Updating an older Bike Light setup..

Hello all,

New to the whole modifying LED thing but have a couple quick questions for you guys..

I've got this old Blackburn System x6 setup (*link removed) with a dead battery, But the light housings are nicely made, as are the mounts, plugs, ect, so I was thinking of installed a new leds in them for more light output. Is possible to just solder in a new led star, say this one: XM-L-H (*link removed), without changing drivers or other wiring? I'm not set on that LED in particular at all if anyone can suggest a better or more viable option.

I would put get a new LI battery pack to run it.. About how many AH would I need to for the recommended LEDs to get a 2+ hr run time?

Thanks for any and all help,

Jason

I have the X8 and a 20 mm star with a newer, higher lumen/watt was easy enough to swap for the stock emitters. Run time depends on output current vs cell capacity. For 1A any decent 18650 cell will do 2 hours but for 3A you will need 2-3 cells.