Sipik sk68 with fake/reject xpe?

breinrules · February 18, 2015, 1:06am

Hi there! I just got this flashlight from banggood

as i checked the emitter, there is an excess phosphor

around the square die. emmits a bluish light which i

don't like, it is also weird since the reviews never mention

any of this. Could i have gotten a bad batch? Or are all like

this? Thanks for the advanced help

FlashPilot · February 18, 2015, 1:47am

Its probably not an XPE or any other Cree product. You can compare your emitter to CRX’s awesome reference thread to see if its genuine.

Firelight2 · February 18, 2015, 1:14am

If blue light is being emitted, that’s probably an area of missing phosphor rather than extra phosphor.

I agree it sounds like probably not a CREE emitter.

brted · February 18, 2015, 2:52am

Could be an XB-D or XT-E. The XT-E has a funky beam.

SIGShooter · February 18, 2015, 3:17am

I bought a bunch of these to give away. Here’s a pic of one of the led’s (they all look the same to me) !

Dubious_Speculation · February 18, 2015, 4:13am

They may be reject XP-E’s with very low binning and a horrible tint, but they are certainly real cree XP-E emitters.

lightme · February 18, 2015, 6:22am

Sounds like the same one I got in a cheap light. It’s a Chinese “Q5”.

breinrules · February 18, 2015, 7:55am

yup! Just the same from the link in your post. I know

it's cheap at 2.64$ but at least they should be honest

with the die type :(