Tiresius
Enlightened
After slapping on the XP-G2 emitter on this guy, I was not satisfied with the quality of it. The LED was using only 800+mah of power. I figured I take out the driver and put in my nanjg 1.4a driver. The problem was that it is a 17mm x 3.4mm driver and the original driver 20.05mm x 1.4mm.
Why the mod? The nanjg driver is more efficient and will not dim until the cells are at 50%. The original driver dims rather quickly according to the voltage supplied by the battery. Also, I can run the light on low a lot longer without worrying about battery outage.
Here's the work...I had to custom make a pill for it and measure it with an additional .05mm wider on the inside to fit with a little of force from the rubber mallet to sit properly. Enough said, here's the work.
NOTE: Sorry for links only as I do not have any image re-sizer program.
Original driver sitting on the bezel:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0436.jpg
Driver pulled out...It's held there with a little bit of epoxy. This driver is very similar to that of a Crelant 7G5 except the low power and chips.
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0439.jpg
The new pill that fits perfectly to the hundredths of a millimeter. It doesn't require any glue or epoxy...just pressed in with a little tap:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0440.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0443.jpg
How it'll go in:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0442.jpg
Now completed...The spring was too large so I had to replace it with the original one on the old driver (not shown on picture).
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0444.jpg
Verdict: The new driver and combination with the xpg2 emitter made it a new beast. The throw was significantly further and brighter. However, with brighter and further throw comes with more heat that stabilizes after 2 minutes.
Why the mod? The nanjg driver is more efficient and will not dim until the cells are at 50%. The original driver dims rather quickly according to the voltage supplied by the battery. Also, I can run the light on low a lot longer without worrying about battery outage.
Here's the work...I had to custom make a pill for it and measure it with an additional .05mm wider on the inside to fit with a little of force from the rubber mallet to sit properly. Enough said, here's the work.
NOTE: Sorry for links only as I do not have any image re-sizer program.
Original driver sitting on the bezel:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0436.jpg
Driver pulled out...It's held there with a little bit of epoxy. This driver is very similar to that of a Crelant 7G5 except the low power and chips.
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0439.jpg
The new pill that fits perfectly to the hundredths of a millimeter. It doesn't require any glue or epoxy...just pressed in with a little tap:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0440.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0443.jpg
How it'll go in:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0442.jpg
Now completed...The spring was too large so I had to replace it with the original one on the old driver (not shown on picture).
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/IMAG0444.jpg
Verdict: The new driver and combination with the xpg2 emitter made it a new beast. The throw was significantly further and brighter. However, with brighter and further throw comes with more heat that stabilizes after 2 minutes.
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