AlexGT
Flashlight Enthusiast
I finally recieved my order from KD for a XP-G R5 "WC" tint on a 16mm board and decided to install it on my Jetbeam Raptor, here are a few pics of the mod.
The raptor was a pain in the butt to open to have access to the emmiter, there was a white plastic ring that prevented the bezel to come off, I opted to melt that sucker away using a soldering iron with knife attachment.
The original Cree XR-E was NOT heatsinked properly, in fact it was loose inside! There was not enough heat transfer material (Silicon?) only 2 little blobs of it on each side! Was it too costly to apply Jetbeam???:thumbsdow
I still don't get why Jetbeam puts a friggin HOLE right under the led, WTF!!! isn't that part the one that has to have the most mass for heat dissipation? again, :thumbsdow
To their benefit, the metal around the hole is thick and transfers heat very good, anyway, I mixed Arctic silver epoxy and installed the XP-G this process went very straightforward.
I installed some electrical tape to the base of the reflector so it would not short out in case the bezel is tightened all the way in, the best focus is achieved by unscewing the bezel about 1 mm.
Here it is with its head on
So far I can say that KD has his bins right! It is brighter than a R4 from nailbender and the tint matches a WC R2 XR-E I got from Endeavour a while back, The beam is about the same or a bit bigger but the spill has increased a lot!
I do not have a lot of stock lights anymore
the only stock light is a VB-16 with a USWO Seoul P4 that I cannot open for the life of me.
Both VB-16 and Raptor are on highest setting, Guess which one is the raptor light on high?
But it still can't beat the Diamond dragon Led I got from Arcmania driven at 2 amps on a Throwmaster reflector! I love this big light but is not as easy to carry as the Raptor
Raptor RRT-1 XP-G R5 on the left, Diamond dragon at 2 amps on a FM Throwmaster reflector on the right.
The light still throws just as much as the regular RRT-1 but with more brightness and spill
Thanks for looking
AlexGT
The raptor was a pain in the butt to open to have access to the emmiter, there was a white plastic ring that prevented the bezel to come off, I opted to melt that sucker away using a soldering iron with knife attachment.
The original Cree XR-E was NOT heatsinked properly, in fact it was loose inside! There was not enough heat transfer material (Silicon?) only 2 little blobs of it on each side! Was it too costly to apply Jetbeam???:thumbsdow
I still don't get why Jetbeam puts a friggin HOLE right under the led, WTF!!! isn't that part the one that has to have the most mass for heat dissipation? again, :thumbsdow
To their benefit, the metal around the hole is thick and transfers heat very good, anyway, I mixed Arctic silver epoxy and installed the XP-G this process went very straightforward.
I installed some electrical tape to the base of the reflector so it would not short out in case the bezel is tightened all the way in, the best focus is achieved by unscewing the bezel about 1 mm.
Here it is with its head on
So far I can say that KD has his bins right! It is brighter than a R4 from nailbender and the tint matches a WC R2 XR-E I got from Endeavour a while back, The beam is about the same or a bit bigger but the spill has increased a lot!
I do not have a lot of stock lights anymore
the only stock light is a VB-16 with a USWO Seoul P4 that I cannot open for the life of me.Both VB-16 and Raptor are on highest setting, Guess which one is the raptor light on high?
But it still can't beat the Diamond dragon Led I got from Arcmania driven at 2 amps on a Throwmaster reflector! I love this big light but is not as easy to carry as the Raptor
Raptor RRT-1 XP-G R5 on the left, Diamond dragon at 2 amps on a FM Throwmaster reflector on the right.
The light still throws just as much as the regular RRT-1 but with more brightness and spill
Thanks for looking
AlexGT
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