Right now I have 2 of the original DEFT lights. I had sent one of them back so Saab to fix the led that had developed a dark spot. I sent it back late Dec early Jan, and just got it back. So, i feel for those waiting for their DeftX lights. I will get some pics later, but here are the stats.
DEFT 1. XRE R2
1.6 A 150 lux rated
DEFT 2. XPE2 DeDomed and using LR tech
1.6A. 230k lux tested
Just using the light a little it is visually much brighter and warmer tint. Surprisingly though, the xpe2 projects a slightly larger die, even though it is dedomed and tho other is not. The driver was not modified so its not overdriving the xpe2 too much. I know this isn’t ground breaking lux, but for a light running on eneloops it’s not bad.
I would like to thank Michael for fixing my light and upgrading it and restoring a chip in the CF to perfect.
This is the old one before I sent it in to be fixed.
Should be soon. Waiting for shipment notice for my Ff4, here. Always nice to have things coming in the mail. Too bad Lambda wont be building VP lights. Maybe he can build some lights like the deftx or black b. Like he says, toys, lol. Maybe something like a 2D deft driving a dedomed xpg2 to 5 or 6A using modified LR.
It’s a precollimator to help in the overall extraction of light. Just like a dome on a led it won’t help necessarily increase the intensity, but it will increase the OTF output.
