See How Easy to Convert a 3 Mode Flashlight to 1 Mode
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- čas přidán 15. 10. 2019
- The 3 mode flashlights well - suck. I will show you how to fix that. Not only that but they charge much more for the 1 mode ones. Technically they should be less! Please read my pinned comment below to Peter for a link to a better view of the repair.
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Well, I jumped on this vid 'cause I have the same problem with those lights. Unfortunately the camera work is so poor I cannot make out what you did, what you soldered and where. A big still photo or an illustration might show that detail.
I totally agree. I have since got some better camera gear and put an illustration on my next video which should more helpful. Check the video link and go to 13:35. Thank you Peter for your input on that! czcams.com/video/h9WLbyvdvwE/video.html at 13:35
This is from 2014, but maybe the same:
joeraut.com/posts/cree-flashlight-mode-mod/
It was pretty much a useless tutorial
A tip: watch series on Flixzone. Been using them for watching all kinds of movies lately.
@Ryker Gael yup, I've been watching on Flixzone for years myself :D
This video put a smile on my face. I thought I was the only one that hated those damn features. Thank you for posting.
Nicely done. I hate the flashing mode.
Sweet trick. What a treat! 😀 Hope all's going good for you now. I love your shop. Thank you and God bless you and yourn.
Nice job on the trike repairs!glad you are both ok. Love your videos. Thank you!
Thanks Jeff. still thankful you where not hurt in the accident. Always a good day when you post a new video. Wow you have been busy already fixed the 200x from the accident. Good job looks great but wouldn't expect anything less from you buddy. Have a great day. God Bless!!!
May I say - Thank you for thinking of my well being!!!! Yes I was hurt (knocked out in that burning truck while reaching for that dang trailer brake - like it would of helped at that time) (was unconscious after) Can't believe people stopped to get me out thru the rear pass window - what a blessing - but getting better daily so you will have to suffer for my content a bit longer... ;>)
Yo! It's Bobby Generic as an old man!!! PLUS, DID YOU SEE THOSE VINTAGE BRAIN DAMAGERS?!! Boy oh boy, such great times on those bad boys and mint condition!
That bike brings back memories.
It looks great!
Thanks Jeff, I enjoy your videos.
I so enjoy the feed back!
You are correct. Those flashlights are aggravating. This is a good upgrade, thanks.
I probably wouldn't of made this video but I seen someone complaining about how stupid the 3 mode flashlights were!
Nice :) I usually buy the ones that use the 18650 batteries, and they are from old drill/laptop batteries that don't hold the best charge, so I tend to use the med or low setting to get the most batteries life out of them. That is a great truck there. Had to be fun figuring it out. Great video Jeff!
that's great! Love this video, I'm working on all my stupid 4 function flashlights, now... Thank you..
Thanks for the video is there a way to make it a two click like low and high but hate the strobe light ?
Also love the intermission you put up there is two of you guys I watch that still does that its fun thanks!
Thanks for posting,
7:26 I thought you had a sudden bug infestation.
Nice Job!
But actually i would like to have always in mode 3 (strobe) when power in given.
Any idea how to do that?
Thanks
Nice, thanks a ton!!
I have a small fan with the same issue meaning one push of the button will high. next is lower, next is lower then final button push is fan off and small LED light on. Could I use the same idea to make this just fan on high, fan off. I would like to get rid of all the other modes.
A little cobble is ok as long as its a good cobble LOL. Thats awesome Jeff take care!
great video thanks for that!!
Great video @ +1.5 speed.
I don't mind the multiple settings, if it doesn't make you go through all of them every time you turn the thing on and off.
This video feels right. Just the same Jeff as before.
Neat! I have a 4 mode Powertac and it's the most annoying thing to long press each time to cycle to the next brightness without any option to return to the previous one. Ridiculous!
Maybe watch a few videos by Big Clive, his special assembly for a closeup camera is excellent. He has a video explaining how he made it somewhere. Just involved a Tupperware and a camera phone if I remember correctly.
