It’s an XM-L T6, and the throw is good to be honest, now, with some research and question asking, I’ve been told the XR-E Q5 is the best for ‘throw’, which is what I’m after, so I was wondering if I can swap this:
For the original XM-L without any driver mods, if not, can you advise as to which driver circuit board etc I’ll need please?
To tell the truth, I’ve caused a lot of damage, deep scratches/gouges the the emitter in the YEZL clone by trying to remove it….it’s as though it’s glued. So any help would be appreciated.
It's better to just buy a new light that already has an XRE inside. A complete light will cost you about the same as a new XRE and driver by themselves.
Before you buy anything else, you should completely disassemble your light engine and find out the diameter of the driver and also the diameter of the LED star.
The driver I linked has a 17mm diameter. 17mm is a common size and fits most lights, but there are exceptions. The best way to know is to look at your light and measure.
If the stock driver is 20mm, there's a 20mm version of the AK-47 here:
I’d like to disassamble it, but it simply won’t come apart, the driver/emitter won’t unscrew, I’ve caused damage to the aluminium thing with the 2 holes either side, needle nose pliers and all my strength didn’t budge it, then the pliers slipped. That’s why I was wondering if I could simply de-solder the XM-L and then solder the XR-E onto the existing driver!
If I were in your shoes, I’d just keep it the way it is. Its a good FTT that holds 26650 for long run time. The throw might not be anything to brag about, but the flood is pretty bright, and very useful. If you want a fancy thrower, buy a SmallSun C10 for $14, and take the hit on the XRE that you already ordered.
C10 is a fun “novelty” flashlight. I consider it a novelty flashlight because its a fun thrower that throws amazingly far, but not very useful for practical purposes, in my opinion.
Voltage is fine but the question would be amperage .How many amps is the driver in the light right now . running a xre at more than about 1.7 amps is probably pushing it pretty hard . If you only run it on high for a short durations on high or if you use lame 18650's or 3 AAA's it will probably work ok . do you have a meter ?