LED upgrade/mod for HuntLight FT-01XSE?

[webnel]

I like this light and have one, but wondering if a more powerful LED can replace the existing? Any advise.

http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/huntlight_ft01xse.htm

 

[daveman]

If you have some soldering skills, the LED is very easy to get to and any of the higher binned XR-Es from Cree will make that light very, very bright. I recall the circuit sends close to 1 amp to the emitter.

 

[nanotech17]

by looking into my FT01XSE light engine,it is not easy to swap the LED because the driver is loctite in the head section.
Trying to remove the emitter is one difficult task.
Mounting a new emitter is another .
Unless one can drill out the light engine and put a Cree dropins in it.

 

[mikeyx]

Just replace the whole light engine with a P60 dropin. That's what I have been using on my FT-01XSE. Here is a link with more information:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=173764

I just recently ordered a Cree Q5 P60 dropin from Dereelight.

Mike

 

[Curious_character]

I have an FT01PJ which looks pretty similar. The light engine simply unscrews into two pieces, making the LED easily replaceable. I replaced the Lux with an SSC P4 some time ago. You might check to see if the engine comes apart as easily in the XSE.

c_c

 

[Lighthouse one]

I also just put in a drop in from DX....there are a number of different ones in the $10 to $15 range. THey work great.

Here is one of them
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1447

 

[daveman]

I have an FT01PJ which looks pretty similar. The light engine simply unscrews into two pieces, making the LED easily replaceable. I replaced the Lux with an SSC P4 some time ago. You might check to see if the engine comes apart as easily in the XSE.

c_c

That's what I had also, maybe the XSE model different.

 

[webnel]

I want to keep the existing reflector and the engine is OK (as for the click troughs). I did just take the engine out and popped in my cree drop-in, but that's not what I'm looking for. So, a new LED can soldered to the engine? Just un-solder the existing and replace with a new one?

Here is the drop-in I popped into it. I guess other drop-ins might be better, though.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.6090

 

[nanotech17]

Just replace the whole light engine with a P60 dropin. That's what I have been using on my FT-01XSE. Here is a link with more information:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=173764

I just recently ordered a Cree Q5 P60 dropin from Dereelight.

Mike

How do you drill out the pill in it?

 

[webnel]

Can someone let me know if the LED (below) is a good mod for this light?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2394