Well, I ordered a little C8 off of Aliexpress, and it said it was an XM-L2 U3, well I got it today, and it is so marked on the opposite side of the Ultrafire Nameplate.
Was still uncertain, but I saw this:
http://www.armytek.com/products/flashlights/search-and-rescue/armytek-ba...
So, there are some U3s out there..
Will, try my Ali tonight…
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Flomotion
It's in the updated Cree calculator.
http://pct.cree.com/dt/index.html
The low mode should be lower.
it seems to be a useful tool, but the fields won’t populate, there doesn’t seem to be a calculate button
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It also shows XP-E2 R4 and XP-G2 S2.
It works fine for me. It auto populates and recalculates.
The low mode should be lower.
MosesM found them about a month ago…
Mentioned here
Emitters are out of stock though…
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The first column works ok for me, second one sometimes, third one is dead…. So it probably depends on browser settings.
can’t wait for xml3 to come out. GOGOG XML3 U3 neutral white!
Don wrote:
It sounds like the XM LEDs won’t really be suitable for flashlight use. Pity…
Oh no, now i can toss all xml2-u2 in the bin…
I'll install my XM-L2 U2's Noctigon's asap. U3's will come out the day after.
The low mode should be lower.
Flomotion, have you tried your C8 XM-L2 U3 yet?
NUU! shock, horror!
send’em to me, instead. I’d even come over and collect the U2 binnings from your bin, myself.
Good news ! But now I hesitate to buy one high-quality flashlight because Cree might come out with a U4 in 3 months and L3 serie next year.
Also don’t trust unknow chinese vendors, its very hard to tell the difference between bins and obviously lying augment the sells.
If you think that from U2 to U3 is something huge than relax, it's the usual 7% difference. Secondly the first the green tints show up like 2S and and then 1C and 1B. For me those tints make the 7% mean zero. I think that CREE won't come with a new bin until the next 6 month at least.
I don’t think they’d even make a U4…
I’m guessing the XM-L3 will come out in 2015.
Slewflash
Sigh. And my shocker is getting U2’s installed now…
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Tom E. Did an excellent job upgrading mine w/u2 1b’s.
Output and throw is crazy now.
Heresy!!!
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Flomotion, any followup?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Arrival-UltraFire-C12-CREE-XM-L2-U3-2000LM-3-Mode-High-Medium-Low-LED-Flashlight/1028451767.html
(Courtesy of Lou_Menn)
Note: The reflector is
Textured, not Smooth, giving shorter Throw.Correction: The reflector is Smooth.
I know it says that in the description, but the photos show SMO…I just ordered one! It should be good either way!
Jenny Zeng replied:
“The reflector is the Smooth Aluminum reflector.”
(The Web page has not yet corrected.)
EDIT:
Now changed to:
“Reflector: Smooth Aluminum Reflector”
Ah, very good!
Haha, you can thanks me for that.
This is the light I request to be made for me, then I tell them it would interest many people.
Excellent store, you can also ask for a deeper C8 reflector and 8×7135 LED Driver.
Thanks Omega_17! The emitter and it being only 3 modes are what sold me…can’t wait!!
Is the C8 reflector deeper than the C12 reflector?
How do I ask for the C8 reflector and 8×7135 driver?
The version with 8×7135 driver is one of the other listings on their ‘store’ pages.
I don’t have both yet but it seems to be the same but maybe some versions are different. There is also many other flashlights with bigger and deeper reflector.
You can contact them by messenger or message only if you are a aliexpress member.
8×7135 link :
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Super-Bright-UltraFire-C8-CREE-XM-L2-8×7135-LED-Driver-2800MA-Current-8×7135-Circuit-Board-LED/613721_999378277.html
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