Vintage to Modern Flashlight Conversion | SUPER LIGHT GU-101

[@bhhenry]

Now, this is what I like to see, "Gear Show"! Taking something old and making it new without losing its original charm. It reminds me of a good, solid home renovation - you're maintaining the character while improving functionality. You've really hit the nail on the head with this one. That old Japanese flashlight wasn't doing anyone any good sitting in a recycle shop, but you saw its potential. It's all about looking past the surface, seeing what's underneath, and working to make it right - just like in my line of work. I love the upgrade you've given it - a rechargeable li-ion battery pack and high beam headlight, it's like taking an old house and installing new, energy-efficient systems. Not to mention the endurance of this thing, up to 17 hours with the COB LED lamp, that's like insulating your home properly. This is the kind of stuff I appreciate: high quality, durability, and most importantly, doing it right the first time. Keep up the good work, can't wait to see what else you've got up your sleeve! Remember, if you're going to do something, do it right.

[@gear_show]

Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to express that. Your comment makes my day.

[@MrDeeperASMR]

The LED bulb assembly and the COB assembly fitting perfectly is really impressive. This conversion is truly awesome 😮

[@bikiroy1419]

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[@l1089624]

Is there a link to the parts used for an English version of the site?

[@aserta]

The fact that both the LED bulb assembly and the COB assembly fit so well... man, i'd wanna say luck, but i know you did your research. Awesome conversion.

[@gear_show]

It is my lucky day, that I do this project successfully. I bought all parts before this project.

[@Stratoliner]

Great job as usual! Love it when retro tech gets a new lease on life!

[@delorean_time]

I also have a flashlight like this. You did great. They gave an old but useful item a second chance.

[@gear_show]

That is really nice, you can try like I'm doing.

[@BenjaminHenry-g4s]

"Gear Show," your recent project demonstrates an admirable commitment to preservation and innovation. Your decision to salvage an outdated Japanese flashlight from obscurity and restore its functionality without compromising its vintage aesthetics parallels the rigorous demands of a comprehensive home renovation. This endeavor illustrates the importance of discerning potential in the seemingly obsolete, a concept reminiscent of my own professional ethos. By taking an item others might dismiss as refuse and imbuing it with renewed purpose, you're not only reducing waste but also creating something of greater value. The upgrades you've incorporated into the design, such as a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack and a high-beam headlight, are akin to installing modern, energy-efficient systems in an older house. Furthermore, the resilience of the redesigned flashlight, with its capability to function for up to seventeen hours using the chip on board (COB) LED lamp, underscores the same importance of durability we find in well-insulated homes. This project exemplifies the qualities I value most: exceptional craftsmanship, longevity, and the conviction to execute tasks correctly on the first attempt. I am eager to see how you apply your innovative approach to future restorations. Remember: strive for excellence in all that you do.

[@gear_show]

Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to feedback on my work. I rarely meet a viewer like you. Your knowledgeable comment makes my day. I really satisfy with your review. Again, thank you so much!

[@shanthipriyabansodi258]

Good finishing and smart work

[@canerandagio104]

Perfect remoderning of an old portable lamp,great job.

[@HassanDibani]

Great!! only needs a battery charge level.

[@gear_show]

Thank you!

[@PoPo-ls9yf]

Very Good..Very Like ..God bless you.. Thanks.....

[@محمدالشيخة-و8ب]

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[@iamvarunverma]

And some diodes for extra safety

[@dannraff]

What a bright soul you are bravo.

[@liftrucs]

Superb result well done

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.

[@oudlakhdar]

Great work with high precision and professionalism

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.

[@MrLukealbanese]

Outstanding conversion, lovely work 😊😊😊

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.

[@DRILLSHOW]

Nice change😍

[@gear_show]

Thanks 😊

[@taunteratwill1787]

One of the best jobs with flashlights on YT. 😎

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.

[@virendrawate2128]

you save earth thanks for recycle

[@gear_show]

It's my pleasure, thank you!

[@Teknopottu]

What a great retrofit! Kudos!

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.

[@theangryphotographer9173]

I would have left the switch original and not done the half brightness mode but that's just my preference. I love your videos man, every time I watch one it makes me want too go to the thrift store and find a new project.

[@Сержххх-ж5ю]

Дуже гарно.

[@gear_show]

Дякую тобі!

[@explodingonc2782]

9:10 Always be careful when you want to mount power modules with hot glue. The heat from a high power circuit board is possible to soften or melt hot glue!

[@Alex_Pervach]

Автор установил мощные светодиоды на радиаторах охлаждения в корпусе без отверстий для охлаждения. Клей обязательно расплавиться при долгой работе. И хорошо если не расплавится корпус. Или сгорят светодиоды от перегрева.

[@whoam42a1]

Very impressive upgrade. All them new parts seemed to be made for the job.

[@gear_show]

I upgrade this flashlight for use in my farm. Thank you!

