Looking for 18650 XP-G R5 host

[aurum]

hey ...

I'm looking for a good 18650 host which fits an XP-G R5 emitter .. good heasinking is required. I don't like drop-ins ... any suggestions? Up to 50$

thx

 

[kramer5150]

you are looking for a host, but do not want a drop in.

Thats what a host does... it hosts a drop in. You can not have a host without a drop-in.
:thinking:

 

[ginaz]

host with the most, solarforce L2P:

http://www.sbflashlights.com/Solarforce-Lights/Solarforce-L2p-p44.html

 

[gcbryan]

I think he just wants a flashlight using a 18650 and a XPG and not a drop-in.

 

[get-lit]

Should consider the host option so that head upgrades are cheaper and easier when new LEDs come out.

 

[Mange]

Try This.
Just Change the emitter & driver :thumbsup:

 

[aurum]

Thanks ... The reason why I don't like drop-ins is the bad heatsinking. I've burned all my Drop-Ins I've bough here and all my DX Drop-Ins.

 

[diopter]

Try This.
Just Change the emitter & driver :thumbsup:

Comment from DX forum:

Cons: Head is glued : What a pain !!!!!!!

Take this: AKOray AK-12 CREE Q5 1-Mode Flashlight (1*18650),
change LED and driver and you will get one of the smallest 18650 flashlights.

 

[NightKids]

Maybe don't use DX drop ins?

Just get a solarforce host & a nailbender R5 drop in. You'll be laughing. Might set you back around $80-$90 all up but it's well worth it.

 

[aurum]

ust get a solarforce host & a nailbender R5 drop in.

As I already said I've crashed one of his drop-ins ("I've burned all my Drop-Ins I've bough here")...

I think I'll give the AKOray AK-12 a try

 

[Tally-ho]

You have better chance to have a reflector's profile dedicated to the LED with drop-in modules than with upgrading an XR-E flashlight to XP-G.
Viewing angle of XR-E is 90°, viewing angle of XP-G is 125°. I don't know if it makes a great difference but a reflector for XR-E will probably not focus the beam of an XP-G emitter correctly.
Just a 2 cents guess.

 

[^Gurthang]

Sounds like the lights you've used needed some added shims and thermal compound to help w/ the heat sinking. Especially after your NB drop-in died, his gear is top-rate and tough as nails [sorry].

 

[daimleramg]

As I already said I've crashed one of his drop-ins ("I've burned all my Drop-Ins I've bough here")...

I think I'll give the AKOray AK-12 a try

How did you burn nailbenders drop ins? I have a SST-50 and SST-90 drop-in from him and they are both direct drive. The only thing that burns when I use a large IMR battery(26500 or 26650) is the McClicky switch. I follow his instructions to a T and have never burnt of poofed anything from him.

 

[aurum]

How did you burn nailbenders drop in?

Ran the light for ~6.5 hours on high (used six fresh 18650 Trustfire 2500) ... Thats all. After about 5 hours the LED turned to a strange blue tint. Bought the Drop-in from a member here, maybe it was damaged ...

 

[daimleramg]

Ran the light for ~6.5 hours on high (used six fresh 18650 Trustfire 2500) ... Thats all. After about 5 hours the LED turned to a strange blue tint. Bought the Drop-in from a member here, maybe it was damaged ...

Which LED is this and it is regulated with a driver or direct drive?

My SST-50 from nailbender is a single mode direct drive that pulls atleast 4amps(AW IMR 26500 battery), I can not run it for more then 30 mins in my hand because at that point it burns my hand. If you can hold the light in your hand after 1 hour that means your host is bad(not the drop-in unless your host is big with a lot fins for heatsinking) and has no thermal path for the drop in.

You will need some copper tape to fill in the gap and also AS5, this way the heat will transfer from your drop-in to the host.

 

[AnAppleSnail]

If you can hold the light in your hand after 1 hour that means your host is bad(not the drop-in unless your host is big with a lot fins for heatsinking) and has no thermal path for the drop in.

You will need some copper tape to fill in the gap and also AS5, this way the heat will transfer from your drop-in to the host.

And if you're running a high-power hand light without holding it, you're abusing the poor thing. Most high-power LED lights do much of their cooling through your sweat glands.