Driver upgrades

Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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Hey guys,

I am want to give modding some of my torches a go, but am getting a little overwhelmed by all the options out there.

I think that I have found some 16mm led's I want to use in xm-l and xr-e, but what drivers do I want to do. Ideally I would like to drive the xr-e pretty hard 1.2-1.5amp and the xm-l pretty softly 1.5amp. I think from what I can measure I want 16mm drivers as well. I want to use in a single cell torch so a 4.2v on it is all I would need.

I have another torch that I would like to try playing around with, but it would need a 14mm pill and 12 mm driver, do they exist?

II'z

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They do make small drivers and emitter stars... smaller stars aren't too hard to find (check DX, etc), but the smaller drivers are pretty rare.

--Bushytails

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Al-tho i don't have much to add, I found this page very useful in knowing what led can handle how much amperage on average.

http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/p/which-led_21.html

Also looking at the link above are the Q3 and Q5 XR-E emitters? Is there a more complete listing thats better than the one i linked above?

I know i have several drop-ins that are only seeing 65% of the amperage they could take, So the 101- AK in 1400mAh would be a big boost for many of them.

BTW, What is the normal emitter board size and driver pcb size for a standard P60 drop-in?

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Thanks for the info, I gotta save that for quick reference when ordering. Luckily im building up a decent reflector collection with 3 spares now and with 3 new MF XM-L T6 drop-ins coming they will be replacing lessor drop-in's so that will further extend my parts stash.

Ive noticed no reflector is ever the same, So just dropping one on its as simple as it sounds.