How things go on with Jaxman E2L hosts?

[MRsDNF]

Thanks for the detailed info djozz. lt should be a good help to us others here.

[jaxman]

@djozz

I have build up an E2L from host to flashlight tonight. My conclusion is that the E2L host is nice but not perfect. Miles easier than converting an S2+ in a triple though.

What I found that needs special attention from the builder (and could be improved by Jaxman) :
1)the ledboard needs a generous bevelled edge on the underside to make it sit flat on the shelf (I used a small diamond file). This is because the ledboard is exact the size of the head opening while the side of the shelf is bevelled a tiny bit. Once you succesfully have done that, ledboard and shelf mate quite perfectly. (btw, Jaxman left a brief note in the box trying to explain this but the note is not really clear)
2)the holes for the optic in the MCPCB are too narrow. You will get the legs of the optic in eventually but it is a royal pain to get there, I even used gentle whacking with a punch and hammer one by one on top of the legs to get the optic fully down (and thus leds in focus). This is a serious opportunity to damage the optic and if you are a bit more clumsy: the leds. When building up the second host I will ream the holes a bit before reflowing the leds, so that the optic will go in easily.

The rest of the build went smooth. I used Nichia 219C 4000K R9050 leds (from Rey), a Banggood bistro driver (with fix), and made a lighted tailcap. Because of the low Vf of the 219C I made no spring bypasses and the ledwires were thin (24 AWG?). The output on highest setting (30Q battery not completely full) I measured at 1930 lumen at switch-on and 1660 lumen at 30 seconds.

hi djozz,thanks for your topic on building E2L. I want say below:

Now the on sale E2L is the 1st version, so there maybe some little problem. As the points you have metioned,I give my answer for dear all.

1,the MCPCB is hard to be put into. We have recognize this, and next batch we will enlarge the place to fit the MCPCB.
2,as the holes of MCPCB, we designed the MCPCB holes according the lens strictly, we need a solid fixation, so we never want change it. We found we can assembel it very well. You can try more times and find a good solution on assembling the Lens on the MCPCB. I think since our workers can do, then deal all must can do it too, ever more better.
3,Other lamps including the Nichia 219 series will be availble in future. Becase we have inquired Nichia Company, they have not 6000k Ra=9050 led. Now only 4000K.

Thanks for your great work.

[Ozythemandias]

[quote=jaxman]

@djozz

3,Other lamps including the Nichia 219 series will be availble in future. Becase we have inquired Nichia Company, they have not 6000k Ra=9050 led. Now only 4000K.

Thanks for your great work.

4000k is excellent!

[teacher]

@jaxman

hi djozz,thanks for your topic on building E2L. I want say below:

Now the on sale E2L is the 1st version, so there maybe some little problem. As the points you have metioned,I give my answer for dear all.

1,the MCPCB is hard to be put into. We have recognize this, and next batch we will enlarge the place to fit the MCPCB.
2,as the holes of MCPCB, we designed the MCPCB holes according the lens strictly, we need a solid fixation, so we never want change it. We found we can assembel it very well. You can try more times and find a good solution on assembling the Lens on the MCPCB. I think since our workers can do, then deal all must can do it too, ever more better.
3,Other lamps including the Nichia 219 series will be availble in future. Becase we have inquired Nichia Company, they have not 6000k Ra=9050 led. Now only 4000K.

Thanks for your great work.

:+1: … Well said.

[hank]

Banggood bistro driver (with fix)

where’s that explained?
Great summary, thank you.
Guidance on making the lighted tailcap would be good to point to; good to know these lights can definitely support that.

[gchart]

I can’t wait to see this beauty in black. Glad to hear that’s on production!

@hank

where’s that explained?

What did you mod today?

