XM-L2 Malkoff M60 Mod

[lewong]

I had an early Malkoff Devices M60 (XR-E, Q5) that I modified with an XM-L2 (U2, 1C) and a multi-mode 8xAMC7135 driver (2.8A).

I used a McGizmo McR-20J reflector after reading this thread:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?91615-quot-McR-xx-quot-Reflectors

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I like the result. The beam has a nice hot spot compared to my EDCPlus/IS X60L3 Triple XP-G2 LED P60. The only thing I don’t like is that the beam has a slight green tint.

I did a write-up with more details on my blog.

 

[BenChiew]

2.8amps. That should be very bright. How many lumens do you estimate it to be?

 

[LilKevin715]

The AMC7135 chips on your driver are marked 38M (380ma bin chips) so your actual current is 3.04A;).

The 1C tint isn't too bad, hopefullly in the future better tints will be available for the U2 bin.
http://imageshack.us/f/199/ansiwhite.jpg

Does your nanjg 105c driver have the annoying PWM noise on medium? The qlite (intl-outdoor) and KD v2 drivers have resolved this issue.

 

[lewong]

The AMC7135 chips on your driver are marked 38M (380ma bin chips) so your actual current is 3.04A;).

Does your nanjg 105c driver have the annoying PWM noise on medium? The qlite (intl-outdoor) and KD v2 drivers have resolved this issue.

Thanks for the info LilKevin715. I bought the board from Shiningbeam in 2010. There isn't any noise at any level.

Benchiew, I don't have any idea how many lumens it is, but it's bright.

 

[BenChiew]

It should be crazily bright.

 

[bigchelis]

The Green tint might go away if you drive the XML harder. I noticed this with various XML's and XPG emitters.

bigC

 

[AquaJoe]

Nice job! Impressive soldering!

I just modded my first p60 XML with the nanjg 105c and the PWM noise bothers me too much. I will have to look into the KD v2 driver.

Thanks for the tip LilKevin.

 

[tobrien]

very good work

 

[DellSuperman]

My 8*7135 Nanjg 105 makes alot of noise when running at medium, even louder when running at low.
Maybe I should try KD version next..

Btw lewong, did you change the reflector or did you retain the original one?