C12 with 2 x XP-G2

Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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I had some aluminum stars from FT that hold two XPG LEDs. They've been sitting around for a while so I thought I'd give them a try. I had a C12 that accepted the 20mm star, so I was good to go.

The stars aren't the best of quality, and I went through a few tying to to reflow the two XP-G2s. A Qlite wired in parallel to provide 1.5A per emitter.

So far so good. Everything is tested and works.

All I have to do is position the reflector and tighten down the bezel and lens.

OK. Let's give these twins some gas!

I definitely call this a fail!

A big black hole in the center and overlapping rings.

If anyone was thinking of trying a build using these FT 2x XPG stars...don't.

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I might try that with a red xpe and a white xpg2 and see how it behaves with only one led on at a time.

3

Good idea.

4

if you clear coat (stipple) the reflector most of the donut hole should go away :slight_smile:

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I don’t think stippling will do anything for the void. Basically, two emitters are not necessarily better than one. I just had to prove it to myself. This build is going to be dismantled.

6

It might work with the TIR lenses with ridges that spread the beam laterally, often in bike lights.

7

It will be just as bad, only in a very large reflector you can get away with a led so far off-center, or heavy orange-peel.

8

What distance was the wall away. I’d like to see a shot at 50 meters. :slight_smile:

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It doesn’t matter. The black hole just gets bigger.

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Thanks for testing! I was thinking about this twin led star, and about if you could have 2 different leds with 2 different drivers. So you could combine a flood and throw in one flashlight.
But that doesn’t seem like a good idea then.