Preliminary XP-G 2 real word results

I’ve seen them here:

10mm board

20mm board

It would be good to know how hard it can be pussed in Amps to use it with aspherics for throw.

In any case, a 20% more output than XP-G is a good thing.

here it is from INT-OUT

edit just notice they are sold out!

For aspheric set up.
20% more out put.
5-10% out put in term of narrow beam 125 and 115 degrees.

I plan to drive with 6x7135 V2 around 2.28A + 67mm aspheric.

I assume around 150,000± lux and 4xspot compared with XR-E .

That sounds good Pok,

Show us the results once you got it please :cowboy_hat_face:

BobK,

I think you'll like them. Once I see how they perform at 2+ amps they may start replacing a few of my xm-l's in certain lights. If I can get close to 600L otf with double the throw of an xml, that'll be perfect for a few torches.

Match. I do not have any idea how this would work hence the question. How would this LED work in the likes of the HD-2010?

Pencil beam with 120K lux? :stuck_out_tongue: :bigsmile:

Honestly I don't know for sure (I don't own an HD-2010...sad I know). My guess would be similar to SashiX, in which the lux would definitely increase, but by how much I couldn't tell you. Not every reflector works well with emitters other than what they were designed for. It could be a ringy horrible beam, or it could turn out to be the combo of the year.... Guess we won't know till it's tried. (My money is on the latter!)

Thanks Sashix and Match. I dont really want or need a pencil beam light but if all goes well the weekend looks more exciting than it was. Match This will be going on a copper pill similar to my HD-2010 2 x 26650 battery mods https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/9637 . What amps would you start at. I would be using a kd 3040 amp or 2.8 amp 7135 driver. I would have to take of chips to reduce the amperage.

The perfect white tint is one of the most exciting “features” for me :slight_smile: After 2 years “playing” with various emitters, I can clearly say that premium Q5s have the best tint :heart_eyes: Pure white without any “strange” hue. So, if this emitter has similar tint, I’m in :stuck_out_tongue:

Here you go, perfect driver for that emitter :stuck_out_tongue: (I can be wrong though)

SashiX read my mind. I was just about to suggest a similar one. With some good thermal paste and lapping the star to the pill it should do well. Keep us posted!

The white tint is awesome but it's the potential for some throw with this emitter I'm excited to see. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think an XP-G would do well with a flat bottom reflector like the one used in an HD2010. They seem to work better when the reflector angles in tighter around the emitter.

Or, maybe I have it backwards.

backwardsIhaveitmaybeFoy

for pointing out that it may fail, party pooper . You have made me sit back and have a long hard think about it. Yep, after 10 miiliseconds a decision has been made. I will mod the stock pill as a mule first before getting carried away. I have picked up a couple of 1D tints this afternoon. I have no experience with this tint so it will be a new experience. On the color chart it appears very similar to the 1A tints. Do I apologise to Foy? I would except I think he is busy with his two hands. I'm not sure on what though.

Unpleasant though it be to consider, the possibility of Foy being wrong is close and ever present.

cyaFoy

Yup, the shape, size, diameter of the reflector is very important. Proved it myself in Worm vs. Ti beamshots comparison. Almost identical reflector but the beam pattern is totally different.

It just seems like a reflector that is flat at the bottom, works better with a large die emitter. A smaller die like an XP-G can be an incredible thrower if an SMO curves slightly in and is tight around that green square whatever-it-is that the emitter is on . . .

UltraFire HD2010; flat around the XM-L . . .

Solarforce Masterpiece Pro 2; OP but still flat around a large die (MC-E) . . .

Solarforce calls this reflector a "hybrid" because it's SMO until about 3/8 or maybe 1/2 inch above the emitter, then it's OP, and of course, flat (XM-L) . . .

This SST-50 had a horrible beam pattern with lousy flood and practically no throw at all. It's my humble opinion that the emitter is too deep inside the reflector, too much space around the emitter and would work better if it was flat and snug around the dome . . .

That's why MC-E's are a bad choice in a P60 light. It has to be OP because an SMO this tight around the large die (and here, it's too shallow as well) is unbelievably ringy and the beam profile has a cross/4 squares in it . . .

This is trooplewis's TK41 he had me review a while back. This bad boy was a holy mother of a thrower yet the flood was not ringy - it basically made huge light everywhere no matter what. SMO, flat at the bottom and tight around the green square thingy. Gonna find what it's called so I can at least sound like I know whats up . . .

And of course, we have the king of XR-E throwers; the Masterpiece Pro 1. Large diameter, deep, SMO, curves in and flat/tight around the emitter.

From the outside . . .

I'll throw this in just for fun - Lancjl sent me this Yezl XM-L zoomie to review and it leaked when subjected to the grueling "depth sink" at the Foylabs test facility. This lame light had one redeeming quality: flood.

Zoomed out . . .

Zoomed in . . . is that incredible or what? Yes, it really was that green. Lang got great use from this torch for quite a while. Seems like he said it eventually bit the dust. He swears it wasn't because Foy soaked its innards but I'm not so sure.

longwindedFoy

I see foy

I see Foy should maybe think about joining the cast of Dr Who. Whoops sorry, I forgot your a big bugger. Thanks for the pics and input. This lens appears to have a large flat base to it with a Q5 or similar led. Do you think that the led needs to sit more in the reflector? I had another host turn up during the week that may be more suited for this led. I cant tell anyone what it is yet though in case they think that Foy has mind control like he has on some others here. Who invented forward clickies?

Match, can l remove the chips on the drivers I mentioned earlier to reduce the current output of the driver down to 2 amps. I believe I've read elsewhere that you can. Thanks guys.