XHP70.2 P2 4000k Output test by Texas_Ace - it's over 9000!! lumens and still going strong!

I have yet to find an XHP70.2 that does not have significant tint shift with dedoming.

To end up with a NW tint after the de-dome always ends up with a green tint shift in my experience.

I don’t even mess with de-doming them anymore on my own lights.

OK, this sounds really serious.
Without dedoming the CRI90 emitters seem to be the best choice right? Or do they all have the same shift pretty much?

If you want a good tint after de-doming you need to use a very reddish tint (under the BBL) before de-doming.

To reduce the greenish/yellowish corona you need to remove all excess Phosphor after de-doming.

The only 90CRI XHP70.2’s I have seen were warm white ~3000k. Have you seen cooler 90cri LED’s?

Even the 80cri is 4000k. The 4000k 80cri does minimize the green tint shift my is still gets pretty warm / yellow.

It really depends on if you are sensitive to green / yellow hues. I am very sensitive so I don’t bother with de-doming. Others do not mind at all.

3A/3D for 5000K according to https://www.cree.com/led-components/media/documents/ds-XHP702.pdf right? Is this completely independent of the CRI value?

Yeah, it has nothing to do with the CRI.

An A or D tint is best for sure but The ones I have tried still went a bit green, just less then some other tints.

OK thanks. I’ll try to get some of these. 13$ at fasttech…wow

2R and 2U would be even better.

I read somewhere that after slicing the dome, you should remove the rest of the silicone surrounding the die to reduce the tint shift in the corona. Can’t remember where I read that though. Does that make sense?,

That was KB that said that and it does seem to work for him, although I think he said that is also can tint shift cooler around the edges after doing that just to a much lesser extent?

Overall that is only for the very advanced modders among us.

Because of the precision needed or what do you mean? What if I remove in safe regions and leave a bit of safety margin?

Yeah, it is very easy to mess it up and kill the LED. Removing only some of the phosphor next to the die I don’t think would be worth it but I have not tried it myself.

You can always try it and see what you think.

Guess I’m in the for the risk, as soon as everthing arrives. At the end of the day, it’s just a dead emitter. :money_mouth_face:

Era of dedoming and slicing will be over sooner than you think guys :+1:

So what’s the upcoming Era about? Glueing silicone domes on domeless LEDs? :smiley:

No…
They will simply look like this:


Hi ladies/gents,

Looking to update one of my lights with MT-G2 emitters.
Looking to go 3000K or 4000K, 80 CRI min.

Seems like XHP70.2 is the obvious choice. Any recommendations?
Has anybody tried the 80 CRI variants from Kaidomain? Looking to avoid the XP-G3 high CRI puke Green effect.

As for beam quality, will the beam suffer alot going from MT-G2 to XHP70.2?

Thanks

I tried one of the 80cri 4000k LED’s from kai and it is one of the best tint XHP70.2’s I have tried.

The beam should be tighter then the MT-G2.

Thanks Texas_Ace

Any donut hole? or is the gap in 70.2 close enough to be a non issue?

That will depend on the reflector / light but as a rule you will just have a slightly dimmer spot in the center, no hole to speak of.