FIX YOUR B35AM (Smoking + Throw Increase)

[@LuxWad]

NOTE - You need to have a version of A2 with the features shown in this video. I believe everything with the boost driver + B35AM will have the newer firmware, but you may need to reflash. It seems not all lights are experiencing this issue. I recommend you remove the optic/lens from your light and run turbo to test it. Regarding the throw increase, Hank is selling these lights with modified tighter optics by default. This hack is for those who bought the floody optic and want a simple way to increase throw without actually modifying anything (...but you do still need another throwy optic)

[@g3force782]

Thank you for making a video on this issue and educating people on how to fix it!

[@dewy3288]

Thank you for making this, since I usually use my DM11 on turbo and I just checked, mine also smokes.

[@LuxWad]

Glad this was helpful!

[@minimumapature3361]

Thanks man. Love your vids

[@petdoe8938]

thank you

[@naota3k]

Hey mate! I just got a D1K with B35AM, and I'm wondering if this is also necessary with whatever default driver that comes with? I'll probably set the ceiling just to be safe.

[@LuxWad]

It's effectively the same driver, but Hank has since adjusted all of his lights such that the B35 shouldn't smoke anymore.

[@chazsmith6772]

What is smoking? Is it the solder?

[@LuxWad]

The phosphor on the emitter itself is burning off

[@chuckpeters9644]

Is this something i should do with my wurkkos ts10 v2?

[@LuxWad]

I would recommend it, if you watch my review of that light you'll see that it has the same problem.

[@floyd2386]

What advantage does the B35AM have over the 519A?

[@LuxWad]

Compared to a single 519a it's much brighter and has the most realistic color you can get (519a is also extremely good but it's more pinkish, its like 98 CRI while B35AM is almost 100)

[@THEPLANETEARTH]

@@LuxWad damn 100cri

[@LuxWad]

*almost ;)

[@THEPLANETEARTH]

@@LuxWad just pure crazyiness soon we will all see in 100cri in all leds around the world by 2050 i say.

[@floyd2386]

@@LuxWad Is it brighter though? Hank lists the dedomed 519a as 1200 lumens vs the B35AM as 1000 lumens in the new D1 and that's before the output is adjusted so the B35AM doesn't smoke.

[@LarrysLibrary]

Do you have any info on whether or not Hank has fixed all his lights using the B35 that he currently has for sale?

[@LuxWad]

He hasn't said anything officially but it seems to have been fixed in new models

[@LarrysLibrary]

@@LuxWad thanks

[@budgetlightph7814]

Oh no. Dirty LED or poor heat transfer? My build was smoking too but it was a 5A 519A with poor reflow. Had to redo the reflow to fix the issue.

[@LuxWad]

The B35AM lacks a thermal pad for heat transfer to the MCPCB, just like the 144AR. Apparently it's just being driven too hard

[@cassiandfs7730]

i was the first one to tell people this and people took no notice

[@LuxWad]

Where did you post it? BLF or Reddit? Those are the only places this kind of info seems to get traction, and even then it's easy for it to get buried. The DM11 probably got overlooked because it was hidden by the optic, the couple cases I saw months ago were concluded to be dirty LEDS or similar

[@AGC828]

LOL11 You'd think people /companies like HW's would do the necessary testing before letting his lights leave his door. :) Sounds like he deson't have a QC dept....heh....sadly lots of Chinse companies do this....weak QC...."wining it"....quickly putting together lgihts then sending them out the door...heh...