Yinding YD XM-L2 Cool White and Neutral White

I started this topic on the MTBR Forum (Original/Real Yinding YD 2xU2 found | Mountain Bike Reviews Forum) and have received questions from here, so I figured I would post the info here as well.

Many of you may know the Yinding, it was very popular in the second half of 2013 and by December sellers started to switch them for cheaper copies and by 2014 the original, quality Yindings were gone, replaced by cheaper and cheaper copies. What made the Yinding so popular was that it was one of the few quality Chinese lights made. It had great components (mount, connector, lens), it was well built with thermal paste, it had good thermal transfer, was very small and super bright. I had spoken with Dora at GearBest to build a SolarStorm XT40 with XM-L2 and a custom SolarStorm X3 with XM-L2. After both of those lights were made and the quality was great, I explained the Yinding story and asked if she could try to find the original quality Yinding. After a few weeks, and much to my surprise, she wrote me and said she had found it. She sent pictures, ordered a sample and when it arrived sent photos to confirm quality.

GearBest ordered a batch in XM-L2 T6 1A and presale started a few weeks ago. After the first batch was made, there were many requests for a nuetral LED version. Yinding agreed and at the end of last year another batch of XM-L2 U2 3C was ordered. I didnt know this forum had bike lights, so I didnt post all the info here. The first batches of both are sold out and more are on the way in 15 business days. Dora made a coupon deal on the lights and it will continue to give you guys a chance.

Coupon for all “Yinding”

Yinding Cool White (1A)
Full set with Battery
http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_126086.html
Price $38

Light head only
http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_124468.html
Price $24

Yinding Nuetral White
Full set with Battery
http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_133572.html
Price $38

Light head only
http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_133573.html
Price $25

Here is the XML disassembled which is the same quality as the XM-L2. I checked quality and a copy was sent to Ledoman to confirm as well. He disassembled the XM-L2, I will ask him to post his pictures as well.

Beam Shots

XM-L2 T6 1A Low

XM-L2 T6 1A Medium

XM-L2 T6 1A

High

XM-L2 T6 1A Low

XM-L2 T6 1A Medium

XM-L2 1A High

XML on the Bars and the XM-L2 on the Helmet. Both on High

Very nice . It does look like a quality unit .Thanks for sharing , GJHS .

Has anyone examined the batteries ?

I remember hank posting about a GB from MTBR for that light in the deal alert thread, looks pretty good!

Thanks for “coming over” GJHS. Yes, our “deal alert” topic is a discussion-free zone so when I mentioned these, I’d just pointed to your topics at MTBR. Glad you came here to make it easier.

Thanks guys, great group here. I’m a flashlight enthusiast so I have been reading posts here for a while. I’m glad I finally joined.

BTW There is also presale on a new build of a Neutral 3C SolarStorm XM-L2 X3 and XT40. After the creation of the Yinding, the MTBR group wanted more options in Neutral lights. I will post more info on a new thread in a bit.

I ordered one NW lamp too.

Website does not show ‘sold out’. Yes, can we get some info on the batteries please? Thanks.

From https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/28604

This is information from the manufacturer. No test has be done since most of us ordered head only. We have to wait for someone to actualy get the battery pack and be able to measure it in mAh (not in run time which depends on light and environment, can be informational, though).

This is my post over at MTBR in addition to the GJHS review.

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Hi guys! I'm happy I can report some details to you about the first batch of Yindings some of you are supposed to get. Got it today to add to the GJHS reports.

In a few words it is all OK as it supposed to be.

I've taken quite some pictures, but it is a lot of work to publish them all in a short time so I've pick just few of them. I've also made some quick comparation with "KD2" (see review) and 2nd gen. Yinding I already had.


From left to right KD2, GB Yinding, 2ndGen Yinding.



The housing is as on the other pictures and it is nicely sealed. Even the mount is nicely sealed and can be rotated for 360 degrees.

They are all same housing size, has XM-L2 but all have different mount and lenses.


Tint of the leds. I would say GB Yinding has about 1D. KD2 is about 1A and 2nd Gen.Y about 4B (it is purely my guess). Would do another comparation when I get neutral 3C Yinding and hopefuly KD2 too. KD2 is in reality pure white and not so blueish, but it's not far away.



When comparing only KD2 and GB Yinding the difference is more noticeable.


On full it pulls 13.2W but I do have some looses in the wireing.


Front cover off shows leds and lenses


Drivers are very similar to the KD2 and I think they are interchangable which is very nice.


KD2 driver


GB Yinding driver


That's all for now. I hope it adds some for better feeling.

Forgot to tell, it is freezy outside , some snow on the ground and full moon, so the pictures of the beams would be shity. I can only tell the beam is more near to the KD2, just a bit more narrow.

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EDIT: Compared drivers with caliper and they are interchangable. There is difference with switch height and silicone button used. But this is not a problem if you either cut the switch or silicon button. Or if you are changing drivers between the lights, you can also change the silicone button too.

Full size picture -> HERE

Interested on a NW headlamp, BG says it is backordered. Also price of the complete package appears to be 39.17 instead of 38 (after coupon).

I hope some of our driver experts can opine on the driver. I noticed drivers “for bike lights” showing up as individual components online various places lately.
Which is the usual good and bad news, and we need to keep a close eye on what’s being shipped out over time.

If your photos (or your eyeballs and note-taking) can clearly show us what’s written on any of the components, and a straight on picture, that would help I think.

Write May@gearbest.com and explain about the price issue. She will take care of it.

Between mine and Ledoman’s photos you should be able to make out the writing and components. I’m no driver expert so not sure if I can help

Just opened up the envelope… Man this thing is compact! Received it in 14 days, not bad.

I’ll add some photos to compare it to the Security ING 900. Surprisingly smaller.

How do you add photos from an Android device?

GJHS: you also have a great thread on the Nitenumen - any comments to compare beam patterns or updates? Both of these lights (the Yinding and Nitenumen) look like great lights for 2 hr commutes that go from city to dark trails and roads.

I’ve done a bunch of reading about the Yinding over the last 2 days, the one thing I haven’t been able to figure out is why it is superior to the KD 2 with XM-L2s? People seem to prefer the KD driver over the Yinging. Why not the whole light?

Thanks

Because the KD model is lower quality and is completely hollow behind the emitter board requiring fairly extensive modding to it to address thermal path. The Yinding has the emitter board directly mounted to the case for the best heatsinking possible. Both lights are still really small for handling a lot of heat.

-Garry

Thank you for that explanation.

Still, KD2 light is good enough for the price, user interface is better. Some small modification on thermal path and you are done. The best would be Yinding with KD2 driver combo, though.

Subscribed. Kind of looking into riding a bit at night and still torn between the yinding and the fenix.