Pics of LM-V6, U2, V5 and all that?

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@unknown00101

This has come up a few times in the last few months.

From my understanding there’s no way to identify bin type at the user level.

The bin type is the color? Emitter, Pill, Drop In, Bin Type, Star, Host, Driver. It’s all a bit much for me. I’ll figure it out, but just not knowing it all at first is frustrating.

• Joe

There’s a ton to learn and remember about this crazy hobby!

Tint, Binning, and CRI Explained (For XM-L LEDs)

I figured I'd make a guide related to XM-Ls and tint, binning, CRI, and all the other details I can think of. Tint There are 3 basic tints. Cool White is a very pure white and is what most lights are. This generally has a low CRI (color rendition index) and will not show colors that well. Some people say that it is to blue. It is generally around 6000k. Neutral White is considered to be one of the better tints as it still seems fairly white, but does have a higher CRI. It …