XP-G2 Copper pill P60. Night shots added. Med & low added.

Thanks Match and Old-Lumens. You are both a couple of the guys here that a lot of us here learn from and give us inspiration to blow things up and sometimes do something that works.

Rufusbduck. As I have mentioned to you before I'm not very electronicaly minded so I dont know what you do here but it makes really good reading and I hope that you achieve the ultimate driver in the next year or so . Good stuff.

SashiX. Thanks for the mouse overs. I will work out one day how to do it. It really shows the lights as they are. Cheers guys.

I have taken the KD reflector XM-L and XP-G2 for a walk tonight and the later really stands out on the trails. The spill is there without being bright and not as distracting with glare as the XM-L while throwing a lot further. The ever so slightly warmer tint probably helps here. Cheers.

Looks very impressive ..xml's need to start worrying .

There's a new sheriff in town ...

You have till sun up to get the hell out of town .

It would be nice if Cree reworked the XRE to bring it’s thermal conductivity down close to that of XML or create an XML with the geometry of XRE. I doubt they pay much attention to us but this forum is like an auxiliary R&D. You really show how a good, close fit is as important as mass(the pill transferring heat to the host but with thin walls and larger area). It looks to me like you’ve found the sweet spot for a p60. I’m looking forward to seeing how Match can push the envelope on this. Thanks for the shout out but I’m not trying to supersede the other ways of using 7135’s, but just come up with another option.

I had heard that there was going to be an XP-E2 coming out late this year. It all comes down to what home/street/industrial lighting companies want, which isn't always what us lot are after. If there's an application that needs what you're after, you can bet Cree will come out with something, otherwise :(

Great work! Do you think the G2 is out of gas this distance, or perhaps <100 meters. Any way to get lux info?

Out on the trail last night there was really good visibility for about 120 yards and you could make out objects ok at 170 yards. There is a clear view from a bridge to a white house and caravan at a distance of 200 yards and it lit these up really good keeping in mind they are reflective surfaces.

Yeah, fruits and nuts indeed. Well we can always hope somebody wants a better xre. :beer:

Thanks. First place finish on these!

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Oh, this is exciting… Thanks MRsDNF!

Thanks, Great beam shots and a nice setting you have there MRsDNF.
Really nice throw from the XP-G2 & P60 reflector.
I’m wondering what the consistency is on these reflectors….
If I order 5 of them, what % would shoot a beam like that?
Are the SMO from CNQG comparable?
I will be putting together some XP-G2 P60 when I can some neutral, …it would be ideal if I could get a beam like that.

I'm not sure what the consistency would be as I have only ordered one for the XP-G. You would like to think that they would all be the same. I have ordered two for XM-L's and they are both the same. E1320 may know more on this.

Low and medium night shots have been added to the first post.

@MRsDNF: Very impressive! I love your copper pill! With what size copper pipe you do start with?

@Everyone: What is the die diameter of the new XP-G2? The XML is 2mm x 2mm, right?

:open_mouth: Cree XP-G2 3.45 x 3.45mm

Cree XM-L 5 x 5mm

The XM-L is 5*5mm, but the die size is 2*2mm.

scaru —- it’s too late for me to be posting. Time to retire. Thanks :weary:

Can't blame ya, I've made the same mistake a number of times. Good night. :)

Are there any updates on this Mod? I’m impressed with the work done on these mods. As a newbie I have come to realize that those who Mod like the challenge as much as the results.

I have been looking online for two drop-ins for my SolarForce P60’s or should I call them P30 and P90?? Not sure I understand the terms yet. I am assembling two lights each in need of an inexpensive drop-in. The first is an L2M Mini that holds 1 CR123/RCR123. In this I would like a low voltage XP-G2 with a smooth reflector to throw as much light as possible on a single CR123. Right now the standard for this for me is the SolarForce Z-1 which has a XP-G2 and is quite bright for the small size of flashlight.

On the other end I am assembling a high voltage 3 CR123/RCR123 L2P which is in need of either a XM-L2 or MT-G2 (not sure if the MT-G2 is too much for a P60 head) to take advantage of the 3 or 4 CR123 batteries. Neither of these two drop-ins seems to exist at this point. Which gave me the thought that as much as you all enjoy the modding, what we really need is for one of you to invent the amatuer proof drop in.

Simply a pill that allows the LED and the Driver to be “snapped” in without soldering, so people can easily swap parts and pieces easily. The rails that hold the parts in would carry the current and so one could buy different drivers and swap them with a single LED or vise versa. Who ever invents this will open up the world of modding to the masses as well as make a boat load of money. Any inventors out there?

For updates you will have to ask 18sixfifty. Thanks for taking an interest.