H30 XP-E Reflector Mod

This one was truely a pain in the @ss!!
Getting the legs soldered onto the XP-E was sooooo nerve racking!
I used my drill press with an end mill to take the heatsink down to the desired dimensions. I took my time with this mod to make sure I didn't mess anything up and must have test fit everything like 20+ times to get it right.
An XP-E Q3-5A from Eprom (Thanks!!) was used for better tint. An McR10 reflector was used to help give this tiny light some throw. I drilled out the hole for the optic so the reflector would fit snugly.

The only thing I have to finish up and figure out is what to use as a window. I was going to use a domed lense from a telescope, but decided against it due to the thickness and extra machining involved to get it to fit right. I am thinking about filling the entire McR10 with Norland Optical Adhesive to make a solid connection.

My other H30 sports an XP-E Q3-5A that I recieved from another member in trade that was actually made at Zebralights factory!:naughty:
So now I have 2 H30's with nice tint and two beam profiles.:twothumbs
One for flood, one for throw.

Getting the H30 apart wasn't too difficult but is time consuming to make sure everything goes well. Doing this mod took a long time and tested my patiance, but was worth all the missing hair..:thumbsup:

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STOCK H30




STOCK H30

Wow. I can't even come up with anything else to say.
That is one awesome mod:thumbsup:
I think you deserve this again:


But what kind of moron would trade off a H30 with factory-installed Q3-5A?:duh2:

edit: sheer coincidence I'm sure, but I wanted a little more oomph tonight, and am toting a modded E2DL!

VERY NICE!!!

Well said. I've been waiting for the ZL H31 with a more concentrated beam, but this puppy isn't just more concentrated, it throws. Nice job! It looks excellent.
Once again:

Like the guys used to say to me in college after meeting my girlfriend: "We're not worthy, we're not worthy"

You did it again! WTH....with a reflector too! :ooo:
:twothumbs

Beautiful! I can't believe it, a reflector to boot!

Any distance beam shots yet?

Dude, that is some great work! I tip my hat to you!

I got to see this one a little earlier tonight:naughty: It doesn't have a ton of throw, but... compared to the stock one... It's a drastic difference:devil: Yet another geat mod from Dafabricata:party:

And now I can say that an XP-G in a PR-T head is a huge improvement over the LuxIII that was in there:whistle:... Thanks again Tim:D

Nice work! :twothumbs

Awesome mod, Tim! May I ask how you took the H30 apart? I always cringed when the cool white xr-e lit up. I would love to have a 5A H30. Much thanks for your help :D

maxspeeds said:

Awesome mod, Tim! May I ask how you took the H30 apart?

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Yeah! :poke: :grin2: :popcorn:

A while back someone sent me one to upgrade the emitter. After removing the switch I could not see how the heatsink could be pulled out without damaging the domed lens that protrudes through the opening. I decided I was not going to try as I was not confident I could pull it apart & be able to reuse the lens.

Thanks for nice words guys!:wave::D

darkzero said:

Yeah! :poke: :grin2: :popcorn:

A while back someone sent me one to upgrade the emitter. After removing the switch I could not see how the heatsink could be pulled out without damaging the domed lens that protrudes through the opening. I decided I was not going to try as I was not confident I could pull it apart & be able to reuse the lens.

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The emitter will likely be ruined while trying to get the plactic lense off. Probably doesn't matter if you are doing an emitter swap anyway.

Owen said:

But what kind of moron would trade off a H30 with factory-installed Q3-5A?:duh2:

edit: sheer coincidence I'm sure, but I wanted a little more oomph tonight, and am toting a modded E2DL!

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Thanks again for hookin a brotha up!:twothumbs
Hope you are getting good use from that E2DL..:D

maxspeeds said:

Awesome mod, Tim! May I ask how you took the H30 apart? I always cringed when the cool white xr-e lit up. I would love to have a 5A H30. Much thanks for your help :D

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Here ya go!....
Follow the directions and take your time and it shouldn't be too difficult.
Good Luck!
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=221843

Thanks a bunch for the link! :devil:

DeFab you are a truly :devil:
Just kiddin'
Very innovative - you should register this mod so if any manufacturer want to use it you'll get some royalty + profit sharing :whistle:

Great job man you are a really good modder!Awesome! This is freakin difficult!

Beamshots added to 1st post....(too bad it was raining)

Wow......youre churning out a lot of cool stuff....

that may just be the smallest CR123 sized light ever!

Crenshaw

Very neat! :wave:

amazing!

DaFABRICATA said:

My H30 and H60W came in the mail today!

These will never leave my collection...instanty satisfied!

Now I have to get the balls to swap the emitter....:sweat:

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Interesting post from August 15th here! :laughing: