It looks like on the Sportac website that the Nichia 219 they use at the moment is the relatively new 219B (they do not mention it but the light colour is stated 5000K, and the old 219A is 4500K).
This high CRI 219B is much more efficient than the high CRI 219A. The led does not get any better at the moment.
The leds can be driven harder than in the Sportac drop-in, and thus have more output, but that might not be advicable for a P60 drop-in, it gets too hot. A better heatsinked flashlight is then needed.
Don't know anything about their previous drop-ins. The second picture in this post shows the 219A left and the 219B right. The dome of the 219A is smaller and rounder, the dome of the 219B is shallower, much like a XP-G. The base is also a bit different, the 219 A has a black triangle and black spots at the side, the 219B has only the triangle:
Hi no idea at the moment, & I would like to know the same.
I too had the same pinky 219 most certainly.
The whiter 219b hcri would be better, pure white, no pink.
There are those ones on eagtacs site but no mention of 219b really, and I don’t want to order until I’m sure it’s B.
Yeah but that slight pinkish tint brings out the red, brown, purple, orange colors better than any other LED I’ve seen.
Like how it renders skin tone, foods, wood like nothing else. :bigsmile: