Energizer XM-L mod - a mod you never seen before!

Hi guys

again some really special mod. This time: 10-15 Years old Energizer flashlight

Its was a really good flashlight. Some long time ago when I bought it it was a really bright light and a good thrower. Also it wasnt really expensive. It had some super small, super hot, and super bright light bulb. I never seen anything like that before.

Now its time to XM-L it!

Maybe I should answer some questions first...
Is that a plastic head?
Yes.
Is the XM-L running at 2.8A?
Yes.
Does it get super hot?
No.

Parts:
Energizer 8 AA flashlight
Cree XM-L T6 LED Emitter with 14mm Base
3-Mode Regulated Circuit Board 2.8A
Marquardt Rocker Switch 250 V/AC 10 (4) A

Now some pictures

Shiningbeam driver soldered to a copper ring.


The finished heatsink with led and driver.


All parts ready to put together.


Installing the 2 input 1 output switch. Actually it is a switch with 2 in and 2 out but I soldered the 2 outs together. The original switch was a complete fail construction. All holes for the switch and the "half-moon bars" are hand filed.


Heatsink in place.


The finished light! :naughty:

Its still a good thrower although I shortend the reflector on the lathe a few mm. Sadly the reflector isnt that reflective anymore. Its a plastic reflector with chrome paint on it. Thats the reason why I fear to polish it and completely destroy it. Also I must look for a glass lens because that plastic has lots of scratches from the adventures where it was lighting my way. :nana:

Now I need an idea how to paint it! I should not be black because all other flashlights are black. ...is there a conspiracy going on? :duck:


Energizer XM-L mod *high* (to the human eye much tighter hotspot)(anyone wanna see mid or low?^^)


25 Years old Philips Halogen XM-L mod


Wolf-Eyes Krait *high* defocused and focused


Fenix LD01 *high*

Very well done, nice mod...

Nice mod, but the fact that the head isnt getting hot isn't really a good thing..... that means that all the generated heat stays inside and will heat up the electronics and diode like crazy.

Thanks.

No no you understood that wrong. The heatsink and the body of the flashlight have about the same temperature. But both stay at a good temperature to touch. At first I was a bit sceptical if the heat can be transfered from the heatsink to the body but it works really well.

Somehow I took the beamshot yesterday but forgot to upload...:shakehead

What driver did you use?

The_bad_Frag said:

Shiningbeam driver soldered to a copper ring.

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Nice work

Thanks again.

dougw said:

What driver did you use?

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I updated the first post with the used components. :wave:

I just did a runtime test. :devil: I ran it with only 1 set of black eneloops (4xAA) and got about 50 minutes runtime. Then the low battery warning of the driver showed that it needs some fresh cells.

When I put the eneloops in my chrager it discharged about 15-50 mAh from the cells to 0.9V. So the low battery warning works PERFECT with this combination.

But 5 minutes before the warning showed that the cells are empty I can feel the temperature of the body dropping. I didnt used my luxmeter but to the eye was no difference in brightness until the last 3 minutes.

Hmmmmmm...

Yesterday I used the medium output and I noticed that the driver makes a high frequent noise. Its only on low and med. I can only hear it when its really quiet.

Is that normal for the shiningbeam driver or is something wrong with it?