Cowards first mod.

Mike Painter

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I have a Nuwai TM 115x which realy like. Two stages and adjustable focus.
It has a star screwed down to a heat sink(?) and lots of room for a klutz to work.
Can I just swap out the existing star and put in a cree Q5?

I don't want to change the existing, etc.
 

TigerhawkT3

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You won't get the same beam, as Crees and Luxeons have different radiation patterns. A star swap should be easy, though, and you can remove the reflector for a nice flood, or install a reflector designed for Crees. The Shoppe has some nice ones.

If you haven't ordered the Crees yet, you could try a star-mounted K2 TFFC. That might work better with the existing reflector.
 
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