Help me upgrade/update my Hotbeam Pocketmate 5W 18650 Mag

jtice · Jul 14, 2011

I have one of the original Pocketmates that Hotbeam made years ago.
It is a cut down C mag that uses a single 18650 cell, a Fatman driver, and a 5W Luxeon led, and has a side mounted pot for dimming.
I would like to swap out the led in it for something batter, what would be my best option?
The Fatman Boost Driver is set to somewhere between 1 and 1.3 amps max output I think.
Or should I swap out the driver also?

Thanks for the help and suggestions.
~John

Norm · Jul 14, 2011

Moved to Homemade and Modified Flashlights Discussion - Norm

KevinL · Aug 8, 2011

Used to have one of these. If you lose the driver you lose the pot, in all likelihood, unless you can find a replacement that supports the pot. And since that's what makes the light special I suggest you keep it

the immediate and most obvious upgrade would be to Cree MC-E.. not the latest and greatest I know but it's what matches the electrical characteristics of the LuxV most closely. You will need to wire the MC-E 2S2P to match the LuxV's electrical characteristics.

jtice · Aug 8, 2011

Yea I figured just keeping the driver and just swapping the led would be the best way to go.
If I wanted to use the latest and best stuff, I might as well just build another light entirely.

hotbeam · Sep 8, 2011

WHAT!!!!! BLASPHERMY! Modify the modified? ;-) How are you guys doing? JTICE, KEVINL, long time no type. Yeah, I'd build another one with the XM-L

Hotbeam

jtice · Sep 8, 2011

Now you should know DAMN well that none of us can leave ANYthing well enough alone

Eh just one of those things that popped into my head, probably going to get back into some light mods as a winter project this year.
But yea, if I do it I will probably just build a whole new light.

Nice seeing you around still Hotbeam!!!

georges80 · Sep 8, 2011

Tee hee - seems like a thread for CPF geriatrics

cheers,
george.

hotbeam · Sep 8, 2011

LOL Ticey! Hello Georges80! Yeah, feel a bit "old". ;-)

PS. JT, got a whole bunch of Mag hosts and bits and pieces here for anyone wanting to short cut their mod time!

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