After several hours my first real Mini C8 mod is finished. :)
The JAXMAN M8 (formerly known as Mini C8) is one of my absolute favourite light still today.
A long time ago I got some of these cheap LED bulbs at the german Aldi Süd (12 V GU5.3 with 38 ° beam angle).
This mod features this large coin spacer with 62 grams weight. :)
Some days ago I noticed that the lens of it fits perfectly in the M8 head and I got the idea of a Nichia triple for floody high CRI light.
It looks small even in comparison with a Thrunite TiS / Ti3:
The beam pattern is beautiful, with flood everywhere.
The saturation is incredibly high, even higher than of the Lumileds Luxeon MZ 5700 K 90CRI I tested recently. In direct comparison the tint of the used Nichia 219BT-V1 R9050 sw57 is a bit rosy and more on the blue side, but not too much. The XP-G3 shown here is definitly warmer than the stated 5700 K (and a lot greener!) despite it was ordered at Mouser:
The M8 is powered by a good old 105c, with custom firmware (3 modes + 1 moonlight), with 2,800 mAmps current. I didn't want a dragster, but a useful and durable light for everyday use and I have the option for increase the current sometime. But I'm satisfied with that, and on highest mode (no stepdown) the battery lasts for more than one hour.
Moon 1.5 Lumens + 3 cd
Low 17 Lumens + 30 cd
Mid 208 Lumens + 400 cd
High 890 lumens + 1,700 cd after 30 sec.
Also very useful as photography light. :)