P7 driver for p60 drop-in

Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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Hi everyone! I've been lurking for some time and finally got regiestred at this great forum!

I'm lookin for a 2A or 2,5A driver for a P60 drop-in, because stock is only pulling around 1A from a fresh cell. Any recomendations? Multimode is welcome. I think that with some additional heat sinking it will work in my L2.

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Welcome

KD have a cpl I have no idea how good they are. Here is a link to one http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=9906

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That looks perfect! Even 1.8A will make p7 happy. But if anyone knows a prooven solution - please post it!

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I'd ask over at Jayki.com. Old4570 there has built several P7 dropins so will have recommendations for a driver - preferably one that'll push the 2.8A the LED is specified for. If it does, it'll likely be taking 3 or more amps from the cells.

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Thanks for the tip Don!

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A lot of people like this driver from ShiningBeam

http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/the-132/3-dsh-Mode-Regulated-Circuit-Board/Detail

I have a P60 on the way with an MC-E and if its driver turns out to be a dud, I plan on getting one of these. They go out of stock from time to time though and it only works with one cell (or 2xCR123A primaries maybe).

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Looks nice, but shipping to Poland is expensive :(.

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Hi there rzezniq, sorry I can't help with your question, but I just wanted to say welcome to BLF! Thanks for joining, enjoy your stay.

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Forgot to say that you are very welcome here. Please do feel free to join in. The more the merrier!

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Aloha and welcome rzezniq! Smile

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Aloha, welcome and cześć, rzezniq

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Hi everyone and cześć anduril (where are you from anyway?)!

Old4570 was very helpful -> http://www.jayki.com/10238#3 .

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Hi Rzezniq,

Welcome to BLF,there are some flashlight DIY parts,maybe you can find some useful gadgets by yourself!

http://www.lightake.com/products.do/category.213

Daniel

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Unfortunately there is a little more to it than just swapping out the driver ...

To date the best 4.2v driver I know off is the one in my MTE , just try getting one though ! [ There expensive if you have to buy the MTE to get one ]

Yes Shinning beam driver is a good one ... And 3 modes , so no junk ..

http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=1845 Best cheap driver I know off , used it on everything from Cree P4 to SSC P7 / MC-E .. Ive used it with SSC P4 - Diamond Dragons - Luxeon K2 TFFC - Cree XR-E R2 to XP-G R5 .. Should keep a few in stock if you do mods ...

Ok , the emitter itself will matter , if you get one thats got nice low voltage forward [ LED's operating voltage ] , the lower the better with 4.2v drivers , then you will see good performance ...

If on the other hand the vF is on the higher side , then you will see lower performance .. Then there is also the battery , a good battery will outperform a bad one .

In my MTE , a bad battery may do 2.2A [ SSC P7 ] , whilst a good one may see 3.5A or better , thats just a huge variation , one which you must take into consideration .

If you buy cheap cells , you cant expect stellar performance ... In the end its a combination of all the variables , and to some extent pot luck . Though when it comes to the P60 performance pills , SSC P7 / MC-E , I do get the feeling , that possibly the MC-E might be the better option , especially when swapping out drivers ... From the reports coming in , the SSC P7 seems to suck , and one might be better off with a XP-G R5 , maybe .