[@01arron]

I could watch more of this every day. Hell of an upgrade and I want that torch 😂

Excelente trabalho. Meu avô tinha uma lanterna dessa no sítio dele. Por causa deste vídeo boas lembranças voltaram, muito obrigado. Gostei do kit de farol de moto como proposta para substituir a lâmpada incandescente antiga. O painel de led também foi a melhor escolha, até achei que irias usar uma fita de led adesiva, mas o painel ficou mais legal. No final a lanterna ficou melhor, irá iluminar mais, e também ganhou autonomia das baterias. Eu imagino o quanto de lixo já foi gerado com anos e anos de uso de pilha AA, AAA, tipo D... e assim vai

[@gear_show]

Obrigado, fico muito feliz em ouvir isso. Da mesma forma, eu realmente aprecio você ter tempo para expressar seus sentimentos aqui. Acho que o número de ferramentas que usam AA, AAA, tipo D reduz agora.

[@DerElektriker1]

I loved these lamps as a kid...

[@Akc64]

7:59 my school 😎

[@dancoulson6579]

Nice job. I like the clean-up and rechargeable battery upgrade. But one thing I _don't_ like is the LED upgrades. I'd prefer to have seen the original fluorescent and tungsten lamps left in place. This would make it still operate similar in fashion to how it did originally.

[@mirom3774]

Jestem pod wrażeniem bardzo dobra robota

[@gear_show]

Bardzo dziękuję!

[@brianwood5220]

Brilliant Conversion, you should be proud of yourself. Thanks for sharing.

[@gear_show]

Many thanks! Your comment makes my day.

[@mithilesh21233]

Your vintage torch looks more modern than I have in 2023😅😅😅

[@MeilyFoodie]

Welcome back Mr gear show, m so happy to see u here ❤❤❤❤❤ Amazing Job❤ Can’t wait for ur next coming videos❤️❤️❤️

[@gear_show]

Thank you so much 😀❤️❤️❤️

[@manuelsoul1]

Splendido lavoro maestro 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪

[@gear_show]

Sono contenta che ti piaccia, grazie!

[@johnbradford9235]

Excellent job again Mr. Gear Show 👏👏👏!!! That old torch was probably kinda okay before, but now it's like, really powerful and is way more use than it ever was before. Love your solid workmanship as well bud 👉👉👉. Thanks 🙏. 😎

[@davey2k12]

I hope that switch don't burn out bro .....nice conversion 😉😁

[@vinceianni4026]

Hello mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored good job well done

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.

[@オギニシキ]

レトロと現在の融合、私は大好き

[@gear_show]

それを聞いてとてもうれしいです。

[@Paperghost]

What a great little bit of upcycling, really well researched and put together. I would have tried to make it water resistant, sealing all the external joints with windscreen sealant (butyl rubber) or something similar, but chap, that's something to be very proud of.

[@gear_show]

Thank you for the feedback, your ideas are acceptable.

[@khalilrabah2237]

JOLIE TRAVAIL 👏

[@gear_show]

Merci, ça me fait plaisir d'entendre ça.

[@khalilrabah2237]

@@gear_show 🙂 bonne continuation

[@patorilim266]

Wow! Very Nice Job! I would have thought you purchased it like that. 👍😎

[@DD-DD-DD]

Very cool. Still waiting for a gas to battery project 😁

[@gear_show]

I'm interesting on that project too. I want to convert gas trimmer to battery trimmer.

[@СергейЖилинский-щ7г]

Классная переделка на светодиоды. Я тоже как то хотел один фонарик переделать на светодиоды.... Но чтоб так все подошло по размерам..... Такого у нас нет в магазинах. Вам всего наилучшего

[@GGigabiteM]

Unless that COB array has thermal protection, or is being under-driven, it's not going to survive very long. Large COB arrays like that get extremely hot and need a beefy heatsink or fan to keep them cool.

[@gear_show]

Thank you for the tips!

[@Cetrifuga1945]

Complimenti per la lampada modernizzata

[@pauljs75]

Nice retrofit. But there had to be some dumb luck in stumbling across parts that happened to fit. Thought those kinds of things may have needed more custom fabrication.

[@tatianadevena5364]

The best!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gear_show]

Thank you!

[@tahseenashfaq]

Great work 👍🏼👍🏼, love all your videos

[@gear_show]

Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to express that.

[@larrykelly2838]

very nice flashlight rebuild.

[@gear_show]

Thanks 👍

[@gerviltorpos9858]

Great conversion 👌👍 nice work

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.

[@marianpintilie7799]

Great work on this channel Gear Show, much love from Romania big bro 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.

[@ArifKamaruzaman]

that's amazing conversion. I have some really chunky flashlight with lantern battery that's not even bright. I could do this.

[@zoisbasis7791]

Excellent job sir!!! 👏👏👏

[@Evard88]

Sempre il migliore!

[@gear_show]

Grazie mille!

