New 2nd Generation Cree XP-G2 LED!

[PapaLumen]

Just to mention I can confirm they fit and work fine with the carclo optics.

[John_Galt]

Just to mention I can confirm they fit and work fine with the carclo optics.

Cab you compare hotspot intensity? lux#? we should be getting more throw from optics as well, not just reflectors, correct?

[PapaLumen]

Not great shots and should have tried some more camera settings but here's some shots - to my eyes the centre of the hotspot is brighter than before.

Hard to tell being triples and all just how much tighter the beam is. Optics rather than reflectors is my understanding.. Idea being a reflector works better with a wider beam angle bouncing off it.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...=1#post4010267

[climberkid]

So who wants to sell 2 or 3 1C's within the US? I can't justify paying more for the shipping than the boards.

DOH!

-Alex

[zhulo]

Just did a nitecore EC2 mod, from 6800 lux and 315 OTF i got 398 OTF and 9700 lux, doesn't that look good???!!!! i love it now, this is the best edc ever!

Hi

can you please discribe how hard is to mod EC2, im thinking about buying EC2 if i can mod it with XP-G2

Thanks

[ergotelis]

Hi

can you please discribe how hard is to mod EC2, im thinking about buying EC2 if i can mod it with XP-G2

Thanks

the impossible way is to press out the metal ring. I don't know how you can do it.
The "easy" way is to break the glass(and that is what i did), then the metal ring comes out easily. Of course, you have to have a good quality replacement glass, i have some ucl same diameter that fit nicely!

[BLUE LED]

Just did a nitecore EC2 mod, from 6800 lux and 315 OTF i got 398 OTF and 9700 lux, doesn't that look good???!!!! i love it now, this is the best edc ever!

That mod sounds great. I wish I liked the EC2. I like throw, it's not that bad looking after all.

[Netminder1]

excellent, I'm excited that it is modable.

[Overclocker]

suppose you get an unmarked flashlight, how can you tell that it's an xp-g2 and not xp-g? any distinguishing features i should be looking for?

[Toaster79]

suppose you get an unmarked flashlight, how can you tell that it's an xp-g2 and not xp-g? any distinguishing features i should be looking for?

Page 5 post#136. There is a nice close up photo of the die.

[ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond]

Also - XP-G has a green base and XP-G2 has a silver one.

[PapaLumen]

Easy way to see is no lines through the die. Old xp-g you can see lines.

[jorn]

Swapped the led in my maratac cu today. Took some quick before and after pictures of the beam.
Camera settings on all shots are: shutter 0,4sek. F6,3. iso200. WB daylight. Distance to wall is 1,5 meters.


Xp-g maratac cu lo mode.


Xp-g2 maratac cu lo mode.


Xp-g maratac cu hi mode.



Xp-g2 maratac cu hi mode.


Put the same batt in a old lf2xt with a neutral xp-e i think it's q4. The lf2xt got a deeper reflector, you can see the spill is narrower.

Tried to make a gif, but my photoshop skills are too weak Really easy to see the difference between the stock xp-g and the xp-g2 when in a slideshow. So if anyone want to make a gif, feel free to do so Hotspot shrinked a tiny bit, and got brighter. The spill really got brighter. I like it

[bose301s]

Swapped the led in my maratac cu today. Took some quick before and after pictures of the beam.
Camera settings on all shots are: shutter 0,4sek. F6,3. iso200. WB daylight. Distance to wall is 1,5 meters.


Xp-g maratac cu lo mode.


Xp-g2 maratac cu lo mode.


Xp-g maratac cu hi mode.



Xp-g2 maratac cu hi mode.


Put the same batt in a old lf2xt with a neutral xp-e i think it's q4. The lf2xt got a deeper reflector, you can see the spill is narrower.

Tried to make a gif, but my photoshop skills are too weak Really easy to see the difference between the stock xp-g and the xp-g2 when in a slideshow. So if anyone want to make a gif, feel free to do so Hotspot shrinked a tiny bit, and got brighter. The spill really got brighter. I like it

How hard was that to do and where did you get the LED from? I would consider doing it to mine.

[PapaLumen]

Tried to make a gif, but my photoshop skills are too weak

Here you go :





You can do it online from here for example - http://picasion.com/ just upload your pics.

[Glock 22]

Awesome beamshots. I just bought a M61SHO, and I'm totally impressed with this new XP-G2. I like the throw and the tint color as well. This has been an awesome upgrade.

[jorn]

How hard was that to do and where did you get the LED from? I would consider doing it to mine.

Not hard at all, maby 10 minutes of work. No threadlock in the new version maratac cu. So you just unscrew the pill and desloder the old led and put in a new one. Got my leds from cutter, the mpcb is thicker than the stock. So yo need to reflow the led to the stock board, or sand the cutter board down 0.5 mm. If you just put the cutter led in, you will get a big gap between the head and the tube.

[jorn]

Thanks papalumen. They look way better this way.

[easilyled]

I'm very impressed with the beam that the XP-G2 provides in my 007 after having it upgraded from an XP-G.

On 1.4A, the output is terrific and the beam has a great mixture of both throw and spill.

[las3r]

So who wants to sell 2 or 3 1C's within the US? I can't justify paying more for the shipping than the boards.

DOH!

-Alex

should do group buys save on shipping ? just a though

[Blitzwing]

I have some g2 r4 1a tint emitters on the way from intl-outdoor, along with 2.1a drivers. Building two pills with three modes for my Solar force m3 and an L2.

[John_Galt]

Im currently looking at getting an eb1 and swapping in an xpg2. The drop in forward voltage should result in slightly better regulation, and I dont think there would be much loss of throw. I love the g2 ive swapped into my ra clicky. Ive swaped back anforth between it and the xpe r2 id had previously several timez and to my eye there is no appreciable difference in throw between the two leds and a much parger kore useful spill and hotspot with the g2. Im very satisfied with this

[degarb]

Im currently looking at getting an eb1 and swapping in an xpg2. The drop in forward voltage should result in slightly better regulation, and I dont think there would be much loss of throw. I love the g2 ive swapped into my ra clicky. Ive swaped back anforth between it and the xpe r2 id had previously several timez and to my eye there is no appreciable difference in throw between the two leds and a much parger kore useful spill and hotspot with the g2. Im very satisfied with this

John Galt! How is that atmospheric statically powered light coming along? We want beam shots!

[fedcas]

hi,
i can see that the xp-g2 die is bigger than the xp-g one, so is the dome... so the beam should be less focused if I swap the emitter and keep the same reflector.
But:
1) is the effect just the same if i have an optic collimatore instead of a reflector?
2) is the effect noticeable or just a minor thing? Cause i think my headleamp is too focused and i would like it more flood. Let's say, is the difference in the beam XPG -> XPG2 bigger or smaller than the difference you have when swapping XPE -> XPG?





i'm a bit confused from that picture, xpg2 has definitely more spill, which is what i want, but the hotspot seems smaller and the fading from hotspot to spill seems less gradual, which is exactly what i don't want...

[MichaelW]

hi,
i can see that the xp-g2 die is bigger than the xp-g one, so is the dome... so the beam should be less focused if I swap the emitter and keep the same reflector.

The xp-g2 die is the same size as the xp-g. The dome is larger, and the apparent size is smaller. That is why the hot spot is smaller and more intense.