Today I fixed a BLF-X5/X6 driver from dropping out of turbo. In another thread I asked how to fix the BLF-X5/X6 driver from dropping out of turbo in a hight drain triple and I was lucky to get an answer from DEL , it may have been mentioned elswhere on BLF but I had not read it before : I had problems with the BLF-X6 driver in triples, but all BLF-A6 drivers thusfar worked fine. Is there a way to 'fix' existing BLF-X6 drivers from Banggood by adding or swapping components? (I can …

[TheOnlyDocc]

I hope that i can get a Host on Aliexpress soon because ordering from MTN is not a real solution for people from the EU (15$ shipping). I was planning to mod a S2+ with 219c´s that i have already here but the EL2 looks much nicer.

[djozz]

@TheOnlyDocc

I hope that i can get a Host on Aliexpress soon because ordering from MTN is not a real solution for people from the EU (15$ shipping). I was planning to mod a S2+ with 219c´s that i have already here but the EL2 looks much nicer.

I have one grey host leftover and would like to wait for the black host to appear, I could get it to you for cost price if you like. Shipping should be 2.5 euro.

[Jerommel]

…If theOnlyDocc doesn’t want it, i would like to buy the host from you, Djozz.
I actually prefer grey.

By the way, it’s very nice how the bezel doesn’t shroud the optics at all. :+1:

[TheOnlyDocc]

@djozz
Thats sounds nice and i would prefer the grey host! How much is the Host? I can not find a Host only price.

[Serp]

@freeme

Just make it in black for next batch.

may be TAN

[djozz]

@TheOnlyDocc

@djozz
Thats sounds nice and i would prefer the grey host! How much is the Host? I can not find a Host only price.

I payed 35.38 euro for two hosts, divided by 2 and 2.5 shipping added is almost exact €20. I will get you my PP via PM (or you may have it somewhere because of Clemence’s leds).

[jaxman]

[quote=Ozythemandias]

@jaxman

@djozz

3,Other lamps including the Nichia 219 series will be availble in future. Becase we have inquired Nichia Company, they have not 6000k Ra=9050 led. Now only 4000K.

Thanks for your great work.

4000k is excellent!

friend, we like to provide kinds of tints for one model…we would not let buyers have no chice on Tint.So we at least sell 2 kinds for every model Jaxman lights.

[jaxman]

@Serp

@freeme

Just make it in black for next batch.

may be TAN

Black version will be ready in about 30days.We heard that many buyers like black body,so we decide to produce black version.

[TheOnlyDocc]

Nice! And i take it if you can wait till Friday. I checked and i have your PP info from the last LED buy. Can not wait to put the 3*219c´s into this beautifull host.

[zelee]

can’t wait for black version

[djozz]

@TheOnlyDocc

Nice! And i take it if you can wait till Friday. I checked and i have your PP info from the last LED buy. Can not wait to put the 3*219c´s into this beautifull host.

Sure!
(sorry Jerommel, I would have been ok with you having it if TOD did not want it)

[KawiBoy1428]

Mr. Jaxman are they going to be Matte (flat) Black or Glossy (shiny) Black ?

[Jerommel]

@djozz

@TheOnlyDocc

Nice! And i take it if you can wait till Friday. I checked and i have your PP info from the last LED buy. Can not wait to put the 3*219c´s into this beautifull host.

Sure!
(sorry Jerommel, I would have been ok with you having it if TOD did not want it)

(No problem)

[teacher]

My two E2 L host arrived today. Here is my initial report.

• Very well packaged for shipping.
• Everything arrived pristine & in good shape.
• Optics fit perfectly into MCPCB. Very light pressure seats them fully. Not to tight… not to loose, just right.
• MCPCB seems to fit just fine, firmly onto shelf. Although Jaxman noted from the beginning it might need a bit of file work to fit. I’ll check it out closer tomorrow, but if mine does need any “adjustment”…… it will be very, very little.
• It all arrived in 19 days from the time the order was placed.

More tomorrow, with a few pics too.

Thank you Jaxman for a well done host. :+1: