http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=11218 Driver used ..
http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=11399 Empty pill used
I dont know why so much negativity towards XM-L 's driven at lower current ?
So I thought I would build a low current XM-L drop in for my 2nd L2T .
The driver chosen was done so because its 1.4A , and because it can be modified to 3 mode [ More Later ]
The pill was chosen because I havent seen it before , and because it looked to me like it might be the perfect XM-L fit [ which it was ]
I cant say it throws a better beam than the OP reflectors [ very personal ] , but it does a good enough job .
Lets check on some performance figures :
High = 470L - 1.41A
Medium = 148L - 0.44A
Low = 24L - 0.07A
Now those figures are impressive to me , not only for output VS current but also the run time offered .
With a decent high capacity cell , High is good for 2+ hours [ longer due to diminishing Voltage current trend ]
Medium offers around 7 hours ,
And low some 40 hours +
I just cant help but like it , wont be dark for a few hours yet , but I can see liking this drop in very much .
I know some folks just want all the power they can get , even if the emitter suffers massive lag , but so far this one has little if any lag .
I only just completed it : So more after I play with it some in the dark .
The driver mod , you can see the 2 pins here that need to be shorted to each other , a bit of solder should do , and you have a 3 mode driver .