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8 amps =“POOF” :bigsmile:

I messured this Setup and the xp-l hi gets around 7,2 amps. So I think it works.

Robert

Where did you get these Super HI’s at? XP-L Hi, and would-be-XP-L featuring in recent SRK-clones, two emitter tests

I was gonna say that - freeme is basically our connection to the retailers on this, definitely BG at least. I looked at the DM (DealsMachine) deal, and for the basic model, for me w/shipping it's about $63, but that's with regular or expedited shipping, not bad price, but more than GB's cheapest deal. Not sure if DM has an affiliation with GB or BG...

EveryBuying.net (EB?) also has it, for $65 for Basic model, but pretty sure EB has a direct affiliation w/GB.

Shame though you won't get max throw with a XP-L HI. A dedomed XP-L will always beat it.

Both claimed that they are not affiliated but it is up to us to believe their words. It doesn't really matter to me as long as I received what I ordered.

do protected cells fit if you remove the aluminum ring under the driver?

Palight claimed that raw material price has increased since Dec, and they have no choice but to increase BOSS1 and shipping price . Group buy will only resume after Chinese New Year.

New 2016 MT-G2 2600lm 2x26650 stepless flashlight (no price).

Bummer on the increased price.

That thing looks like a jumbo ZY-T08

+2 . What are those connections on that light? Probably 63 mm head diam? 170 mm long?

Charging port, three LED power indicator and a mini warm white LED near the right edge.

62mm head, 170mm length and 650g (incl. batteries). Unfortunately, no OP reflector again.


Looks nice, but modding possibilities are limited I guess.

Looks rather interesting. Might be able to run on high for quite a while with the extra mass. But is that a switch at the tail cap? I hope not

With all the poor market activity and the shutting down of the market almost daily, I would imagine there's enough turmoil and fear right now, that prices would go crazy, so not too surprising. I am looking to see all the prices go up, after their new year.

Well it would be very bad for their econody cause noone can affort to rise prices with those insane low levels of rthe oil and the spendy dollar- yet their own currency devalves regulary compared to USD just to keep the price levels intact- so there is no reason for that- spoken globaly ofc
Yet , 2-3-5$ bigger price wont chill our modding needs anyway :bigsmile:

there will always be some problems. Are there any new updates on the modding of this monster?

No, sorry. The further mods I'm planning weren't probably gonna result in much increase in throw. If I could get a reliable 5+ amps out of a XP-G2, that would be great but all the ones I've reflowed/tested are much lower w/domes or de-domed - didn't matter. Still, I'm pretty pleased with the results of a de-domed XP-L from FastTech, no less... FT is certainly not known to be a reliable source for LED's.

If I had lots of time (I would need it) I'd try a 2S2P cell setup and go with a buck driver I could get 5-6A out of with a de-domed XP-G2.

The other path that Dale, O-L, and others would take is a big emitter and do the 2S2P cell mod. Probably no one could do any better than those two, and O-L has a BOSS1 on the way. Not sure if Dale decided on it yet.

As freeme said earlier, they gave us a big canvas to paint on with this host. It's not a beauty, but sets the bar high for reflector width and cell capacity in a budget level cost. It seems like GearBest is our best option for now, if you can get one of the remaining pieces as O-L mentioned.

I might order one, but after spending $250 on the SS/Cu and alum X6/X5 sets plus a few other buys as of late, I'm a bit tapped out for this month... or two Smile.

I hear ya!!! GB’d out!! XP-G2 performance blues too!!!But I got a TM36 that I’m hesitant to mess with, because it’s just too beautiful, I absolutely love the big beam that throws as far as my modded Couruis’ and lights almost twice the area up? :wink: Beside I can’t see 900Kcd away any how? :bigsmile:

which buck driver do you have in mind?

Tom, I believe I have a couple of older XP-G2 in 1A tint if you’d like to try those, might get the power level up… don’t know if the output would be any more. Seems I’ve seen some 1100 lumens before from one.

I was hanging in there waiting on the group buy, almost got one from GearBest but went the opposite direction and have a tiny little MecArmy PT16 on the way. :slight_smile:

For buck, probably Richard's - think it's compact enough to fit - didn't measure it out though, but there are options - lots of space - could even cut out a hole in that huge plate if more space is needed.

That PT16 is pretty nice - looked at it... No time right now though for the BOSS1 - other things goin on. Wish I could get some time off from work, but we are under a lot of pressure.