Bought an A20 LED light and am having considerable difficulty removing the LED mount from the housing. Tried everything short of drilling through with a large bit and not even worrying about removing the mount. Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Anyone have any experience modding with the A20 LED?
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I have had the same problem with some flashlights including the last one I did which was a steel sucker. Thin steel, but steel. The LED's were mounted on a PCB and seriously mounted inside the tube about an inch down. I could not get this out with all manner of hammering, pushing and pulling. Sometimes you gotta break out the metal bit and that's what I did. Metal Drill Bit blasted right through it, then stubby needle nose through the hole, open them up and pulled it out. Still took effort but it came out. Maybe I'm just getting old.
BTW I had even more fun drilling a hole for the switch through the round steel tube being as my vice is dead.
BTW I had even more fun drilling a hole for the switch through the round steel tube being as my vice is dead.
The way the LED section of that flashlight is press fit in, you'll have to destroy the "guts" to get them out. Serious pounding or drilling will be the only way. It apprears to be pressed in throught the battery end.
I purchased an A20 with the intention of a VV mod but after putting 7.4v throught the LED, it's staying a flashlight. lol
I purchased an A20 with the intention of a VV mod but after putting 7.4v throught the LED, it's staying a flashlight. lol
We finally got em finished. Thanks for the help guys. We figured out that the only way was to take a 5/8th drill bit and core out the guts. got a little shaky on us so i kinda damaged the threads but no worries. Next time we'll know what we're in for. Justinking should be posting pics soon. thanks again!
Some LED's have an epoxy like heatpaste on the back of the driver, if you put them in the freezer overnight they'll pop loose due to the different rates of thermal expansion (or contraction). If they are pressed in try pressing them out with and arbor press or vise.
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