Yes, but the SST-20 DR has a very low forward voltage which you need to use a special driver. If you use this driver it’ll burn through most of the battery voltage very quickly to run more efficiently at a lower voltage.
If it’s actually an 8A buck driver the excess voltage is not wasted. However, a true 8A buck driver will require a very large inductor and probably be quite expensive compared to most Convoy drivers so I wonder if something is lost in translation here…
A few things landed and tested from Convoy, all really excellent thanks Simon!
L21A XHP35 HI 4000k : Really nice quality. Light is strong and pleasant.
S2+ with W2 Green : This is so much fun, it gets hot on high Great power to weight ratio. Decent throw and spill.
Upgrades for C8: LH351D 5000k and OP Reflector. Such an awesome upgrade for my C8. Sliced the dome and it has decent throw, really nice color, noticeably warmer than 5000k, really awesome all rounder now!
Apart from this, you mentioned, that a few of your latest driver are now buck-boost (very efficient, i saw you mention 96%, and no PWM at all). What are your current drivers, which work like these?
Simon, any new info about lh351d 2700k and 3500k both cri90? Can you get them?
Also have you thought about making a 2.5A driver (like for CSLNM1.23) but with 12 groups and/or 4 modes?
This would be a good option for those who don’t want s2+ hotrods with 5A drivers.
I know you have 2.8A drivers with AMCs, but consider this suggestion too.
I have ordered LH351D 2700K,but not reach to me ,yet.
2.5A driver with 5 groups for KR CSLNM1.23 is in production , i didnt plan to produce it with 12 groups or 4modes.sorry
Very large inductor? Not necessarily. Inductor size increases both with conductor width and with inductance value. This specific driver isn't meant to handle 2 cells in series, it is meant to efficiently drive low Vf emitters at high currents with just single cell input. Thus, no large inductance value is required which saves inductor size:
The above inductor is just of 470nH value (very very small), and pretty sure it is a high current handling inductor. It is the exact recipe for a single cell high current buck driver, which on the other hand is a smart choice as it offloads a lot of heat from the driver which otherwise would be burnt in the MOSFETs like it happens in all of the newer Convoy 5A and 6A linear drivers. Given the requirements (low emitter Vf and pretty high current) the above design is a completely logical and smart choice. Kudos for this.
P.S.: 8A? Wow! I think that is a bit “on the edge”, but well…