I get 3A tailcap with 4 battery, not impressive.
Then i got an extra extension tube and change the driver.
Result: 5x Sanyo 2600mah get 7A tailcap current! Impressive amount of light!
Waiting for my last Sony 26650 50A battery and will see if the light handle 5 of them!
Try to get beamshot to you guys but i dont figure out to do it.
you can get to the driver? oh cool… and yes please post the the mod to this light.
I have one too it’s bright but could be better…hmm i didn’t know you can add another battery to it and still work
BTW… which driver are you planning to swap it with?
The Reading I posted was With the driver installed and 5x battery.
It is a driver for SST 50. I also use this driver to my 12X t6 lights. Have try to install 4 of the KD 9A driver but all this driver died or dont work.
The Board is big so you has to remove the treads to get it installed.
It is the batterytube who fastend the driver. Use it with thermal paste and not use any spring. The driver is designed for up to 18volt input. The tailcap is about 4A with 4x battery and 7A with 5x Sanyo 2600mah.
Here is link to the driver. This guy deliver now tiny driver Board for SST led.
Wow. Less than $4 per xml2 emitter. Sure wish they would make these long lights with side switches.
So what does this light need?:
I think I read 18650 said there are some open spots under the emitter base. So copper sheet inserts to get the heat to the fins.
Copper plugs through the one large emitter base
Better driver or maybe a driver mod?
Side switch mod (not an option on a light this long)
Dedome the 3 center emitters
Sounds like a totally unnecessary, but fun project. I really like the form factor and size of that 12 emitter that RaceR86 modded, but with stock xml2's for $58 this one is looking irresistible to me. Anyone got a better bang for the 15 emitter buck option?
I bought one of them a while back. Not terribly bright and the driver died. also it has one round aluminum star and it’s hollow under the star and around the edges where the emitters sit. The star is sitting a a large donut. I filled the stupid hollow donut in and now I’m looking for a new driver. But I have a feeling I mostly bought some cheap XM-L2’s.