"Throwiest" LED?

[Agro]

@Enderman

@Agro

All this discussion misses an important point:
to get the most throw from a LED you need to drive it to the max.
This is not what typically happens with any of the mentioned LEDs.

All the answers given in the thread are assuming he is going to drive it at higher currents than spec.
The XP-L HI is still the best “factory dedomed” LED from cree, with XHP35 HI being second and giving more lumens.

I did not mean running stock.
It’s just that both XP-G2 and XP-L HI have Vf at their peaks exceeding 4.2 V and therefore for best performance need 2s input and a buck driver. Which happens sometimes, but nevertheless is a rare option.
XHP35 HI needs boost driver regardless of how hard it’s driven (or rare 4+s), but few drivers are capable of running it at the peak.

@light.speed

Thanks. That means I can run it off a direct driver FET driver?

See XP-L HI 1A V2 LED Output test by Texas_Ace, Well, you have seen the HD, this is the HI. It is exactly what you expect. and XHP35 output and death test + PWM efficiency test by Texas_Ace

You can run it with FET to get about 90% peak performance. With a fully charged battery. At this point it will offer about the same cd as XHP35 HI driven to the max, but with less heat. And far less lumens.