Fenix L1P Clone Clone

[greenLED]

I wonder if the heatsinks on those 1xAA are Fenix-compatible...

 

[abvidledUK]

Ultrafire 602A1:

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/posts/1555354#post1555354

 

[Walt175]

I wonder if the heatsinks on those 1xAA are Fenix-compatible...

Nope. I have both, and swapping parts was one of the first tings I tried. They have different threads and are not compatable.

 

[Tachyon]

Could somebody please post a beamshot comparison of the 1W MX power light with maybe a 602A1 or a L1P.

Cheers
Bopanna

 

[KnOeFz]

I received my order of 2 pieces MX power flashlights from Dae.
It's an ok looking light and I kind of expected it to be like the Ultrafire WF-602A when I ordered it. Unfortunately it's much less quality and performance (but also cheaper).

At first after putting an alkaline in one of them wouldn't switch off. A blob of solder on top of the clicky shorted it agains the body. Luckily that was easily solved with my soldering iron.

Good thing for those of you who like o mod the light: no locktite anywhere! Still so far I only managed to unscrew the head of only one of these lights, the other one's still stuck.

Other things I noticed:
The anodizing is a bit shiny where the UF is mate.
It won't tailstand because the rubber on the clicky is rounded.
The reverse clicky does have a nice tight feel.
The lanyard is so short I can only fit 3 fingers in there.
The reflector is made from plastic.
The window is made of glass.
There's 2 o-rings, one between tailcap and body, one between head and body. No O-ring behind the window. But when screwing the head and tail on the body it doesn't feel like the o-ring is pressed tight against anything. My guess is that it won't be watertight.
The led tint is blueish (I did expect that from Nichia), it's a very smal led though. Hadn't seen one like this before.

Now pics say more then a 1000 words... so enjoy:


all parts seperated except the orings on the body:

MX Power (2 lights on top) compared with the Ultrafire WF-602A:

Looking in the head:

Inside the head; pull out the converterboard with a thin knife blade and some tapping:

Next you can unscrew the heatsink with the led. Notice how thin the led is? I hope when I glue a Luxeon straight to the threaded aluminium part with some thermal paste it'll fit without cutting up the reflector.

Poor pic of the led, yellow dye is showing in real life:

Beamshot:

Hope you guys find this info usefull somehow.
:candle:

 

[carbine15]

very well done sir. It appears to be worth the money if you are willing to spend time fixing the problems and adding a front o-ring for water resistance.

I'd love to see the runtimes to be sure though.

Excellent review of this light.:goodjob:

 

[IsaacHayes]

knoefz, very good info!!!! Thanks!

 

[KnOeFz]

Had a some time tonight to try out the mod I had planned when buying this light... installing a red Luxeon (bin unknown, bought it cheap for €1,-). I was afraid it would be too big to fit when I saw the Nichia used origally but the red batwing I had fits nice. It's not super bright but I'm pleased with it.

Because a picture says more than a 1000 words...

original Nichia and Luxeon replacement in front of it:

luxeon soldered and glued straight to heatsink with silicon thermal paste:

the reflector seems made for the luxeon size:

beamshot:

compared to the UltraFire WF-602A with it's original led:

Hope you guys enjoyed this and that it inspires you guys to do some experiments

 

[jezzyp]

That really useful I was considering what the differences were - I guess you get what you pay for

 

[IsaacHayes]

Nice mod! The batwing reds are some of the lowest lumen producing luxeons of the red/amber family. A red HD or red-orange HD (60lumens) would really be a big difference. Or go for the luxIII varient, 4x the die size so larger beam and more lumens. I doubt it'd be driven at spec, but still put out the light though!!! I'm thinking of doing a LuxIII Amber mod sometime to one of these 1AA lights (which brand who knows).

 

[LEDninja]

VERY GOOD beam from a Nichia Rigel LED!!!
The Fenix E1 is very ringy.
Terralux TLE-10/20 has an awful yellow corona around the hotspot.

 

[Concept]

So just to confirm, these lights (3W F&L J1, MX Power) are a good candidate for modding or is it a bit of a pain.

This coming from a first time modder with some technical experience?

 

[carbine15]

no potting and no Locktite = easy mod. got solder?

 

[Concept]

Carbine15

No potting?

I do have plenty of solder!

 

[Mags]

Ive decided to lay off of every single 1 AA luxeon light that resembles the Fenix in the slightest little bit. These lazy bastids who cant make up their own designs can go to hell. I have to admit though, its fun to see how many clones they can make clones of clones of clones...

 

[Coop]

Ive decided to lay off of every single 1 AA luxeon light that resembles the Fenix in the slightest little bit. These lazy bastids who cant make up their own designs can go to hell. I have to admit though, its fun to see how many clones they can make clones of clones of clones...

good thing this one isn't a luxeon then... so when are you going to order yours?? :laughing:


sorry, couldn't resist...

 

[Concept]

Question

I may have missed this info but does the body on the MX power fit the L2T head and tail?

 

[robertl999]

I guess when they say "Quaity China Goods" , they mean crapola

 

[Iron Man]

Is this site www.qualitychinagoods.com a good reliable site? I was thinking about getting the UltraFire 602A however. http://www.qualitychinagoods.com/ultrafirereg-1xaa-flashlight-602a-regulated-p-440.html

 

[vortechs]

Is this site www.qualitychinagoods.com a good reliable site? I was thinking about getting the UltraFire 602A however. http://www.qualitychinagoods.com/ultrafirereg-1xaa-flashlight-602a-regulated-p-440.html

The site is managed by CPF member Dae. They have a proven track record here and a good reputation.