Jaxman Z1 Discussion

Will that location be real obvious when I look at the driver?

The only input I can give is driver design differences. Without tearing it down I do remember he swapped the coil to small fine wire wrapped sealed type versus coilcraft (4s). The FX uses a huge coil (coilcraft type clone) 1R0 111 TB9. I’m looking at the 111 as a ratio. The 4s mtn I recall a very large R050 installed. Sorry I can’t be of help. I don’t know.

I took a picture for you where you can see the stacked resistors. There are one R150 and one R160 side by side, the R150 has my added R100 sitting on top

Thank you for the picture…and lol at “Gyro Gearloose”

I’m ordering a MTN Max buck driver (2.5A) to run an XHP-35 hi in this light, but I’m torn on which driver program to order.
The guppydrv is what the cats meow, but it doesn’t come with low voltage protection, not that I ever run my cells down too far, but with 4S unprotected it might be wise.
That leaves me with MTN standard moon, low, med, hi, or custom, not sure which way to go. I don’t really think moon is that applicable to this light though.
With guppydrv, I can set the turbo timer myself, but with the MTN standard, I’ll have to preselect, which is another dilemma since I have no idea how this light handles the heat.

Any thoughts?

Custom, pick your own levels, 60 second Turbo timer (for safety) you can alway’s kick it back up and the LVP. :+1:

Not having any real experience with zooming lights, I’m not really sure what mode settings are best for a light like this, and which ones are rarely used. Obviously, it doesn’t function, or is designed to perform like a standard reflector flashlight, so I’d like to get the custom modes
just right.

Something else to think about… :person_facepalming:

CUSTOM: Choose your own modes (please put desired modes in checkout comments)

1 to 6 modes
Ascending or descending mode order :person_facepalming:

Memory: (n/a for guppydrv)

​Yes: remembers last mode.
No: always starts in first mode :person_facepalming:

:smiley:

On the XHP35 @ 2.5amp - 2000lumen there about, base your choices on what levels you would want for your use? Indoor/outdoors? My big lights I don’t need a going to the out house to pee level and would mostly be used outdoors in cooler weather, and I carry a smaller light for navigating at night, so I keep the levels towards my intended usage, XHP35 I like 25% (500lumen low) 50% 75% 100% the XHP70’s 5000+ lumen 10(500lumen low) 30%70%100 I like having the memory for outdoor spot/search/hunting lights so I can keep it at the Turbo level for scanning on/off, while on stand or in my hide,usually over an open field or in light to heavy woods to brush I can use the lower level for on/off scanning. But this works for me, it is what I like, from my experience’s in the field! :wink:

Every light I build gets guppydrv v2 no matter what. I almost have all of the modes memorized now haha!

I’m a little OCD about keeping my lights charged. I literally have to use my charger to cycle them every now and then because they never go bellow 50%.

I think it depends on what you’re going to use it for. If was going to use a light for a camping weekend, where I may need to use the light until it dies… then I’d definitely pick one with low voltage protection.

Yes. That’s what I mean. It’s not really a light meant for taking the dog for a stroll in the park, so I didn’t really think the lower modes would get a lot of use, just modes to skip past.

Why isn’t it a stroll-in-the-park light? The zoom feature allows a beam pattern for what you wish it to be. Wide angle flood for a walk, zoomed in hot spot for a shot at game or searching for the dogs lost ball under the brush.

Moon is nice with the wide angle, for a great many purposes. Not so much the zoom tight beam which is where Turbo comes in.

Leave yourself options. Then you can explore how the light works and set it up accordingly.

Now I’m getting really confused, but you’re right, since I’ve never really used a zoomie, I should keep all my options open. These drivers aren’t cheap, so I better choose wisely.

Wide open, the zoomie is great for working inside the computer or under the dash of the car, it has no hot spot and spreads light evenly from up close, great in a low mode and close up work. Zoomed in, the beam is very narrow, with virtually no spill, so it can be used to see a specific range like the walking trail in front of you without illuminating the sides or causing distraction by lighting up the whole room while raiding the fridge. :wink:

Thanks for the link and the follow-up photo.

I should clarify, the zoomed in beam is so tight it won’t help much on a walking trail, with no spill you’ll only see about a grapefuit sized spot on the ground in front of you. But it can easily be zoomed wider at will, to fill the area you want to illuminate. Be that a meter wide or 20 M wide. You’ll find it to be quite useful in a lot of different scenario’s, full zoom probably least of all with it’s very specific hot spot, which will in virtually all cases be square. (mine is the only emitter I am aware of with a round die face, so it makes a round beam in the aspheric, this is the SBT-70, one of the primary reasons I like it so much)

I’ll just keep this short & sweet. Personally ‘emarkd’ I did not read anything in your post that was out of line. You simply told your experience and what you did to fix it. :question: That is all I remember reading. It was what it was. You seem to have gotten one with a pill that needed a bit more work than mine or some others… just like Jaxman does when he builds his lights…

The wire holes in one of mine were not exactly opposite each other, but still the pill was completely usable.
I think as long as we realize that we are/were getting the same hosts Jaxman gets, and that once in a blue moon a component may not be exactly perfect; all will/would be well. I feel positive that in the extremely rare event that something was so out of whack as to be unusable Paul would take care of that.

Anyway, I think possibly we may have gotten some “bad Intel” from a former member as to the amount of feedback that Jaxman actually wanted about these Z1 hosts. He was simply going to supply us with the same hosts he uses and deals with on a daily basis as they assemble them. We as ‘modders’ would be expected to do the same as they do; correct any slight discrepancy. Just as you did and reported on. :+1:

I did not read anywhere where you criticized him or the way he runs his business. I thought what you said was very helpful & insightful.

Oh yeah, I think your Z1 with the MT-G2 is great!! :+1:

In fact, in this thread I have not seen one thing that would or could even be considered divisive in any way. I personally think some things were said in a couple of other threads that were totally uncalled for, but I don’t recall they were said by anyone that has posted in this thread.

And I agree with what someone said about not sweeping anything under the rug, we should not. But as far as I am concerned this is a proven light and host. If there is anything that needs “tweaking” during assembly that would benefit others by posting it… by all means do so. And if we ever do get the chance at getting a GB going in the future, I hope we make the best of it. :wink:

But as far as I am concerned when jaxman explains to us how they do it assembling the lights, that is good enough. It is uncalled for that anyone question how they do it or dismiss their process in any way…. as was done in spades on a couple of other threads. Those persons should design their own light, start producing them, and do it however they wish…… instead of criticizing another man’s process.

Anyway, here is to a Bright Future……… :+1:

Agree…and it was necessary to make ALL OF US aware of the issue. That is how we learn. I learned from it! …and I want an MT-G2 version if the host GB proceeds. Like It!

Ha yeah, well put teacher and leroycp.
And man oh man what cool led that MTG2 is for this light.