Anyone have one? I know XP-E emitters throw further, but XP-Gs put out more light.
This one looks as if it could throw - http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.33782, but http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.35075 is cheaper, and I have a spare P60 SMO reflector. Bad reviews of it burning out though - maybe if I 'tin foiled' the drop in, it would be okay. Any other suggestions for a budget XP-G thrower?
The first one's reflector ought to offer more throw but I'm not convinced the reflector has changed at all since Luxeon 3 days so it may not offer all that much throw. A P60 reflector swap is straightforward and worth a try. I have a few R5 dropins with OP reflectors so will try swapping in a smooth one to see what happens.
Well, I tried but the threads on the reflector are different and it wouldn't even centre the LED properly.
Something like an HS-802 with an LED swap would probably do better but they are a huge pain to take apart.
It was cloudy one night and I decided to play with my MXDL SA-28 and X2000. These lights both hit the clouds. I could see the square emitter illuminating the clouds
LOL. I'm not making it up! I was shining my green laser pointer and it hit the clouds too. I'll take a picture next time when it's cloudy to make you believers.