So I was trawling thru eBay having been inspired by The Retard and ran across the above light. Now right off the bat I assume that the LEDs are 100% fake, but for use as a host, I wouldn’t care if they’re even included.
The seller has a decent rep - for the price, would it be worth getting as a host, or do ya’ll see any red flags? The price is really low, but eBay and Paypal tend to protect the buyer.
I don’t even know how I’d mod it at the moment, but it seems like a good solid host with a decent amount of mass in the head. Maybe 4x XHP70s with individual reflectors, or a mule?
Sorry if this is a silly question, I was just thinkin while bored and ya’ll know how dangerous that can be!
Yes, it would be a good host but it will need some work to hot rod. The led shelf is a little thin, added copper on the back would help. JB weld also seems to work well as a heat absorbing material. So if you could get copper shot and scrap mixed with the JB weld then packed into the under side of the led shelf and I think yo could go near nuke on a hot rod mod. If its an led up grade with a modest boost then I think you’ll be happy.
If you wouldn’t mind building up a copper shelf, you could possibly mount some triple XP-L Noctigons and Carclo optics.
I figure mounting 5-6 of the triples would be quite easy to fit given the size of the head, but quite a bit of work to build up the shelf depending on the difference in depth of the stock reflector and the Carclo.
I wonder why they’re $56 when the next cheapest is $63, and they ususally go for ~$75-80 for the bare light.
Hi. I imagine they are still making a profit at that price. It may even have fake XM-L's which would increase the profit margin. Mine had fake XP-L's.
I agree with putting a copper disk behind the led shelf. I wouldn't call the shelf thin for stock, but you would want to make it thicker if you soup it up with 12 emitters. The one I have has enough room to put a copper disk on top of the shelf. The reflector doesn't reach the lens or O-ring behind the lens on mine. It's an OK light, but you will wish it had a side switch the moment you pick it up.
