LED drop-in options for my Surefire G2?

muskyhunter · Jun 17, 2011

I have a spare Surefire G2 laying around that i'd like to mod to LED. I've read the P60 drop in thread and connected to few dealers and i noticed some don't recommend drop ins for the G2. Any reason why?

I am looking for a single (HIGH) power conversion, which is the best?

http://www.flashlightnews.org/images2/SureFire_G2.jpg

OfficerSheepDog · Jun 17, 2011

Re: Surefire G2

Because its a polymer it cant transfer heat well at all. A high powered over 1A drop in will most likily result in overheating after a few minutes of use.

Surely someone will have already done this mod and be of more assistance. But thats the main reason why its not recommended.

Vinniec5 · Jun 17, 2011

Re: Surefire G2

How about swapping the head with a Tan Surefire KX4? 120 lumens and factory quality keep the P60 head in the drawer or sell it. Its a nice upgrade i have a cpl on my older G2's and am very happy with them. i use the high power drop-ins in my C2's

angelofwar · Jun 17, 2011

Re: Surefire G2

You can use a lower powered drop-in just fine, such as a Malkoff M61L or LL. You can obviously run it longer with the LL. The L version should be fine, but running it say 2-3 hours straight MAY decrease the over-all life of the led, which, considering the life of an LED to begin with, isn't much.

Size15's · Jun 17, 2011

Re: Surefire G2

I've edited your thread to improve the title (there's no need to be cryptic!), and removed the hotlinked image.

muskyhunter · Jun 17, 2011

Gave a call into Goinggear.com and they hooked me up with a xm-l unit.

HotWire · Jun 18, 2011

If you find heat a problem you can buy an aluminum head. Problem solved.

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