The Xeno G42 V2
A great single 18650 light that got lost in one of my flashlight boxes. Having nothing on the go today, I decided to give it a 2014 upgrade.
Getting the bezel off, always a feat with the G42. I cut a piece of scrap metal to 40mm so it fit into the bezel grooves, clamped a vise grips on it and twisted.
Once you remove the bezel, glass lens (super thick), o-ring and reflector, the pill screws out by turning it clockwise. Don't forget...clockwise!
Once the pill is out, the head will unlock from the battery tube, which is your chance to remove the hated pocket clip.
After a bit of mucking about, I got the stock driver out. It's mounted onto a brass sleeve that shoves into the aluminum pill. I installed a BLF17DD with 18AWG wires to an XM-L2 1A or 2C (not sure) on a Noctigon.
If you revers the brass tube, the BLF FET driver will press in with no sanding. Even though I tinned the edges go the brass tube, I didn't bother soldering it to the drivers ground ring. Instead I soldered a wire from the FETs ground leg to the inside of the brass tube. It makes things easier if I ever want to remove the driver, and assures ground.
I threw in a Sony cell fresh off the charger (unrested) and got a tail reading of 5A.
Super tight hotspot. A really great single cell thrower. It's deep smooth reflector gives a perfect flawless beam.
(don't pay to much attention to purple/yellow tints. That's just my iPad)
I know some of you have one of these great lights hanging around, so make it even greater and bring it up to date with a 2014 upgrade.