Hello,
I have a spare convoy s2+ host and want to try something what I’ve never tried in it - high CRI led.
I can’t decide between Nichia NVSW219BT-V1 and NVSL219C. I don’t care about output at all now, all that matters is colour rendition. 219BT-V1 is sold as 92 cri, although in specsheet it looks like 80cri min. 219C is also sold as 92cri, but that looks like true - specsheet shows 90cri min. By the way NVSW219BT-V1 is 5700K whole NVSL219C is 4000K.
P.S. I have a nanjg 105c driver. It’s 6x350ma = 2100mah. I can desolder some chips, how much current do you recommend to get full output without overheating even when used for long periods (approx)?
I wouldn’t want a cool white Nichia, so I would pick the 219C. Also the 219C can deal with 2.1 amps better than the 219B. I recently got a C8 drop-in from KD with the 4000K 219C in it and am very happy with it. It doesn’t look that different from the 4500K 219B’s I have which is the optimum tint to me. I ordered two more mounted 219C’s to use in mods.
The 4000k 219C is my favorite LED at the moment. Amazing tint and CRI along with good output of ~1100 lumens maxed out or around ~750 lumens with 8x 7135’s. I have one in my EDC S2+ with TIR optic right now.
I actually have a few spares from the recent group buy I could sell if someone is in a hurry for them.
So your saying the 4500K is less yellow than the 5000K?
I find that hard to believe.
From what I’ve been able to find out the 219B is several years old and is not very efficient compared to the 219C. Has anyone seen the 219C offered in a 5700K?
You are right about the 219b being less efficient. But most 219c’s are known for having a bit yellow in them.
The sw45 219b is probably to warm for you as I see you are willing to look at 5700k, but it certainly does not have yellow in it. I would discribe it as a bit rosy, wich most people find much more appealing than yellow.
Anyone know the max current I could run a Nichia CRI92 NVSW219BT-V1 triple board at? Would the BLF A6 driver work? One with tail and driver springs bypassed and one standard with only double tail spring in the A6 host/body.
Any idea of output I could expect?