I don't know if they're all that way, but my recent Quark AAx2 Tactical with XP-G R5 has a green tint too. It's not that noticeable when used by itself, and at Max output the tint is very faint too. I would have perferred a "whiter" colour, but it works as it should so I'm happy.All of the XPG's I've seen, admittedely not that many, have a slight greenish tint to them. Are they all this way? I had one R5 and currently have an R5. Both greenish, although more so at lower power.
Variability in the manufacturing process, especially when pushing the envelope on brightness and efficiency, means that XP-Gs come off the production line in quite a wide range of tints. Of course everyone would like to have just the whitest ones but that would leave CREE with lots unsold.
So CREE tend to sell XP-Gs in 'kits' containing a range of different tint bins. You can't order just one tint. To get the whitest ones you also have to take a bunch of the other tints, green included.
So no, they aren't all green, but until technology moves on (as it will given time), we're probably stuck with the tint bin lottery for now.
Well I did find one seller who's offering XP-Gs in an individual tint . . .
You're probably ahead of me on this one, but yes, you can guess which tint they've got - the green ones !
Easily solved by going down a brightness bin - I got some nice white R4s.
I got two XP-G pills from Dereelight, one is much whiter than my 4sevens' XP-G and one leans more to yellow than the white one...
Can you do me a favor and PM me the www retailer?... thanks!! I am looking for some whiter tinted R4 emitters.
thanks!!:thumbsup: