XP-G3 Introduced

Somehow, I doubt they’d go to the trouble of releasing a product that had nothing new/better to offer to the world. They do plan on selling these, right? Their existing XP-G2 customers are the target audience, hence the naming convention. If it weren’t an improvement to XP-G2, they would be stupid to call it XP-G3, since those customers will presumably be smart enough to read the datasheets of the two and compare the specs. before spending the money to upgrade.

Yes, but the new version might not be aimed at the flashlight market… :confused:

CREE love the streetlight market atm…

Hint Iphone or Samsung Galaxy ? :smiley:

Well… Ya got me there. :person_facepalming:

It seems like the streetlight market it might be… I’ve inquired from Hank at IOS. Herewith his feedback…

Kinda looks like the whole package surface is covered in phosphor

Well, i was kinda soft about that matter :slight_smile: Its designed for general lighting areas mostly, yet i am pretty confident there will be XPG3 thrower edition soon enough

P.S

Or as an Arrow manager mailed yesterday: there are rumors for for improoved XPE3( bigger core, better bond wires) Unfortunately he is a CPF member( whitch ofc is already a huge sin in my eyes :smiling_imp: )

Maybe try the shave and trim like DB Custom did to a MT-G2 here.

Cheers David

Another 3.45mm LED. I really don't get it. Is there really a cost saving for them to reduce the die of the XP-L to this size? I was holding thumbs for a Cree 5W High Intensity. Anyone else seen this gap?

  • XQ-E HI 1.6x1.6mm 3W
  • XB-H HI 2.45x2.45mm 5/6W <- missing
  • XP-L HI 3.45x3.45mm 10W
  • XPH35 HI 3.45x3.45mm 10W

Hannes - you probably won't get a response here. We generally don't pay attention to watt ratings, because (I think) that's based on CREE's specs for max amps, of which, we totally dis-regard. 1.5A or 3A max ratings are pretty meaningless. We take 1.5A LED's to 4-5A regularly, and 3A to 6A+ even.

If I were building general lighting products though, it would be an important consideration for sure, for both lifetime and heat issues.

Really like your website btw...

yes you are right. When you only have 1 or 2 leds to worry about you will not be bothered if it is burned out due to overdriving it after a few months. But when you have to worry about +1000 driving it harder makes no sense. For me it is about the PCB foot print to Die size ratio. With the XP-L bring a XM-L on a XP foot print there is really a need for an XB (2.45x2.45) led with an XP-G die. But it see that cree is not really interested in that market.

Thanks for the complement.

Isn’t that what the XB-H is?

yes but it is not HI. Sorry I should have added that.

This (XP-G3) is rated for 6W, they increased the max forward current from 1500ma to 2000ma.

But I do understand what you’re saying, and there does appear to be a gap.

One of the biggest improvements IMO is the >90 CRI LED’s in a large kelvin range. That’s what I’m most interested in, and in that regard, looks like the XP-G3 will have that in spades. 90 CRI available all the way up to over 6k

-Michael

I am wondering if the dome diameter is the same as the XP-G2? It matters for the light I want to put it in…

This tiny reflector centers on the dome and is supported by the white ring.

Dome diameter is normally in the datasheet.

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Yep, datasheets say it’s the same. Dome “R1.53” for both (3.06mm dia). Other measurements are also the same. Page 32 for XP-G3, 28 for XP-G2.

I found the dimensional data, but it only dimensioned the height and sides of the base and thickness of the base…

Just placed an order for xpg3 x6 and some sinkpads
Thanks!

I did not understand the drawing at first… R1.53 on both!