Solarforce XP-L V3

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But it still doesn’t translate to throw. XP-L has exactly the same beam profile as XM-L2. Brightness is almost the same as well, especially at higher current.

So what is the point of the XP-L? Does it do better in a different reflector than the XM-L2?

Has this not been discussed ad nauseam? It’s part of Cree’s new campaign to increase density, improve Optical Control Factor, and create new buzzwords: http://www.cree.com/OCF

BLF discussion:

Cree XP-L, XM-L performance in an XP size package

200 lpw, 1079lm @ 10 watts 85C. Impresses me. http://www.cree.com/News-and-Events/Cree-News/Press-Releases/2014/May/XPL-intro http://www.cree.com/LED-Components-and-Modules/Products/XLamp/Discrete-Directional/XLamp-XPL

Cree XPL

If you liked XML you gonna love this The XLamp® XP-L LED is the first commercially available single-die LED to deliver breakthrough efficacy of up to 200 lm/w at 350 mA. The game-changing Cree® XLamp XP-L LED delivers an immediate performance increase of 50% or more as a drop-in upgrade for lighting designs based on Cree’s market-leading XLamp XP-G LEDs. As the brightest member of the industry’s only family of high-density-class discrete LEDs, the new XP-L LED redefines system performance, cost…