Mod Cheap Light with Cree?

[thefish]

Anyone tried to mod http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.79 with a Cree XR-E and a CC driver?

 

[LumenHound]

Nitroz has modded some of that type.
Nitroz' Cree in a 3AAA (now 18650) light-terrific! thread

 

[FlashKat]

It's in this thread: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=143170

Anyone tried to mod http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.79 with a Cree XR-E and a CC driver?

 

[Ken 222]

I kept looking at that thread, so a few days ago I PMd Nitroz and said something like "Hey, looks like you're trying to melt a hole in your garage door with that light. Would you make one for me?" He said yes. and


Ken

 

[thefish]

Now that I know the Cree works well in it I think I will try it... I have had one I modded with a Lux III and a voltage boost CC driver I made since about October/November and today I just got to thinking how it would do with a XR-E.

Past Posts...
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=137331
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=139874

 

[Nitroz]

Good luck! If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

 

[thefish]

I got a Cree P4 Star took out the Lux III I had put in there and replaced it with the Cree... all I can say is wow, this is now my favorite light (and cheapest). I have not done any runtime yet, but since it is powered by my 350ma CC Voltage Boost driver ~90% efficiency I would imagine it should run 3+ hours 3x Sanyo 1000ma AAA). It seems this reflector is a good match to it makes some nice side spill and a really strong spot (great thrower). Makes my old QIII (edc for a few years now) look sick and pale.

Now I am just waiting on the new PCB's to try out rev 2 of my driver (dia = 0.69 vs 0.80, better options for continuously variable brightness, and automatically goes into low power mode on low detect battery.