Two XM-L2 T6 3C - large tint difference?

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Hi,

FYI, I just found this thread:

Not sure what to think, but I actually have 3 lights that I reflowed. The first was an MSA20 using an XM-L2 T6 3C that I removed from a Noctigon that I got from IOS awhile ago. I liked the tint from that one the best, which is why I ordered 2 XM-L2 3C emitters when I bought the MSA10 and MSC10 (from the same vendor, not IOS).

Now, I have 3 Niteye ligts, all with XM-L2 T6 3C emitters, but all 3 with completely different tints.

I still like the 1st one the best, on the cool side of neutral.

Then, one that I would call actually neutral white.

Then, there’s the 3rd one, which is the too greenish one, which I REALLY dislike.

Haven’t heard back from the vendor yet though….

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I had a similar experience with XM-L T6 3C tint from Fasttech. One was a really nice neutral tint leaning slightly towards pink, the other leaned much more noticably towards green.

I think with 3C it’s just at a spot on the colour chart where even within the bin the differences can be noticable.

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Tint variations are not uncommon within the same bin. Most of the time they are quite similar in the same cut tape, but variations do happen.

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I have about 3 lights with 4C bins, and love all of them..

Because of the 3C`s I got a long time ago, I thought I didnt like Neutral White tints. Everyone was talking about NW 3C, but I didnt like them.
But when Simon,(convoy flashlights) did his Convoy S5 campaign, I decided to try a NW 4C, and loved it..

Since then I took my words back, I finally liked NW tints.

edit: I think that convoy S5 was my first 4C.. not really 100% sure anymore

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Out of three 3C XM-Ls I’ve put in lights only one wasn’t overly yellow. I like a nice neutral white around ~4200k; I have to wonder how often a bad tint convinces people that they dislike “neutral white.”

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Yeah, you’re right on there. If the first NW light I ever got was one with the same tint as that greenish 3C I mentioned in this thread, that would have, similar to how ChibiM mentioned, totally turned me off of NW.

I think a similar thing could be said about CW though. I’ve had some CW lights that were so purple, and if those were the only CW lights I had, I’d probably not want CW either!!

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My xml t6 3c lights are very nice but my xml2 3c lights have more green in them

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I like the XP-G2 2B so far, cool but not harsh. I've only installed 2, so can't say how much variation there is.

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Well, I just can’t stand that one with the greenish beam, so I’ve ordered some new XM-L2 T6 3C emitters to replace it… I guess I’ll see if any of those come close to the 3 I have already.

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Add me to the group that has struggled with green from XM-L2 3C. I was able to minimize the green in my S2 with careful reflector spacing.

I have found I prefer the tint of the 3B. It’s my current favorite.