The Maratac head doesn't fit on the Tool body though right? (if I remember reading correctly in other threads)...
The Medium mode on the Tool (Nichia) is only 18 lumens output... I know that the Nichia emitter is less efficien than cool-white alternatives, but ideally for my uses I would hope for a somewhat higher output, closer to the 30 lumen level.. Just my preferences....
The copper Maratac and copper Tool have interchangeable heads and both swaps work.
The TiTool head is not interchangeable with anything.
The least expensive way to High CRI a Maratac, unless you do an LED swap, is to buy a Lumintop Worm off the bay, BUT, the Maratac Head will NOT work on the Worm body.
Your next option is to buy a Copper Tool or Rey Light Tool, depending if you want MLH or LMH modes. (and a lower low on the ReyLight)
However, the Tool medium is 32 lumens on XPG2, but 18 lumens on N219b.
Here is a Lumintop Worm head w 4000k Nichia (MLH), on a Maratac body
(the headgap is slightly larger, and the Worm head has slightly less threads than a Tool or Maratac head)
Next below is a Maratac with a 3000k High CRI XPG LED swap (MLH), that uses the Maratac Driver. I have another Maratac with same XPG that uses the ReyLight Driver (LMH). I was curious to know if the Maratac driver would be brighter on Medium. It is NOT.
Using the same LED, the Maratac driver Low looks about 3x brighter than the Rey Light driver low. The Maratac driver Medium looks the same to my eyes as the ReyLight Medium. And both seem to my eyes to have the same High.
the Maratac driver spec is 40-1.5-138 I do not believe that is accurate for the low
the stock Tool driver spec is 32-5-110
the nichia Tool, same driver, spec is 18-3-80 a drop of 27% brightness compared to XP-G2. This is unavoidable since the High CRI Phosphor coating, consumes lumens to produce higher CRI (produce more red)
imo comparing my lights by eye, the ReyLight Driver has a lower low but the same Medium and High as the Maratac and stock tool (Plus the ReyLight is LMH, the Maratac and stock Tool are MLH)
here is a Maratac with ReyLight Tool w 4000k Nichia head (LMH)
note the knurling on the Tool is slightly flatter, if you look closely.
here is proof that the Maratac Head works on the CuTool, and vice versa
and proof that the Worm head works on the Maratac body, but Maratac head wont light on Worm body, because worm threads are shorter.
Here is the comparison of the Lows, left to right
MLH ReyLight N219, MLH Maratac Driver w XPG, LMH ReyLight Driver with XPG
(the middle one may even be brighter than the left one, I have no ability to measure actual lumens)
Note I bobbed the clips on the Maratac, so they tailstand reversed (I keep the clip in Hat mode)
If you want to buy an LMH N219 ReyLight, new sealed, PM me. I would also consider selling the XPG Maratac with Maratac driver (MLH).
Or just buy a Copper Maratac and a Copper Tool w N219, if youre OK with starts on Medium, which I think is great myself.