So I ended up ordering replacement LED's for this new MT03 II anyways :FACEPALM: . It's hard not to get the best out there available. Bought 3 XHP70.2 P2 5700K 70+ CRI LEDs from Arrow - for under $10 each, link here: https://www.arrow.com/en/products/xhp70b-00-0000-0d0bp20e2/cree
My MT02 in silver/white appears to be matte/satin. You can feel a very fine rough surface compared to the standard black anodisation lights. It looks and feels very nice.
I've wondered that too... I have one on the way. It is still at least 10 days away but once it gets here I plan to check output first.
I do know it is possible they just kept the power at just the level for the same output as it would take less power with the 70.2's which means less heat.
If it’s the same constant current driver as before, then there is not gonna be any power increase.
You may get better efficiency or less heat. You may also get a smoother beam pattern with less dark spot in the middle. Plus it’s now cheaper to upgrade to a fet driver for more output because you don’t have to upgrade the 3 emitters.
Given specs is base on regular MT03II gen1.
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Just curious, why this version with 70.2 LED has the same lumen as in Version 1, Why not Haikelite increase more lumen with this 70.2 version ?
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