Hi there!
Tomorrow I'm leaving on a short holiday and this evening I upgraded some of my Fenix lights.
First mod : Fenix L0P | McR17-XR | Cree XR-E low Vf . I got inspired by Kenster ( http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=146949&highlight=lop ) and made about the same modification. I cut down the McR17-XR to fit the L0P (original one, single mode) head and I adapted the head to sport a Cree XR-E. Out of the several XR-E's (still the P4 WH from my group buy) I took one with low Vf (3.03V@350mA) to assure good brightness. I was amazed by the result! The brightness improvement was amazing and the beam profile is very good for having such a small reflector! Great to put on my keychain during traveling!
Second mode : Fenix L2P | Cree lens | Cree XR-E | Badboy Nexgen 500. This L2P had a UX1J LuxIII and a MillerMods circuit (custom made for 700 mA output by 2 NiMH cells) inside. I just wanted to swap the led to the XR-E with a sanded down McR-18 reflector. However there appeared to be something wrong with the MM circuit, so I took it out. Then the Badboy driver was too small so I ended up taking a board from the tail switch and I put the BB on it on 'legs' (about 2-3mm high) to make a good connection. I took the blank MillerMods board to make the tail switch a twisty instead of the reverse clicky. The Badboy fitted right in after some modifications and after the light unit being modified the Cree XR-E also fitted. Then I decided to try to make a Cree optic (the original one) fit and I succeeded to do so. Result : L2P running a Badboy Nexgen 500 with a Cree XR-E (P4 WH) and a very nice tight beam with lots of spill. These optics work really great and in my opinion they beat the McR reflectors!
Now I have two nice lights to take on my trip
Both have a warm white tint which I really prefer above any other.
I'm sorry I don't have pictures, my camera is broken.
Have fun!
Erasmus.
Tomorrow I'm leaving on a short holiday and this evening I upgraded some of my Fenix lights.
First mod : Fenix L0P | McR17-XR | Cree XR-E low Vf . I got inspired by Kenster ( http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=146949&highlight=lop ) and made about the same modification. I cut down the McR17-XR to fit the L0P (original one, single mode) head and I adapted the head to sport a Cree XR-E. Out of the several XR-E's (still the P4 WH from my group buy) I took one with low Vf (3.03V@350mA) to assure good brightness. I was amazed by the result! The brightness improvement was amazing and the beam profile is very good for having such a small reflector! Great to put on my keychain during traveling!
Second mode : Fenix L2P | Cree lens | Cree XR-E | Badboy Nexgen 500. This L2P had a UX1J LuxIII and a MillerMods circuit (custom made for 700 mA output by 2 NiMH cells) inside. I just wanted to swap the led to the XR-E with a sanded down McR-18 reflector. However there appeared to be something wrong with the MM circuit, so I took it out. Then the Badboy driver was too small so I ended up taking a board from the tail switch and I put the BB on it on 'legs' (about 2-3mm high) to make a good connection. I took the blank MillerMods board to make the tail switch a twisty instead of the reverse clicky. The Badboy fitted right in after some modifications and after the light unit being modified the Cree XR-E also fitted. Then I decided to try to make a Cree optic (the original one) fit and I succeeded to do so. Result : L2P running a Badboy Nexgen 500 with a Cree XR-E (P4 WH) and a very nice tight beam with lots of spill. These optics work really great and in my opinion they beat the McR reflectors!
Now I have two nice lights to take on my trip
Both have a warm white tint which I really prefer above any other. I'm sorry I don't have pictures, my camera is broken.
Have fun!
Erasmus.
