I agree - this is a real area that seems to be missing. I'd like one in bare aluminium (fed up of all these black lights) [email protected] 2 modes, full and very low 24mm diameter max (or QTC) - should be able to make it no more than 90mm long
The C88 is a great host, but not a great light - it's well built, has a reflector that gives great throw and a massive internal heatsink. However the PWM on the low output setting is horrendous. I bought one to mod with an xml. That's worked very well (you need a 14mm LED base and a 17mm...
The First of these drivers, SKU 1406, will draw sufficient current to put out 900mA (or therabouts - hard to get accurate readings with my equipment) BUT it needs to be fed at 1.5v+ to do so. Feeding the driver with a benchtop power supply @1.5v draws 3.5A (maybe more, power supply limit)...
Yeah, I'd go with a Fenix, either the L1D or the L2D. If you can afford it, gor for the upgraded rebel versions (+$10 or so). I have a L2D and it's awesome, can't really get better value.
The title says it all really - I'm looking to put a custom head on a Fenix L2D CE and I don't really know what I'm doing! What sort of reflector will give me the most throw?