As far as I know they use XP-E LEDs…. If the brightness is very much the same, they’re probably using the highest binned XP-Es - P2 / P3.
Did anybody maybe measure amps at the tail for the red / green models?
As far as I know they use XP-E LEDs…. If the brightness is very much the same, they’re probably using the highest binned XP-Es - P2 / P3.
Did anybody maybe measure amps at the tail for the red / green models?
I just got my B158 and I love it after putting in a MTN-17DDm driver and dedomed XP-G2 S4 2B. I am interested in doing a green led pill. I didn’t order the green version, but I have an extra pill to play with. Does anyone have an led/driver recommendation for a green setup? Alternatively, does anyone know where I could buy the stock green pill only? Thanks
You’d probably want to use a Qlite driver or something that uses 7135’s, If I remember correctly the best driver current for a green XP-E2 is somewhere in the 2-2.4amp range (on a DTP mcpcb). If you’re stateside I think I have a green XP-E2 just sitting around I could send you for cheap, but no Noctigon to go with it.
Rufusbduck, this is my setup: bare driver LD-2 soldered to XPG2 LED and 30Q all measured without host using my DMM leads -10A 1KV CAT III- directly (they looking pretty thick to me) Why so low Amps ?
http://postimg.org/image/hnq7477tb/
Here is a few pictures of different leds in the B158 and a couple of ring ins as I had them on me at the time. Distance to the dog house is 150 meters. Light conditions were poor with a full moon.
Firstly my C83 to show the scene.
Stock light.
XPL HI stock driver.
XPE2 Torch led 2.1 amp driver.
XPE2 Red stock driver.
XPE2 Red/Orange stock driver.
BLF D80.
ZYT08 Aluminium reflector XPL HI BLF TK DD driver.
Nice, great beamshots! Question has buying a flashlight ever caused you to sleep there?
Maybe.
XP-L Hi seems to make a fair difference!
Thanks for the clear beamshots, Steve. Actually I like the C83 best :bigsmile: , but I do not know what flashlight that is??
with a samsung 25r
Got around 60kcd stock
130 kcd with xpl-hi + removed driver
150 kcd with xpl-hi + removed driver + spring bypass
Cheers. The old XR-E @ 2.1A is fun in this light. Very narrow beam and long throw.
When you get sent to the dog house the missus ain’t foolin’ around.
I dont know many women folk that fool around RBD. Unfortunately I'm about 5 times bigger than the dog house and with the sacked assistants trying to get in there isn't a lot of room.
I'm sure you remember the C83 djozz as you were the second person to comment. It still brings a smile to my dial on high.
Link to C83,
Holy crap that’s awesome.
Could I put this reverse clicky switch into the B158?
If not, which one?
I haven’t received the light but from what I understand it comes with a forward switch. But I’d love a reverse switch.
Does anybody know how/where to obtain XP-E2 size centering rings for the spare pills? All the spare pills I got are sized for XML size emitters, but I wanted to build them with XP-Es. I think I need the white and the black pieces.
I emailed Brinyte, but haven’t gotten a response yet.
XPE is the same as XPG, Nichia 219.
Edit - Hoop can cut you something custom if you need it but an aspheric lens doesn’t need a centering disc if the mcpcb is the right size. Just black out everything that shows.
Yep - I gotcha on the sizes.
The pill has a 19mm opening, my Noctigon MCPCB is 16 mm. I don’t have a way to accurately turn down a 20 mm MCPCB to 19 mm.
My plan is/was to use Arctic Alumina on the MPCPCB and tighten down the factory centering ring. My red light came with the centering ring appropriately sized for the XP-E led. My extra pills came with XML size centering rings that are way to big for XPE/XPG/Nichia 219 builds I planned.
I was hoping someone had a lead on factory parts b/c Gearbest and Fasttech do not have them.
I should add that I just received an email from Brinyte. It was actually their second attempt as the first email went to my junk folder.
I’d have to double check, but I’m pretty sure I used the Convoy XP-sized centering rings (for say a C8 or L2) when using an XP-L or XP-G in my B158 builds
You can get them from Mtn here, or directly from Simon (Convoy) on AliExpress