MagLite XL100 tear down

[PCC]

My nephew bought an XL-100 and left it with me to modify. Since I'm waiting for the emitters to arrive I had a chance to compare my son's XL-100 with the Rebel Mag 3D module to my nephew's stock XL-100. My conclusions: the Rebel Mag 3D module is roughly the same brightness on high but has a green tint compared to the stock XL. It has a lower low than the stock XL, though. It looks roughly 1/3 as bright as the stock XL - definitely looks like moonlight mode. I'll have to compare it to my cousin's Quark AA2 Tactical on moonlight mode if I can ever find the guy. Yes, I swapped the batteries to ensure that I wasn't looking at the result of different voltage levels in the different battery sets.

I'm going to try to find a way to put an XP-G R5 into one of these lights.

 

[ama230]

great work :popcorn:

 

[PCC]

Thanks! I have too many projects in the works otherwise I would have completed the XP-G upgrade on this one. I just need time and more money...

 

[Chicago X]

Awesome stuff !!!

I look forward to updates soon. :thumbsup:

 

[bhwollen]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I need to remove the aluminum ring and can't figure out how to get it out. Can you help me?

 

[PCC]

Aluminum ring? Are you referring to the chrome piece that the LED module is pressed into then that's a steel ring and it requires that you remove the LED module then unscrew it from the battery side with a long 12mm Allen wrench.

 

[bhwollen]

Oh man, I actually forgot I posted that. After going back to this project after leaving it for a while I came back here and saw your reply. Anyway thanks a lot for your help. I just ordered a long 12mm allen wrench. Hopefully I can finally figure this out. Do you know what the threads are on that ring by chance? If not I can check once I finally get this thing out.

Aluminum ring? Are you referring to the chrome piece that the LED module is pressed into then that's a steel ring and it requires that you remove the LED module then unscrew it from the battery side with a long 12mm Allen wrench.

 

[m.garibaldi]

The XL100 driver board has a chip with marking 165g . Which ic-type is that code? Manufacturer? Does someone know this?

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Please resize and repost. - Thanks Norm

 

[ketquay]

How to disassembly that tail???