Convoy L2/L6 modding thread

Here’s a quick comparison of the Convoy L6 with SMO reflector and xhp70 with the dome on and with it sliced off.

The sliced dome looses you 14% to 18% of lumens, but you gain a more intense focus which means longer distance. Slicing the dome also helps to reduce the donut hole some.

The smaller emitter size with the dome removed directly translates into a smaller hotspot.

Hello friends, I have a problem with my L2, I have it mounted with XP-G2 S4 2B and in direct drive and only managed to get 2.70 A (tail). Eh disassembled everything and tested the carried from a dissipating base (photo) and just arrived at 2.75A. Also tested with another XP-G2 dedomed and the same, some imagines what is my problem ?? The batteries are 30Q and a full charge is charged

Did you use this same set-up to test the amp draw when this emitter was in your L2, if so try shortening your leads! To about 3-4 inches, see if your draw go’s up?

Thanks, that’s right, I used the same system, I shortened the cables to 5 cm and I still with 2.75 / 2.80 amps, the same with the other XP-G2, this problem does not let me sleep …

Make sure your multimeter didn’t accidentally get switched over to metric amps. :confounded:

Your never going to get a decent reading with that setup. Some multi-meters get close, some never do. If you really want to know the amp draw you’ll need a clamp meter.

Another good and inexpensive way to accurately measure current is to use a shunt. It is basically a piece of wire with a known resistance. You complete the circuit with the shunt and measure the voltage across the wire and calculate the current. The one I use has about 10 mOhms resistance, which works well for me because this is a typical resistance of a tail switch with bypassed spring. You do have to accurately measure the resistance of the shunt, but this can be done pretty easily if you have 2 DMMs, one to measure the current through the shunt and one to measure the voltage across it.

It’s your meter then.

Stock L6 N4 1A, just removed the driver and soldered the 30mm T/A Narsil Tactical made by Lexel to the stock leads and switch wires, on 2 Basen’s….

At 30 seconds… It’s not a P2-1C 18awg leads on 2-Sanyo 20700A’s but it’s not too shabby for a straight up driver swap!!

Narsil ROCKS!!! :smiley: :+1:

I just put a de-domed XP-G2 in a Jaxman X1 and built a 22mm Mtn FET driver for it, with bypassed springs and a clamp meter and using an Efest 3500mAh cell I only get 3.51A at the tail. I’m thinking the emitter has a very high Vf…

KB thanks for the pics!!

I’ve never messed with xp-g2’s, but they should do 5 to 6 amps, right?

They can do that if you use 2 cells with a buck driver, never seen one go far into the 4’s on a single cell.

I just finished my lighted side switch. A complete success on the first try!

This light has the FX30 driver from Kaidomain with the weird firmware that let’s you turn the light on and off with the side switch. The only problem is telling if the rear switch is on or off. I’m always double checking it. Now I always know plus can find the switch in the dark. No more fumbling for it! Yay!

First I filed out some notches to the switch hole to allow easier driver swaps. Kudos to Kawiboy for the suggestion.

Then I took 2 white SMD LEDS, kudos to DBCUSTOM for the LEDs, and added them like in my diagram above.

I bridged the rear connector to get power to both LEDs. The resistor is a 15K ohm. I believe that’s equivalent to 7.5k ohm per LED. It’s bright enough, but not too bright. The amp draw went from 1.45 milliamp to 1.85 milliamp. So no big deal for me.

Here’s a video of it. I’m a bit long winded. Lol

Neat!! Planning to mod my L6 with my 30mm TA Narsil also. Where can I get the springs for it? Reuse my old springs?

Are you ordering from Lexel?
Sure you can use the old springs.

Ordered and received from Lexel.
Waiting for some other stuff before I sit down and change the driver.
Thanks, JasonWW.

Lexel had springs available as an option.

Missed on that but will reuse the old springs. Thanks.

What size led’s go on switch?

And where I can get transparent cover for it?