Thank you Ryan. How is college going for you bro?
College is pretty awesome so far, thanks for asking.
The workload has been steadily increasing for the two weeks but still is manageable.
I’m looking forward to trying out the machine shop equipment and perhaps make my own light.
I've always thought the 7G10 would be a great light to mod into a beast. It's great to see you doing it. Can't wait to see your finished results! :D
Thanks Johnny. Hoping for a good result.
The spill area my be a bit narrow for my taste, but I hope not because the reflector looks so cool to me. If it is too narrow, I could always swap in a shallower 80ish mm reflector and beef up the heat sink even more.
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The +B spring is very Thin , maybe You would change or add solder wire.
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Thanks Pok. Totally agree with you.
What a shame to see such a poorly put together light from a know manufacturer. Your mods are looking good. It should leave the stock light for dead.
True, but it does provide an opportunity to have a real nice light for a good price to a modder.
Thank you MRsDNF.
This looks like a fun mod. Makes me wish I had one, but I’m over my head in the modding of drivers and firmware department. I’ll be keeping my eye on this mod.
I always thought MTGs liked to be higher up in the reflector?
You’ve probably got it al figured out, but I picked up a couple of These 26mm MCPCBs incase I come across one of those wide flat bottom reflectors.
So far you seem to have become the King of the souped up HX1175B driver. I’ve not yet driven an MT-G2 past 7A. I definitely want to see the copper work in the pill as you put it all together.
Thanks Ouchy. I'm no focus expert. So I could be wrong. I should also say that I have dedomed very single MT-G2 that I've put in a light. I think that makes focus more critical because it significantly reduces the apparent emission surface.
Those bases sound real good. Over an inch in diameter. Also looks like the copper is flush with the top of the MCPCB. Both are the main reasons I go through the trouble of rolling my own. Definitely worth the price. I will be ordering at least a couple of those too. Thanks for reporting them.
I have only used the HX-1175b with hardy MT-G2's. RMM has sacrificed scores of xml's in an attempt to tame the driver for broader applications. For that reason, I gladly pass my crown to him.
I have finally got back to the light and have it mostly completed. OP updated and beam shots added.
What a performer. Great mod. Making that copper star thingy yourself is wicked! It would take me forever I think. Great writeup too and I love all the mouseovers. TY for sharing.
Thanks Ledsmoke. That copper star did take me a lot of time. I learned from it, but don't see using that approach again. Will try something different next time that I hope is easier.
EDIT: I should add that this light would be easy to mod with just a Noctigon and driver swap. I just wanted to try some stuff out. OP updated with more info. Probably won't be doing much to this light for now. I'm starting an ECU build and swap for one of my cars.
What an amazing effort. I admire your electronic work and metal working. The result was well worth it going by your pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Edit, As far as I'm aware there are no isolators available for the MTG led.
Thank you very much MRsDNF.
Seems like a good business opportunity, those MT-G2 isolators. Any vendors listening?
Nice photo!
Great mod and write-up!
Which of your (modified) MT-G2 lights are your favorite?
Thanks wight,
It was taken outside during the daylight (in shaded area) on firefly/moonlight mode (PWM 1). Camera about 3 - 4 feet away so that most of the reflector was lit up. I couldn't tell then, but I was just a smidgen off from center which bothers me to no end.
Thank you RaceR86,
Hmmm, None of my MT-G2 satisfy me yet for various reasons. Beam pattern wise, I like the UF-T08, because it has great throw and wide spill.. But, it's a long light with tail switch. I've started to install 2 side switches on it, but this light interrupted the process. Most of the others have too small of a reflector, battery capacity, or heat sinking.
This 7G10 is starting to bother me weight and grip wise. The mass is great for heat sinking. I don't find it front heavy. Just, heavy and for some reason it feels like it could slip out of my hand easy if I held it long. I wouldn't want to carry it on a long hike.
The 7G10 has become my new night stand light though, displacing my Sunwayman D40A. It has such a wonderful moonlight level (PWM 1) that is perfect for moving about the house in the dark. The UI lets me also take it straight to High or Strobe from the Off Mode. So I literally could temporarily (maybe more) blind an intruder. It also is useful for going to a door in low mode, opening the door to outside and then switching to High to find what went bump. If you haven't tried this FW yet, I highly recommend you give it a shot.
EDIT: Fixed a typo and added some wording.
Something in my driver mod is causing high parasitic drain. Last night the cells were down to close to 1 volt each. I've put a warning message at the top of the OP.
You could try to see if it’s in a measurable range on your DMM. That would make it easier to troubleshoot. If you’ve got spare parts it might make sense to build a clone of your driver for bench testing instead of having to repeatedly tear down this light