XM-L with 25mm BHK Plastic Reflector

I have been happy with the results of this reflector. Nice tight and uniform beam when the base o the reflector is flush with the LED star. The beams of the P60 aluminum reflectors I’ve tried (from DX and LightMalls…seem about the same) are a lot wider if the reflector is touching the star. If raise about 0.5 mm the beam is a little tighter, but still not as good as the RX10.

The question is what other reflectors that are approximately this size range make the tightest beams on the XM-L (and preferably are fully focused when the base of the reflector sits on the star but doesn’t have to be raised, which is hard to do in the particular housing I work with.)?

Welcome to the forum! Im very interested in your RX10 beam pattern results. Can you please post a few beam shots?

FlashPilot: The beam pattern is very similar to the Ultrafire TH-T60 beam, but I’ll see if I can arrange a comparison photo.

I’ve been happy with the results, but I found this reflector by chance (and have tried others that don’t work well).

I would like to know what XM-L reflector produces the BEST beam quality, or if somebody could explain the method for finding it.

Any information that you can share on specific XM-L reflectors, links to website selling reflectors, or explain the methodology by which you select a reflector for an LED (the XML in this case)…is very much appreciated. :slight_smile:

agator007, Id suggest checking out the beam shot thread over on the MTBR forum. Those guys love small reflectors and optics. Sorry I don’t have the link handy right now…

Id still love to see a few beam shots if its not to much trouble.

Thanks for the suggestion, I haven’t tried that one yet.

Ironically I got into this hobby partly from building custom mountain bike lights.

Im seriously considering using 4 of these reflectors for a mod host in this thread. After checking out several TH-T60 beam shots, it seems to be a great reflector for the size. But before I move forward, Id just like to confer with your again about your impressions of the RX10, and that it truly mimics the beam pattern of the TH-T60.

With XML, are there any rings or imperfections in the beam?

How is the transition from flood beam to hotspot… tight like the TH-T60?

Anything else you can add?

If its not a great match, I dont mind continuing my search for something else.

On another note, how is your reflector search going?