I have a Wuben L50 which stays on turbo for a very long time, my estimates are around 900 - 1000 lumens. Unfortunately it has a cold colour temperature which sucks. I have thought about changing the emitter but it’s a difficult light to mod.
If it steps down it goes to 400 lumen so the TO46R stepping down to 600 lumen is a plus. Makes up for the Turbo timermuch better beam compared to L50. That thing has a doughnut hole beam. Maybe an XP-L HI can fix it. Anyway, can’t wait for my TO46R!
In other news, there are still some problems sourcing enough real 90CRI CREE emitters. Would anyone object if we would do a last minute change to Nichias?
Lots of questions floating around… Trying to answer them as soon as I can.
Anyways, I just tested TO10R with a Nichia and the output was about 10% less. Nothing that you could notice without a light meter, maybe noticeable in side-by-side comparison.
They will be driven with the same current, so runtimes should be roughly the same.
AND the tint would be much better.
Here’s a comparison with 4000K 90+CRI Nichia. (NVSL219CT, D240, R9050, sm405 - the one closest to BBL!)
Incidentally, this is exactly the same emitter that Wuben would have in stock.
46R with CREE on 700lm mode on left, 10R with Nichia on highest mode on right (closest comparison I could make):
What do you think? Yes, with 4000K it’s slightly warmer, but also significantly less green. Very pleasant tint to my eyes.
(If you have any Rey’s light, you may have these same emitters. That’s where I got mine…)