Please feel free to PM me. LH351D will look yellow and maybe very slightly green unless you add a gel filter like twisted raven suggested. You can see the difference between the sw45k 219B and 4000K LH351D in the beamshots I linked at the end of the post. I should also be able to offer sw35 and sw40 in a couple weeks; sw40 would be more neutral and less rosy than sw45k.
The top one is the stock XP-L2, which is pretty green and has a rather ugly corona. The whole point of using an sw45 219B is that it’s well below the BBL and makes colours very intense.
now I understand why Zebra did not want to use Nichia B’s, thats a 44% lumen hit, and Zebra sells lumens
me, I think that sw45 LED is a grail led, it can turn any light into an exceptional light! And you are the first to offer it in a Zebra, which most people consider unmoddable… major respect.
thanks for all the detailed info and pics… you answered all my questions before I had a chance to ask any
not a buyer today, just a cheerleader
the lucky owners are in for a treat!
I carry sw45 in a Novatac atm, it puts my LowCRI HDS to shame…
The LED Makes the Light, much like the steel makes the blade.
It’s amazing that Bob was able to mod a Zebralight. If it was a few months ago when the sw45k 9080 was a discontinued collector’s item, I would have sprang for this and I’m sure plenty of others would too, but after Fireflies offered this same emitter in the ROT66 and the about to ship PL47 headlamp at a price lower than a stock SC64c, it becomes a bit harder to sell even though the $150 really is a bargain considering the labor and the fact it is a Zebralight. Maybe if Bob offers a 4000k 219B or other LED options, there would be more interest.
I also have sw40 and sw45 (a more neutral 4500K). Any 3V 3535 LED with XP-compatible pads will work in the SC64c (XP-L, 219C, SST-20, LH351x), but since Zebralight recently announced a 4000K LH351D version after I posted my Samsung mod, I think the high-end 219Bs are a more interesting proposition. The ROT66 and PL47 are definitely amazing value if you just want some Nichia goodness (until 219B stock runs out).