You guys getting me really interested in the WW. I’ve been using 3x Nichia 219B 3000k in a S2+ host for the past week for my nightime EDC and I absolutely love the tint on that one. Unlike the 3000k Cree XPL and many modern day WW lightbulbs that are very yellow due to being far above the BBL, the 219B seems to be below the BBL and doesn’t look yellow at all. It has a very nice warm rosy tint, which resembles a beautiful early morning sunrise.
How does the tint look on the 70.2 WW? Is it more on the green/yellow or rosy/orange side?
I just spoke to day in the phone a few minutes ago and the extended tube is set up in a 4S configuration and can be used with the MT09R 35 higfh and the MT07S. There will be another tube coming out soon for a 2S2P configuration.
Also the charging unit. He is supposed to be send me the instructions manual for it. the translated version has not yet been completed.
It is set up in a 2S2P configuration.
I have no idea where anyone got a email from him saying otherwise. I even asked him if he had told that to someone in an email. He does not remember doing that. This does not mean it didn't happen but he does not remember doing it.
His daughter is out of the hospital and recovering well. I did not ask for details. In China that would be considered rude.
OK… So the Gyrfalcon All-88 is back again in my mental shopping cart… :sunglasses:
Once these are gone, they’re gone. You should have one for the 35 and one for the 70 anyway. Both green and blue versions are truly exceptional and nothing like what we’ve seen in the past. I think you should get both while you can. But should you nevertheless decide to keep only one, then I think it’s super easy to sell; the specs are off the roof with incredible value. And the fact it’s not black or white makes it a sought after collector’s item.
I don’t have any 3000k on hand at the moment but I do not remember it have any green in the beam, very warm with the normal XHP70.2 tint shift.
I despise green LED’s but I liked these 3000k. Boro can shed more light on the exact tint I am sure, I didn’t have time to really examine the tint very close.
Indeed, I find the MT09R to be a fantastic jack of all trades light. It throw plenty for most normal things (a dedome should improve that even further if needed). It has a nice flood for close up work. You can run it at a low mode for long battery life or turbo for lighting fires.
I gave my good lux meter away in a trade last week so I don’t have a way to get good numbers at the moment. I ordered a new meter yesterday though.
All the LED’s should give similar throw numbers for a given lumen output, dedoming is what will improve throw. In the GT it improves throw by around ~40+%.
There are at least 2 lights coming that want a dedome. Just not sure when they will get here.
The last reading I took before TA's driver the 70.2 was throwing 600 meters. I have not taken a reading after installing TA DC driver.
I am on my way to the airport now and we should land in Arizona later this evening. I shipped A couple of my personal lights ahead of me and they arrive tomorrow. So unless someone else gets to it first I will take a reading for the 70.2 distance tomorrow night with an already installed TA driver.
I looked at a few “water bottle” pouches on ebay, but haven’t picked one yet. I don;t want a lot of empty space at the top.
They cinch at the top, sort of like a sleeping bag or tent pouch. Most look to be decent nylon with either molle or belt loops.
I will likely grab one this weekend and post pics if it fits. Pretty sure the smoke grenade pouches that the q8 fits in will be way too short for the mt09r.
I got a few more orders in yesterday. The first one is from Krash610. He sent me 2 xhp35 lights.
One of these was just going to get a driver but he decided to try some E4 bin XHP35 HD LED’s, so I have to wait for those to show up.
The other I just got finished with, he wanted the 80cri 4500k LED’s with the TA driver.
Interestingly this light is doing much better then the last one I built with these LED’s and I have no idea why. I even pulled out my old meter to compare but it said the same thing. It is possible the last light I did the lumen test with low batteries.
This light is doing just under 7000 lumens which is very impressive indeed for an 80cri LED. Once again the tint is fantastic. I so love 4500k.
I also got an MT07 in for modding, I was not aware that it was wired in 4S so it was a lot more work then I figured it would be to mod but just waiting on the LED now to finish it up.
I read here 22k Lumen and 80 CRI, I am looking on all the websites I bought parts and LEDs and find only M4 bins in CRI80, but those should not get that many output
I think the last one was mine measured at 5700 lumens. Can you check it again with full batteries? I would be willing to pay for another set of emitters if it is really that much lower.
Also tracking says my three MT03 is out for delivery today to your address.
Well I just checked, rechecked and swapped batteries, battery tubes was even about to switch the drivers when I think I might of figured out what is going on.
The tints on them are very close, seen separately it is hard to tell a difference unless looking for it. But when held side by side (I just used 1 set of cells at first to keep things consistent) you can see that SVK’s light is slightly warmer / rosier. At first I wondered if they somehow sent me the wrong LED’s as it clearly says on the label these are C4 80cri 4500k LED’s.
Then I remembered that SVK’s light used a mixed tint 4000k/4500k setup, which perfectly explains the difference in tint I was seeing.
The C2 bin 4000k LED’s must just be much lower output then the 4500k then the 1 bin lower would suggest. Everything else between the lights is exactly the same. With fresh cells the 4500k is doing just under 7000 lumens every time and the 4000k/4500k is doing just under 6000 lumens every time I measure them on both spheres.
Admittedly that is a pretty extreme difference in output but I even hooked them up to my bench power supply and verified that they are being driven to the max, I could not get more then ~100 extra lumens on either light using the power supply vs the cells like normal.
So it is up to you SVK, I can swap in some 4500k emitters, or you can stick with what you have. If you like rosy tints, that is exactly what yours has now, a nice rosy high cri tint. If you would prefer more output I can swap them, just let me know.
I got a package in a little bit ago, that is most likely your MT03’s.
