+1 :+1: It does indeed look like the XPL HI is the best all around choice looking at the chart TK listed. (see link below)
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http://toykeeper.net/torches/fw3a/emitter-poll.html
FW3A Emitter Type
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……………………………Price Lumens Throwiness CRI Beam Heat
……….Cree XP-L HI $36 3300………… …… 70+… xx
………….Cree XP-G3 $30 3000………… ………… 70+……… xxxx
………….Cree XP-G2 $30 2200………… ……… 70+……. xx
…………Nichia 219c $30 2600………… ………… 90+…… xxxxx
Samsung LH351D $30 3000?……… …………. 90+*…… xxx
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For price and heat, lower values are better. For everything else, higher values are better.
Throwiness is a rough measure of candelas per lumen. It’s the overall beam shape. Even the throwiest option is not a thrower, because compact triples are floody by nature.
“Beam” is the overall beam quality, like smoothness and color consistency.
More peppers makes thermal management harder, reduces the sustainable brightness after step-down, and increases risk of damaging the emitters on turbo.
Worst part about each:
XP-L HI: Costs more.
XP-G3: Strongest “Cree Rainbow” effect: angle-based tint shift, green around hotspot.
XP-G2: Lowest output. Old.
219c: Most heat, lowest sustainable output, highest chance of damaging itself on turbo.
LH351D: Super floody. May be a bit green at low levels.
Values only indicate approximate performance in a Carclo 10511 optic using a FET for direct drive on 1x18650. These have not been directly tested in the FW3A host, so this data is more of an educated guess than a measurement.
Votes will be counting with the Schulze Condorcet method.
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@TK……
Is this something we are supposed to be voting on or has that already taken place??