[@annanmanpaul101]

100 times better than the original

[@pindrixsechon6311]

Nice ! What's the product you're using to polish plastics ?

[@Teknopottu]

Interested too.

[@gear_show]

It is a car polishing cream.

[@andrut04]

Wow, great job.

[@djevo3441]

Amazing job my friend congratulations 👏👏👏👏

[@MASI_forging]

Outstandong workmanship 👍👍

[@frk380]

Excellent job

[@gear_show]

Thank you!

[@ШерзодХолбаев-в2з]

Hi.Very good job.Would like to see the restoration of the electric bike

[@gear_show]

Hi, that is an interesting suggestion, thanks with noticing!

[@Mikey__Mike]

Love it, Love it, Love it

[@gear_show]

Thank you!!

[@TonyFromSydney]

Very good work.

[@Vanni_stelrooij]

Perfect work 👍

[@gear_show]

Thank you so much 😀

[@fallingwater]

This was probably already mentioned but I didn't read all the comments - there's no way those 26650s have 8.8Ah, most you can expect from that size is about 5.5Ah and that's if they're high quality cells, otherwise it's more like 4Ah.

[@hardiannugraha4100]

Great job man !!!

[@gear_show]

Thanks a lot!

[@zapokoin6133]

fantastic job.

[@DrAabed-vm6wx]

You must need a fan to cool all those new components!!

[@mrhkexperiment]

Super

[@ammi74656]

Extrem good Work.....very nice....💡👍🏻 👍🏻👍🏻 greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@gear_show]

Thank you, it makes my day to hear that. :D

[@badrinair]

Nice work!!

[@mikus4242]

Love it.

[@gear_show]

Thanks

[@Akc64]

Great upgrade 😊

[@gear_show]

Thank you!😊

[@nathkrupa3463]

You are awesome bro thanks for the sharing this video 😊

[@mpalaskokkalis1476]

Perfect 👌

[@robby-rob]

Great job

[@gear_show]

Thanks

[@yufadanpratama4011]

Q dh menunggu penasaran video kyk gmn LG..ttp bagus kok ..

[@gear_show]

Saya sedang menguji baterai ini

[@redheadknight6297]

Fantastic job ♥

[@thomastechnical2075]

Very good work brother

[@gear_show]

Thank you brother

[@thomastechnical2075]

@@gear_show Gear show where are you from brother

[@nitulsinhchauhan6940]

Good work

[@emadtungekar7664]

Man people should look into videos like these rather than some 18 year olds acting like a bird or an NPC.... It's basically an art.... turning an antique onto a modern twist tech. I was initially just into restoration videos to their original state, but now you've opened a whole new genre of videos for me to look into...Keep up the great work buddy.

[@gear_show]

I'm finally got support for this idea and I will continue on this kind of video. Anyway thank you so much!

[@juanignaciocaino]

Love your work. Earned a sub. Do you have a "shop tour" or something? really liked your custom made wooden handle hex bit drivers.

[@keithspencersr.6806]

Masterpiece

[@gear_show]

Thanks

[@kwestionariusz1]

Great stuff

[@gear_show]

Thanks

[@fuevarde]

Es increíble la potencia lumínica que tienen los LED's blancos; nada más pensar que no hace ni 20 años lo mejor eran las luces fluorescentes!... 😮

[@x84pav84x]

Отличная работа.

[@hamidrezasadeghi9267]

clean like always great job bro

[@gear_show]

Yes, thank you!

[@ningshengjie653]

还是你厉害😂👍, 灯泡💡改成LED 😂😂!!

[@paulinobenito6905]

Good job 👍

[@gear_show]

Thanks

[@banditman142536]

Great job. I want one.

[@gear_show]

Thank you!

[@PLLE_]

Good work 👏

[@gear_show]

Thanks😊

[@balu0326]

Wow Megajob!

[@dominox5659]

Nice job but for me you should keep fluorescent tube becouse its rare to see it in flashlights

[@jugaad9443]

amazing

100 /10 👌

[@yusufdemir9896]

very nice job bro

[@gear_show]

Thanks

[@ademyeni7894]

perfect 👍👏👏👏

[@gear_show]

Thank you! 😃

[@RajuShaikh-x8j]

very nice

[@Leningrad_DE]

Интересно, это так повезло или есть готовые светодиодные сборки под любой размер?

[@ertyuiiknbvcx]

Imagine how people modify this flashlight that is a real old ancient antique now when the year has become 2525 :) And imagine how it will become when times of the year 9595 comes around.

[@ThermalCubes]

I would have liked it if you'd have preserved the original switch states and used the extra button as a "boost" for the main flashlight

[@gear_show]

That is an excellent suggestion, I love your tip, I will change it.

[@anmar1995]

احسنت الصنع انا ايضا لدي نفس الهواية تصليح الاجهزة والادوات القديمة افتقر الى بعض المعدات لكن اقوم بعمل جيد😁

[@prpaulo1]

Obrigado pelo ótimo vídeo