I have a version from Banggood which I asked to review (to ensure non lattice bright). After burning myself on 10+ of those crap garbage, I am more cautious now. Hopefully, the âmecoâ one from banggood will be good alternatives!It will arrive in about 2 weeks time.
But donât blame LatticeBright for all the fakes⌠The LED in the Mecoâs above looks not like all the other LBâs. Latticebright has the phosphor only on the chip same way as the imitated Cree model. The ones with the phosphor all around under the dome could be from another, even worse faker.
I dont think theyâre coming out ahead, the lights on Ebay are a lot cheaper than they were a couple years ago. Not sure what theyâre paying for leds, but the LB leds cost something, and itâs better to spend $4 more, on the led, if you can sell it for an extra $5
Hopefully someone will photograph the led and ship Crees
I wanted to spend some more time on these micrographs but I had to watch the Steelers win.
No comparisons but the images might still be useful. Plus I just want an excuse to learn more about photomicrography. Excuse all the dust. My Olympus metallurgical microscope is hard to keep clean.
All images are of the same XPL HI that I recieved from Mountain Electornics.
First is my attempt at stacking pictures (I am still learning)
Second is a brightfield image and I contrast that with the flip of a mirror into a darkfield image i.e. no focus or magnification change. What is that vertical line on the right?
Here is one I tried to take with a different light source. (It is quite fun to play with light and what I have been using are different led to light up what ever fits under the objective)
This last one is an extreme closeup. The two marks at the top are specks of dirt stuck to my sensor. Can some explain the orange splatters.
One point of interest is the different look of the bond wires.
Any help would be appreciated.
One thing I wanted to add, itâs highly unlikely retailers are aware of selling fake cree leds âŚ.if manufacturers spec this to them, it is this that will be displayed on their websiteâŚâŚ
They should, however, ask for refund from the manufacturers claiming to sell cree leds when they are not in case disputes arise from customers and stop selling their garbagesâŚ.
I ordered 5 of the MECO sk68 style lights with âCREE Q5â emitters. I got them quickly enough, problem was they didnât have CREE emitters but rather the crappy Lattice Bright. When I pointed that out, they apologized and gave me 60 cents credit for each light. They have since removed CREE from their description and lowered the price on their site by 80 cents for each light. LOL
If you have a replacement emitter to swap in, this light does have the 1 mode boost driver for AA compatibility. MECO light for $2.69
This is good news. Having been burned themselves, BangGood at least, is now aware of the difference.
Does LB make an xpe fake? I just got a cheap 3 dollar light in and it is pathetic compared to a real xpe q5. It has a deep blue tint but still appears identical to the xpe q5. It might be low on the lumens because the light only has about half an amp tailcap reading.
This emitter had several of the signs of being a LB fake, including the White substrate, smooth green surface on top of the board, and smaller die size. It seems to have round bond wire junctions though. The interesting feature was the phosphor overspray, even covering the bond wires. I havenât seen an XM-L clone like this in any of my other lights.
does it have a horrible bluish gray tint? Like other latticecrap LEDs, the phosphor is coated so thin the blue light underneath just emits right through it.
i have found a similar one in one of my cheap xxxfire lights i bought last spring for 6 bucks. its on a Latticebright star.
I just saw my brother over the weekend and he mentioned that he ordered a â98 light. I will find out which emitter it comes with and report back later.