Romisen RC-G2 with XP-G R5?

[dealgrabber2002]

Has anyone modded their G2 with a XP-G R5? I got a G2 from Shiningbeam and I messed up the emitter, I was thinking of just replacing the emitter, not the emitter with board. But the size of the emitter of the Q5 is dfferent from the R5. Can I just remove the emitter and replace it with the new one? Thanks.

 

[baterija]

I haven't but I know the XP-G could be difficult in some XR-E reflectors. It's worth a try though if you want to be the first.

An XP-E might not be a bad replacement either. If it's the model without the upgraded driver an R3 XP-E wouldn't be a bad replacement if you can find one.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

Thanks baterija.

I decided to drop a R2 in there and give it to my dad. Thanks again for your input.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

It's been over a year now and I came across another RC-G2 Q5 XRE. I want to put a xp-g NW in it and wondering did someone already done that. If so, does the xr-e reflector work okay with the xp-g? Can I just replace the current star/emitter with a xp-g 16mm star? Thanks.

 

[ranger07]

I just modded one with the 900ma shiningbeam driver, and a 3D tint R4 XPG. The reflector works great with the XPG, but I had to cut a tiny bit off of the bottom of the reflector to get a little tighter focus. Still has good throw and a bright hot spot, with a nice wide spill.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

I just modded one with the 900ma shiningbeam driver, and a 3D tint R4 XPG. The reflector works great with the XPG, but I had to cut a tiny bit off of the bottom of the reflector to get a little tighter focus. Still has good throw and a bright hot spot, with a nice wide spill.

How do you cut a tiny bit off the bottom of the reflector? It's aluminum.

 

[ranger07]

How do you cut a tiny bit off the bottom of the reflector? It's aluminum.

A lathe.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

A lathe.

Oops, there goes my emitter swap. Thanks for the input ranger07.

 

[Packhorse]

Try sand paper on a flat surface.

 

[gunga]

How about an XM-L, that often works well, though your light will become very floody.

 

[ranger07]

You do not need a lathe to take a little off the reflector, sandpaper or a file will work fine. It still had a good beam even without taking any off, but I wanted to try to get it a little tighter.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

Ranger07,

I just got confirmation from shiningbeam that the stock reflector is not compatible with XPG.

A few questions for you regarding the driver and reflector.

Is it sku: 1406?
What's the runtime with a eneloop on 900ma?
It's 14mm, how did you make it fit a RC-G2?
How does the beam look from a XP-G and the stock G2 reflector?

 

[ranger07]

That is the driver, it presses in the bottom of the stock pill after you take out the stock driver. Runtime is about 30 min on high from what I have seen. This is not measured just an estimate. It will run at least 2 hours on low, as I did this the other night. Beam is very similar to my quark mini123 but has a little more throw. Just did one tonight with the 1406 driver and an R2 XRE. Throws great for a small light. I have one with an xpg from shiningbeam, does not have much different beam than the one I built, although the pill/reflector is a little different.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

Thanks Ranger07,

I am going to give it a try. I think I am just going to swap the led because I have the DX7880 driver, which is pretty good from the reviews. So I am keeping that driver.

 

[ranger07]

You should be fine, just have to play with the focus a little. If I get a chance ill take pics of the hotspots and send them to you, not much difference in the beams from mine to the one I bought with the xpg.

 

[dealgrabber2002]

Thanks ranger07. Looking forward to it.

 

[bshanahan14rulz]

is this the one with the glued on plastic lens?