more useful.
Pretty easy to do. Please ask me if you have any questions.
Ron