Mark
Well, the shipping kills that deal for me, the last time that i checked it was like 70 USD for 10 emitters
Of course we can always accept more BLF friendly shipping options :sunglasses:
Those issues started maybe late november so prolly its reet is from the old batch
Hank`s reet picture is an old one, he never changed it since he annoyce those
If Hank claims than I will confirm that I ordered at:
13.02.2016 was terrible order money waste for me. So it can’t be old reel, and you can tell that to Hank
27.10.2015 was ok
02.09.2015 was ok
Hank needs to reply in this thread, and not only that. He got to appeal to Cree to make us good old batch of XP-G2 S4 2B emitters.
Welight also needs to confirm that he has good old XP G2 S4 2B
You guys have thread here and you can compare your reels to real old XP G2 S4 2B
There should not be mistake when ordering it cause no one likes to loose money. And new XP G2 S4 2B is total money waste.
I would toss them in a trash if I did not send them to Djozz (literary… I would really do that).
Im checking with Cree on die size change and will advise
Cheers
Mark
Welight cares about costumers. Please check those shipping cost to Europe also.
Another option is to check the reels you have in stock that you mentioned above for the old/new production type by comparing the leds (using a simple loupe or stereo-microscope) with the pictures above. (but that involves some extra effort of course).
If anyone is considering to order XP-G2’s from Fasttech (Cree XP-G2 S2-1A) as a substitute for the former king - don’t do it. They are not in stock. Ordered couple of these seven days ago and had to cancel my order today.
Well, since i am buying half a dozen emitters bins from FT i would say they are usualy non stocked 
waiting a week for the shipment isnt an issue, the issue would be lower performance or something, like they did that to S2 2B
One shouldnt expect much from those S2 1A, yet 30-40% of them are good enough, and some are exellent
So you are the one that is clearing FT’s warehouse .
Indeed, the last S2 order came to be very good so i overbought a bit i admit…they send those on a random base btw, but for 1.2$ /pc one shouldnt complain
Would you consider in selling a few good ones to me? I’m pretty desperate. I’m sitting on fresh order of XP-G2 S4 2B’s from IO and don’t want to use them.
After reading all this, decided to dedome S2 2B from FT but on 20mm aluminium star. And I can confirm that the tint is perfect just like Mitko described in his thread with C8 vs Olight M2X. This one is ordered 2-3 weeks ago so I assume that if you order them with mcpcb there is a better chance you will get the old stock. 
Oh why don’t you want to build nice Hulk flashlight? I am sure that Hulk fans will love it
Yes S2 1A is ok and it can have similar output as S4 2B (if you are lucky) but is not as good as S4 2B that are very constant performance vise.
The funny thing is that I built my Brinyte few weeks ago and used the S42B. I was thinking that how anyone seem to like this green led (dedomed). Then I ordered few more thinking I got a bad one. Then this topic came out. End of story. Now I’m sitting on a heavily modded Brinyte with no emitter. Blah.
Hope that at least Welight (Mark) from www.cutter.com.au will try to settle this issue and get us good old XP G2 S4 2B…
Hank from IO did not replied in this thread so far…
SOmething important
The last mixed S2 1A/0A/1D order that came from FT is also from the “new improved” XPG2 core version
0A still uses the same old core, old stock for sure
Those new ones barely reach 4 amps!
Pathetic
Iv’e just dedomed an XP-G2 R5 1A taken from an old flashlight that I converted to XP-L HI, to replace my “Angry Hulk” S4 LED in my UF 602C…
Much better. Slightly yellow, with a very vague hint of green (prob a 2C now), but much better than the horrible DD S4 2B that was in there previously… I can look at the beam and not cringe now.
I also have ordered some of those S2 0D LEDs from FT… “Waiting for stock” now apparently… prob means they will use the “new” cores too.
Maybe I should order some 0A’s instead if they are the only ones using the old led.
lol - I’m all set for this weekend 
luminarium iaculator
Those new S2 1A are worst than ever m8….i cant believe it realy, the best one so far gave 4.4 amps, and at its top in C8 it its like 125k mcds, exacly like a good DDed XPL V6 ( no ar glass no tail stping bypass)
Hornestly, Cree nuked XPG2