Sure looks to my eyes as though the cool white is putting more light on all areas of the target. All items in the pic are easier to identify in the CW shot. Thanks for the comparison.
I’ll be the odd man out. I like the pic with the warmer emitter better. Reaffirms for me to keep it stock, at least until a new generation of XHP35 comes out.
Thank you very much for posting. It’s appreciated.
I agree his order should be cancelled if it’s not processed yet. And he was further defending his position with no regard for others. The biggest harm may have come to those at the tail end of the GB when it’s down to who gets the last of the 1,500 lights.
I respect that this will be dealt with privately in any event.
I knew he was doing something shady, but I never pm’d him because I already have my light. I thought maybe he had registered for several extra lights and was selling at a high markup or something until you posted what he was actually doing.
Yes, running the light with 4 good cells will only make it work at full power for a shorter time, but it will reach its full potential. How many volts it exactly needs to stay in the full regulated output will even vary between examples, mostly due to variation between individual LEDs’ Uf and to a lesser extent on minor differences between losses in any individual circuit. Battery type, condition and state of charge will make more difference in regulated runtime than any of those.
As Texas Ace mentioned, it is possible to run the light with 4 good cells and 4 low performance cells, a practice that can not be officially recommended due to a common tendency to misunderstand, but will work. This will be almost the same as having the carriers fully loaded with good cells and superior compared to making use of four cells only.
I pm’d TexasAce the screenshot of the conversation that was posted earlier in this thread. I was talking to Thomas in the facebook group trying to figure out what was going on when Josh posted exactly what was going on. I’m sorry I didn’t live up to your lofty expectations.