I have a cheap light that always turns on to the brightest mode when I click the switch on..Then you can click it to the fancy stuff ..SOS and strobe ..I keep it on the work desk ..I have one that you have to keep pressing the button and it goes into strobe when I do not want it to It became a hassle to use it.....I keep that in my winter coat pocket ..My new EDC one is an led pen light that has just high and low and is my favorite one to carry
Uh I’ve always hated this feature. Never use it. Thanks for the great tip!! As always!! Hope alls going well with your toys. Still surprised that that actually happened
I personally like the 3 modes i use the low mode for lighting up something I'm trying to read because the high mode is way to bright and it reflects on your eyes and you start seeing spots and i find the strob light is a good animal repellent and could also be used in a self defense scenario
Can you bypass the little circuit board all together?
How do i fix the head of that flashlight that is not too tight.
So how's the accident recovery coming?
Another good hack on the flashlights that have two AA batteries is to chuck them up in a lathe and hog out the barrel to hold style 123 batteries. Three 123s are the same length as two AA. Most of the voltage regulators handle the 9v just fine and they'll really increase the output and life of the flashlight.
Thats good stuff man i hate having to click over an over to turn those things off
I have the cree xml-t6 with two 18650 batteries I dropped it many times since I bought it about 5 years ago or more and it only broke down last week which I fixed it turned out that the tiny coil came off the board due to the ceramic body holding the copper wires snapped
How would I make it to STROBE ONLY?
You said that you can't bypass the circuitry because the voltage of the battery is too low. How do you think the circuitry alters that? I mean, it obvs doesn't have a transformer.
Harbor freight led slim bar flickers and just quit.Some guy tore it open and added a copper ground to the old wire.Have you ever done a video pertaining to this issue.
Jeff you are TOO GOOD! Did you get that 200 straightened out that quick?? If so, that's AMAZING!
Wait til you see my next video on how it was done!
Much easier way is to just use a number 2 pencil and color or draw on the capacitor.. Done.. You may have to go over it several times but the graphite shorts it out causing it to not have memory..
Good trick. Now I just need to figure out how to keep these from turning into a constant supply of AA batteries for my stepson. I must have 20 of these flashlights and zero batteries in them now.
Wow i always wanted such a single mode one easy to use tirch just like we see the small flashlights with disposable batteries..will try to guide the guy who repairs torch etc
ok, but how to open the led at 2:10?
Thanks for the neat trick. I have some that are in need of this.. Lol
Goad your better and that the 3 wheeler is better too... |:-D
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Nice hack! I always wondered, why these stupid modes even exist?
I appreciate the time you.tool to make this video. You definitely have a good "on screen" presence with the voice and personality to match. Seriously great work.
I would however like to add some constructive criticism; as I'm sure you know the camera work definitely needs to be ironed out to provide clear and concise imaging of you work/content. Focus is absolutely imperative to convey the information you have in a way that even the average dingdong (like myself) can comfortably follow along.
Other than that this was damn good. Thank you, you have gained a subscriber.....
Cheers mate
_(remember, alot of viewers are in the states whom have barely a highschool diploma from public education)_
hey jeff long time no c
Its aggravating they either have the stupid modes or a worthless battery combo like three triple A's. My new favorite lights are the cheap Cree rechargeable headlamps.... think i will take one apart and see if i can remove stupid modes thanks
Your welcome - thought this one might be appreciated!
I couldn't see/ follow it all..I have been doing electronics stuff since 1967
Boy I hate these aggravating modes. I liked you video but I could see what you were doing. I wish the video was clearer.
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All modern flashlights are stupid like that and I totaly hate it, why are producers doing this? Flashlight needs on/off button which just turns it off and on, if there are some modes, it must have another special button, if not, such flashlight is completely useless. When it's 1-3W LED with 3xAAA or one 18650 cell, you can just bypass it everything and use resistor, but many today flashlights have 5 or even more watts (so having it on full power all the time would empty battery in few minutes) and using voltage which didn't match with batteries so you can't avoid that stupid controller board. I love old flashlights where bulb is just connected to + and - and that's all, unfortunately classic bulbs are too inneficient and fragily.
Another thing I hate about modern flashlights is 5000K or even more blue light, it makes no sense and you can easily buy led which has 2700 or 3000K, so why they still use these 5500K leds? I guess because of better ratio watt/lumen which looks better on box or something. But when you have flashlight with more warm light, it feels much better in night. Also, it uses PWM regulation of brightness, so it has stroboeffect when you set it to 50 or 30%, so it's useless again.
when you are too dumb to use a 3 mode flashlight