**Outdoor beamshots updated 1/20/2014** Review: RMM's "S3" EDC Flashlight - Triple XP-G2

My resistance broke down in less than a day. Now I have an order for a similar light, but with the 10508 lens for a more traditional beam pattern.

You are welcome for that! :smiley:
I am also thinking to get a 10508 in the next order from Richard.
Richard, is it easy to swap the optics? I haven’t tried to open it.

for mod did the light has another pill ? since the stock pill if for 16mm pcb led.

It's not too bad, although the S3 is a bit harder since you have to work through the battery tube. To remove, start by loosening the bezel then work from the bottom, you will need something long and pointy so that you can grab onto the solder blobs on the edge of the pill. Be extra careful not to hit the 7135s, the added ones will bend or rip off if you put too much force on them. The pill will leave through the lens side, not the body. When you reinstall, thread enough so that the bezel is putting a decent amount of pressure on the whole assembly when tightened. You will need to hold the pill in place while you tighten the bezel. It shouldn't be a problem, but try not to twist the wires more than necessary.

[quote=nofearek9] for mod did the light has another pill ? since the stock pill if for 16mm pcb led. [/quote]

It is the stock pill that has been solder filled then sanded down. The triple MCPCB has another bare triple MCPCB flowed onto it for more thermal mass and to take up some of the extra space.

I noticed the bezel was very tight. Could not screw it off easily.
Actually I just managed to unscrew the bezel off. And I got the optics out easily. It seems not necessary to mess with the pill to swap the optics, right? Just remove the bezel, take out the old optics, and put the new one in. Are you talking about changing the emitters too?
Also I did notice the pill will rotate along with the optics when I tighten the bezel, but not a lot.
Thanks Richard!

lot of work but nice mod.

Any idea when these will be in stock again?

I think I have a few grey hosts (like Sesgum's) that I will be able to use. There are more black hosts on the way that should be here next week. I will probably add some more either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how the builds go. I don't want to get too backed up and have people waiting too long, but it is a long weekend so I should be able to get everything finished.

Oops, I meant to order the 10511 lens, but ordered the 10508 flood lens. That's okay. It'll probably work better for how I mean to use this light.

outdoor beam shots added on 1/20/2014

Thanks for the shots sesgum. They turned out really nice for the comparisons. The tint looks really nice on your new light.

Thanks MRsDNF. I did it in a hurry last night. The tripod/camera turned to be a little too low to show the whole picture.

It looks like it has very broad spill.

Hi ; I was looking at your beam shots of the lights and really like the dry cw de-domed beam. I’m not familiar with that light, could you tell me what it is? Thanks

It is an early form of multi-XML light, high power high output.
Comparable to skyray king, which came a lot more popular after DRY.
If you like DRY, you should be able to get a skyray king and dedome the emitters. The trick is to start with xml2 1A. After dedoming, the tint is neutral white, without yellow or greenish.

I agree that it has a very unique beam pattern different from either reflectors or convex lens. The huge spot is like the flood mode of zoom like, but there are still spill in a even wider range.

Really like it!

That looks like a really cool light, thanks for sharing! I’m going to try to MTG2ify my C12 with led and driver from Richard. Should end up somewhere around 2400 lumens OTF, I’m hopin’. :slight_smile:

I hope the questioner has some knowledge of flashlights and their ‘lingo.’ With only 1 post I’m not sure. If I were to mention a dedomed emitter to some friends they might just shake their heads at me and roll their eyes. I personally don’t have a clue what it is, but I’ve seen it used often. I think it has something to do with Yosemite.

Although a new poster I have been following the forum’s for some time and I just became a member. I have to admit some of the lingo can get confusing. There is a lot of knowledge in this forum and I hope to learn a lot. I am familiar with de-domed emitters, and I am amazed at what can be done by the members of this forum.

It's nice. Unlike some throwers, it has enough spill that it should still be useful for walking without needing another light to illuminate the few feet in front of you. I should get mine this week.