I got this light a few years back. And while I was REALLY impressed with the output when I first got it, it’s ~200 lumens just seems a little weak in this day and age. As far as I know, it uses an XR-E. Has anyone tried simply dropping a different emitter in one of these lights? I imagine an XM-L wouldn’t be possible without a driver upgrade. But how about an XP-G2? Might that be a good drop-in upgrade to give this light some extra brightness?
Not sure if anyone has successfully upgraded the emitter. If it is an early one they were direct drive with a resistor Though I think the later ones did have some electronics (though I might be wrong did not keep up with what happened with these) I reckon you could change the emitter and get a driver and change the batt config but how would you get rid of the heat.
The problem is that the led is mounted on a pillar and LL juggled voltage sag with alkis against heat and the mount. Together with matching the optics really not worth the trouble. Try comparing it to other 4xAA lights in use, don’t just go with numbers on a box, to see the real difference with your eyes. My T7 still holds up quite well against my EA4w.
My stock T7 doesn’t hold up very well to other lights. Kinda disappointing considering the price. Wish I could upgrade someday. My T5 on the other hand is magnifico!
My P7 holds up well against my Sipik sk68, but that’s all. Anything else, it’s blown out of the water.
Marc.
I’d have thought an XP-E2 would be a logical swap?
Latest Led Lensers use XM-L’s though.
No idea on how the P14 compares but I’ve been hugely impressed with my POP lite T33. It’s an XP-E and claimed 220 lumens but matches up well against lights with far higher outputs.
Do you use alkaline or NiMh batteries?
Eneloops. To be honest you can’t expect much difference, the sk68 is drawing 2A. Which puts it about the same brightness as the P7.
Marc.