Teacher, this Sofirn C8 is what Convoy shouldvāe done years ago, after all the triples Iāve built using the Ledil CUTE-3 optics this reflectored version really rocks! The side switch really steps it up as well, you DO know theyāre offering hosts for like $14, right?
I built up a host with 3 different colored XP-Lās, I think 1A, 3D, and 5C, and the output is fantastic! About 3800 lumens from a FET driver with TKās ramping firmware and ramping UI. Not the simplest of builds, what with the side switch and itās wires to get in the way, probably the MCPCB screwed to the reflector and then the reflector screwed into the head make an impact on the ease of build as well, but all in all itās worth the effort, the supplied e-switch is on a pcb with lights already installed so if a lighted switch is oneās thing then that too should be pretty easy.
After the initial fiasco with the first version of this light (without direct thermal path board LoL) they probably decided to play it safe with these higher Vf XP-L emitters, which have a nice tint btw.
Just curious, can you elaborate about the āinitial fiascoā without direct thermal path? Sorry I hadnāt read about it. So did the LEDs overheated and burned up without it?
Think they were triple XP-G3s on an Al board. Bright as all Hell, put a giggly schoolgril smirk on my mug when I first saw it, but if left on too long will, alas, cook the LEDs.
Fine for short bursts, but donāt leave it on for too long.
Think I got 3 of āem before they were discontinued. :smiling_imp: