EagleTac MX30L3-C LED mod help - what should I try first?

Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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Today, I started disassembling the EagleTac MX30L3-C 6*XP-G2. I encountered such a weird setup, I’m asking for advice before I jump in and ruin an expensive flashlight.

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- I got as far as removing the reflector/LED assembly.
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First, unscrew the bezel. The wires connecting the reflector/LED assembly to the driver are twisted, so gently unscrew the assembly, pull it out, then untangle the wires.

- Here’s a closeup of the 6 reflectors covering the 6 XP-G2s. I didn’t try very hard with wires dangling, but the reflectors don’t seem to unscrew.
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- The LEDs must be inside the black disc shaped part of the assembly. How do I get to them?
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- While I have this disassembled, here’s a look at the electronics board underneath the assembly. Using my multimeter’s continuity test, I’ve determined that the main red wire splits into 3 parallel circuits, each with 2 LEDs in serial - 3P2S. That would mean the driver is sending out 6 volts to the 3 parallel circuits, and each XP-G2 LED in serial is receiving 3 volts.
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- Here’s the best shot of the driver side I could get.
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The only safe first move I can think of is to desolder the main red and black wires from the reflector/LED assembly, so I can work without dangling wires. Any suggestions for the next move after that?

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The Eagletac drivers are super efficient so I personally wouldn’t change the driver. What is it about the light that you do not like? Answering that will help you figure out what you want to do with the light.

I modded my M30LC2C with SST20 high CRI LEDs. Now I have a creamy white super high CRI thrower at the expense of overall output.

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It would seem he's having difficulty removing the LEDs. Sounds like he wants to swap them. Did you have trouble removing your reflectors?

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On mine, the reflectors unscrewed. Maybe they used loctite and it may require additional force or heat. They were harder to dislodge the first time, but afterwards was quite easy.

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Thanks. I’ll try that first. The plan was to mod the LEDs only, change the XP-G2s to 2700K 95CRI SST-20, because I ordered a bunch of bare LEDs from Convoy.

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I figured it out. The reflectors are tightly screwed down, but not glued. I used some grippy rubber gloves to unscrew two of the reflectors. The rest of this mod will be pretty straight forward, though tedious due to modding and testing 6 MCPCBs.

Thanks to Pavlo for providing the clue that the M30LC2C reflectors unscrewed. That led to this M30LC2C mod post, specifically this pic, which clued me in on how EagleTac might have assembled the 6 reflectors.

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Excelent, glad it worked out.