Group Buy Cree XP-G3 <---Yes three! GB closed, some emitters still available.

Sometimes you gamble and win, sometimes you gamble and lose.

Besides, most of the info is in the data sheet, the rest comes from experimentation. Someone has to do it eventually, are you volunteering to buy a small quantity before the group buy and burning them up in the pursuit of writing a review? If not, be careful about laying out an expectation that someone else does.

For $30 order 15 from the group buy and experiment, or buy 2 and pay for shipping directly from Cutter. It seems like a pretty obvious choice if you ask me, since some aspects of reviews have to be taken with a grain of salt anyway (such as dedomed performance) and you may still need some to verify that your method provides the same results.

I’m in this not for max output, but just hoping that the 90cri 4 tint will be a worthy successor to the sw45 nichia 219b that I love. No amount of 3rd-party testing will tell me how it looks to my eyes.

Placed an order for 5 2c and 5 3 bin. Thanks for setting up the group buy!

KKW,

I have volunteer enough lost over 100$ and send 12 of new batch XP-G2 S4 2B to Djozz for testing. I am also among the first one that discovered that Cree made serious changes to XP-G2 batch of emitters that as result have ugly tint shift and lux drop.
And hell yes I had enough experience to notice that even before Djozz tested them so don’t underestimate me.

With my thread I saved a lot of money for people that are depending on performance of old batch XP-G2 cause with new batch of XP-G2 emitters they will get only blood and tears(ugly tint shifts and lower performance upon de doming)…

So I expect someone… Maybe even you KKW can do G3 pre-test before someone gets hurt like myself…

“dedomed performance” as you said take with grain of salt and add hot sauce on that I would say… But no doubt that Cree ruined new production of XP-G2 emitters…

So if they continued with same production process with this G3 we can’t expect anything good.

So if someone is selling them what cost him to sacrifice one emitter and do test for all of us?

If you’d like to wait for testing before buying, great! Maybe this groupbuy is not for you then. For myself and other people like KKW, we are willing to buy some now, and don’t especially want to wait for a bunch of testing.

The sooner you’ll buy them the sooner they will be reviewed…

I support that…

Fact is that Cree can’t be easily trusted any more. Read my thread and you’ll see what I am talking about.

How come cutter gets those emitters before everyone else? When can we expect Mountain El. and International O. to have them?

MrBig you have been added to the list. Thanks

I am only guessing, but I would say its because CE is a registered Cree distributor.
http://www.cree.com/LED-Components-and-Modules/Where-to-Buy

Searching the list there I don’t fine Mountain or IOS on there. It may be possible that hank purchases directly from cree (I don’t know) but Cutter being an authorized dealer probly earns them special privilege.

I just placed an order for
1 x s5 2c for a dedomed thrower build
3 x r3 5bin for a triple convoy

Thanks for putting this groupbuy together.

iam not technical type…so i have to ask-are this new leds good for tripple flashlites?used in out triple xpl hi convoys?
or there are not triple yet…and are they not good for the carclo optic?

Can you put me down for a couple of the 4 bin and a couple of the 5 bin? Add a 10mm and a 16mm sinkpad as well, please.

Thanks Matt

I guess that depends on what you mean by good :slight_smile: Will they work. Yes. Will you have to drill out the optics or de-dome the emitter to make them work. Probly. These will be on the SC5 platform so they sit higher than XPG. Based on use of XPL emitters I would say it is likeley you will have to either modify the optic or slice of the dome etc to get the to sit right, but I have not had any in hand yet to try so that is just an educated guess.

Everything is all setup. You can order right now. Links for purchase are in the OP. The list in post 2 is people who have ordered. Basically just a public tally of who has product coming. If your are short on cash or what ever at the moment I will be keeping the thread open for another week or so.
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Also if you have paid and you see your name spelled like this ??? It means I have your order but did not see a coinciding post in the thread.

Ordered

Ordered 6 of the 5 bin tint, R3, 90 CRI.

Thanks.

Is the dome on this LED the same diameter at the base as the XP-G2? This is somewhat critical for one build…

Thanks Matt

Ordered 3, and a bunch of SinkPAD’s. Thanx!!

You and me both!

Vesture, any word from Mark if he is going to update his website with the exact bins he has currently available?

As it stands now they’re simply listed by the kit range, E5.

I’ve got an email in to Mark, I know he’s busy but hopefully he has time to answer.

Regardless, the 3A S5 are gonna be awesome!

-Michael

I’ve not had a chance to put my flashaholic mits on these yet, so the only info I have is what’s in the data sheet that people were quoting in the other thread.

I’ve not heard anything.

Order placed. 2-3bin, 2-4bin and a couple of sinkpads.

Thanks VOB

Ordered
5- 5’s…
5-4’s…
2-3’s…
and a 3A S5

13+some sinkapads too

thanks again for doing this