XINTD C8 V5 XP-G2 S2 & XM-L2 U2

Are you sure?

AR coated lens, direct thermal path MCPCB reflowed on the pill, pill screws into the reflector, genuine LEDs, forward clicky, non-whining 7135 driver, etc, lots of good stuff. Maybe a non-C8 (original build) body should be chosen as it kind of drags the light down when is called and looking C8.

I think this is the best stock budget flashlight I’ve ever seen.

My thoughts exactly :slight_smile:

what will RMM do with them? :wink:

I am sure it wasn’t the time I was writing this.

2x18350, zener qlite & MT-G2???

Nice. Hank and his team really know how to build flashlights! Now the only thing that it lack of is being driven real hard! I think even those branded flashlights are not implementing this MCPCB board soldered directly on the pill yet.

If I want to use gasoline to dedome the LED I have to soak the whole pill into the gasoline now :open_mouth: , and the disadvantage is if I want to swap the LED I have to use flame to heat the whole pill assembly!

Yes, but I think the point is, he’s building a flashlight “perfect” the first time, so you shouldn’t ever have to change the LED!

I’ve been buying the XinTD’s since V2, and they are just plain the best bang for buck available. You don’t have to mess with ’em!

a dedomed xpg2 that will hit the 200kcd mark

What would be a good way of reflowing the star to the pill?
Butane torch?
Soldering iron or frying pan will hardly give enough heat. And oven is not an option…
I got a XintD host here and an XP-G2 on noctigon. I never thought matching them but I wouldn’t worry about heat @3A anymore when they are soldered.

True and I do see your point. My concern is if I want to dedome the LED and for some reason the LED messed up and I need to replace it with a new one, I have to use something like a butane torch to do it by then. I wonder what method do they use to solder the Noctigon on the pill considering they need to do it fast (production) and good finishing.

I'm not sure what method they ended up using, although I did talk with them a few times along the way as they were preparing for this changeover. The obvious difficulty is in getting the LED centered.

The bare host (XinTD MTN) will still be available for those who want to build their own or modify without having to break out the blowtorch!

When I get my first copies I am planning on building two identical lights up at around 5.0A, one with the soldered MCPCB another with my typical Arctic Silver job held down tight by the reflector. I will then measure what kind of gains the directly bonded MCPCB offers by comparing the amount of lumens lost due to heat sag.

Looking forward to your results. That way I know which one to buy from you! Lol. You can never have too many hot rod C8’s.

Well current is deceiving check this thread check this C8 comparison. https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/19982

The XP-G2 driven with 100% more than is should so that is hard driven (3A).

Well I overlook that one, I was keep thinking that it must be an XM-L2 inside lol. I can imagine that with the XP-G2 version by simply dedoming the LED it may gives around 100kcd if not more.

As for the XM-L2 version 3A is just “within spec”. :stuck_out_tongue:

CRAP there goes $30.

Yeah, it’s a beaut!

I like how the reflector screws in the pill, making the whole thing a heatsink.

I have a 2 mode V3 XM-L U3 I'm extremely happy with. As much as I'm tempted to get a V5 XM-L2 U2, I think I'll hold off for a while until someone reviews it.

Yeah :)

Link wasn't good before. https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/19982