XP-G in PT apex

[jjyoung]

I'm wondering if anyone has put a xp-g into an apex yet? I think I may try to on mine but my only problem is optics. I currently am running a ssc p-4 with a shortened 20mm reflector. This gives great throw and a tight spot. I am looking for an optic that would give the same using the xp-g. Any suggestions?

 

[Szemhazai]

Princeton Apex XPG mod :mrgreen:

Luxeon III - low / high

Cree XP-G R4 low/high

Moved to http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=270231

 

[hopkins]

jjyoung - I keep thinking I'll swap Cree XP-G's into my favorite headlamps
but then they're plenty bright already. Maybe I've lost that fanatical edge to
have the brightest lights possible. Sigh!

But next year if they will come out with a new LED
brighter than the XP-G I'll may go for it.

What we really need are batteries doubling in amp/hours every year or so!:twothumbs

 

[psychbeat]

whoa- Iwant to do that to my Brunton L3!!!!!!!!!
kinda be funky with the optic n heatsink tho?!

I already put a P4 in it thanks to Szemhazai's awesome thread.

 

[jjyoung]

hi Szemhazai, is that using the stock optic? I guess I need to find a optic with the longest throw/ tightest spot I can find. I use the light for fishing at night and need a spot to penetrate the water when I shine for fish.

 

[Szemhazai]

jjyoung, yes it's stock optic.

psychbeat, a bit funky, but it is possible - you will have to cut some pcb I think.

 

[psychbeat]

ooooooooooohhhhh....
maybe Ill crack er open n see how tough it looks..
Ill have to scrape all of that AA I globbed on the P4
or maybe ill just wait till there's something easier or
better than an R5 xp-g.
boy the beam from my 123 mini R5 looks sooooo
good (although a little greenish compared to the p4)
it would be awesome in a 4AA headlamp like the L3
seems like it would def fit in the optic.
just getting the die on the heatsink etc..
maybe SSC will update the p4 soonish?
thanks again for the idea guys:twothumbs

 

[psychbeat]

or maybe if I cut a small piece of copper or aluminum
and put it between the heatsink and the emitter for more height?
I didnt realize the die on the xpg was so small!!
hmm

 

[Gryffin]

Maybe I've lost that fanatical edge to
have the brightest lights possible. Sigh!

Since the Apex has high and low settings, it's not just about maximum brightness, it's about efficiency; if you can use the low power more and the high power less, you get more functional runtime too. EVERYBODY wins!

 

[Offroad'Bent]

jjyoung, yes it's stock optic.

psychbeat, a bit funky, but it is possible - you will have to cut some pcb I think.

OK Buster, how about some step-by-step instructions and pics, like the ones posted here I used to pimp my Apex (and 8 others for friends) to P4s?:bow:

I think a lot of us would appreciate it.
Especially since a Fenix HP10 is too hard to pimp.

 

[psychbeat]

yeah- Im tired of my tini quark mini 123 being more powerful than my
giant 4aa p4 HL!

maybe some more ideas on how to do it on a
Brunton L3 too!! :twothumbs

or not and Ill just learn to be happy with
my p4 like I was till I got my quark...
"have to admit its getting better..."


"it couldnt get much worse..."


lovecpf

 

[sunspot]

XP-G in an Apexlovecpf

 

[Offroad'Bent]

Still no more details?

XP-G in an Apexlovecpf

 

[Szemhazai]

Sorry guys I was vivisecting Magicshine for the last few days...

 

[yellow]

brighter and this wider beam,
a winner

 

[psychbeat]

Sorry guys I was vivisecting Magicshine for the last few days...
whoa SST-90 in the magic?!???????

 

[vaska]

Sorry guys I was vivisecting Magicshine for the last few days...

Is it going to appear in your beamshot gallery?

 

[Szemhazai]

Is it going to appear in your beamshot gallery?

Yes, I'm waiting only for better weather conditions to make outdoor shots => to much snow on my test site :thumbsdow

 

[StealthZ]

Still no more details?

 

[f22shift]

is the petzl myo moddable too?