Jax Z1 XP-G2 S2 dedomed @5A

Hy,

after reviewing this little flashlight i decided to do some modding with the Jax Z1. The stock Z1 was measured at 43 Kcd so i was sure that there is some room for improvement.

I used the LCK 5A Driver which is powerful and should fit the pills diameter. Bad luck, the driver fits in diameter but not depth.

So i measured the length of different batteries to check, how much space i can loose and the batteries still fit. After i checked that i was sure, that the space left should be ok for unprotected cells. To save space i didn´t use a spring. So i potted the driver with Fujik thermal adhesive on the inner side and took epoxy for the outer side to the batteries. This was pressed together with a clamp to the size i needed.

LED change to XP-G2 S2. Nothing special.

As the LED was not centered perfectly i did that again using the original centerring combined with an XP-G2-XM-L adapter. Now it sits perfect in place.

I removed this centerring after the LED was changed as it produced some ugly rings in the spot. After that the ring was gone but another ugly “shadow” showed up. Only visible up to 1,5 metres but i want to remove that later.

After the mod only unprotected cells fit. I use 2x AW 18350 for a runtime of about 10 minutes :smiley: The body gets warm now really fast.

I measured Lux from 6 metres at 6350 Lux. That´s calculated to 1m 228.600 Lux@1m/Cd or 946 metres range (ANSI).

Beamshots

Distance to target 254 metres, Nikon P100 f=3,2, 2 Sec., ISO400.

Control Shot

Jax Z1 XM-L2 @3A

Jax Z1 XP-G2 dedomed @5A

That´s a beam i can work with 8) The color is neutral nothing greenish. Now i like this little flashlight even more.

Greetings

Kenjii

Wow. What a difference. Looks like your trying to sear a hole through the building. Thats interesting to hear about the tint after dedoming.

WOW !!!

Good job Kenjii and the pictures are great.

Xandre

Nice! :-)

I would not mind knowing the led-current, but that is different from tail-current with a buckdriver, so not easy to measure :-(

Hy,

my multimeter is crap. Volts are ok to measure but Amps are not accurate. But i think 5 Amps to the emitter are realistic.
Theory: 43 KLux (Original) x 1,6 (XP-G2) x 1,9 (dedome) x 1,6 (5A) = 209 KLux.

Greetings

Kenjii

:-) Thanks, I like this type of calculation :-)

Nice mod and good results! Good to know how it does with a hot setup. I'd prefer a FET based driver for single cell use though, but your setup would be great for a pair of good 26650 cells w/extension tube.

Sweet mod! I’m jealous now!

nice mod ,great thrower.

Vinh HAS to do a run of these with the XPG2, what a fantastic mod, well done

wow, amazing mod kenjii, maybe i will send you mine, hehe

Nice work. That final beam shot picture is cool.

You mean like this? :slight_smile:

I already have a second one for our man in Amsterdam (not djozz). But this time i am going to take the most powerful one. When modding the Thrunite Catapult he got the better one.

Greetings

Kenjii

Does the head twist or slide?

Great work, I always like seeing the red threw aspheric’s.

I absolutely love the look of that light in shorty mode. Next time use the FET driver in it.

Twist. And very smooth, too.

Hi Kenjii, I did a similar mod on the Uniquefire UF-1406 (here) and I am curious about how they compare. Are you able to measure the output (in lumens) of the modded Jax at zoom-in and zoom-out?

Vinh is now modding this bad boy with an array of different LED’s

Hy,

no unfortuantly i can´t measure lumens. Never did ceiling bounce, too. I am only interested in Lux/candles :slight_smile:

Yes, i saw the Z1vn but i don´t think they will be comparable to mine as Vinh uses a single cell driver, so it will be almost impossible to reach stable high currents. MT-G2 and SBT-70 are nice but i think they might produce too much heat for this host.

Greetings

Kenjii

Hy,

the second Z1 for our man in Amsterdam is finished. Both lights perform almost identically. Measured 225-228 KLux/Kcd.

Greetings

Kenjii

Beamshot slightly overexposed due to foggy weather :wink: