Measured at the tail, my X7 driver pulls 4.59A from 3 x 18650 cells, so the emitter probably sees around 4A. Id like more throw so Im thinking about swapping the SST-50 for a dedomed XPG2 or XML2 on sinkpad. 4A would be pushing it for the XPG2 and Im not sure it would survive. The TN31 MB puts out a beam like a laser on dedomed XPG2 and Id like to have something similar. I have no idea how the X7 reflector would focus an XPG2/dedomed.
Theoretical:
XPG2 - 925 lumens before dedoming. After?… Im not sure. Maybe 600?
XML2 - 1390 lumens
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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