Trustfire F20 = XM-L T5 mod

OMG! I am thinking into do the same with one of my F20´s..... Imprehesive

Did you used standard or IMR 14500 batts?

TX!

Great little pocket cannon! IMR batterry?

dont own a IMR except for a 18650

!4500 is a regular Trustfire Grey 14500 ...

Might try for some beams ...

http://makeagif.com/i/el42JF Larger View :

High Medium Low , on AA ....

The pictures dont show it but , its soo nice ..

Low mode is almost perfect for a walk around light , medium is very nice , and high , well its high , especially for a AA ...

I put in a 14500 , and took it outside , and Bling !!!

Medium is bright , low is low , and high is just so much power !

I took pictures but once again the camera just can show off high in my back yard , the light bouncing back really afects it bad [ yeah that much light ] ..

You guys really want a AA - 14500 XM-L , or a RCR123A + XM-L , so much output in a small package is just freaky ..

Medium 14500 [ around 300Lumen ]

WOW!

Thats insane! Didnt some of the F20s have a problem handling 14500 batteries with the stock emitter? Do you think the 1.92 amps your drawing now on a 14500 is limited by the battery or the driver?

Hey Don, since UK is being overly prohibitive for carrying pocket knives did you perhaps wanted to have at least a pocket flame thrower? :D

Does anyone know how much lux is needed to burn a paper with a "flashlight"?

LC Torana @ CPF has a mag mod that can flame a Pizza Box [ yeah - set it alight ]

1.9A I would say Battery , the best RCR123A's can do 2A , so I would expect the 14500 to be about the same .

+ I really dont know about the driver , the 14500 seems to top out about the same as the AA around 1.9A [ so could be the driver ] ??

This particular driver never had problems with 14500 , though the light did come with another driver that apparently did have issues ..[ DX ]

This F20 originally came from lightake ..

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I have never modded a light but would really like to try it out. Did you replace the bare emitter or put in a new emitter that was on a star? If so what size star does that take? I watched those videos on youtube about swapping emitters on a board using a stove and i KNOW id screw that up.

XM-L is on a 14mm base ...

Mine come from Cutter electronics ...

Thanks

Oh yeah, I know I do. Thanks, old! :-)

I'm a little surprised there aren't more people trying to cash in on the XM-L hype. It seems like it should be fairly easy and lucrative to fill this niche by offering what amounts to a pocket rocket in a generic body. I know people in the firearm business who started out that way (mostly holster makers; and making holsters is similar to modding flashlights in that it looks easy but requires a fair amount of expertise and experience to do well) and eventually turned their side-business into a full-time job.

Nice mod there, Old4570. I wish I knew what driver comes in those...I could use a bunch.

Hi everyone...

Nice mod and thanks for the beam shots, old4570...also do you know why your Akoray AK16 didn't like the XG-P R5?

Could be current , or heat ... Either one would affect putting in a XM-L [ Other people have moded the Akoray with XP-G R5 just fine - mine on the other hand ]

Damn im not good at all on DIY….Too bad for modding :frowning: :frowning:

Not to ressurrect an old thread, but I just picked up a F20, for the life of me I have no idea how to get to the emitter to do the mod. Any one have any suggestions?