It will tint shift warmer and a bit yellow / green. So it will get worse, how much I can’t say as all LED’s seem to dedome a little differnt and will depend on the person.
If you plan to dedome I would go with the CW or replace the LED with something of your choosing while you are doing it.
Now I’m really in doubt. I don’t like CW in any of my lights. I have a DX80 just for the sake of raw output, but really hate the tint. I wish I could get two MCPCBs with the different LEDs to test it out. I have a L6 with the N2 3A and really like the tint.
Take a look at the tint chart below. Notice the B & C tints are above the dotted black line (BBL). They both lean toward the green tints. The further above the line the greener.
The A & D tints fall below the BBL and lean toward a rosier tint. The further below the BBL the rosier.
I would say the best option is to simply order an LED you know you would like from another source in your case and install it before converting the light.
I was a little surprised that the output tapered so close after just 30 seconds. Initially the 30q have quite the spike in output, but they fall off pretty fast.
Single emitter with so many cells had to be a factor too. Differences between, say, a 30q and a vtc5a are pretty noticeable on a triple emitter single cell light. It’s more when you approach the current limit of the high drain cells that you see the higher output from them.
It also has a lot to do with the heat. The first 30 seconds of losses are largely a matter of things heating up and that causing a reduction in output if I had to guess. The 30Q gives it more power but it also heats up more, so it seems to balance out.
This is not true according to Leo at Lumintop. Here is what he replied today when I inquired about when my caps and straps would be shipping:
This makes no sense because on 08/13, I asked Lumintop about shipping the items together and was told:
And then on 08/17 when I had order issues with their site, I inquired and was told:
I paid for the accessories nearly two weeks before the light shipped. The irony is $28 was $6 more than my total which I assume was to cover shipping costs. I don’t see where I can get 4 caps and 2 straps on Banggood for $28 shipped. I realize these are accessories, but I am still making a purchase from Lumintop. Is there any BLF pull that can help get this straightened out? I don’t mind paying for shipping, but there is clearly a considerable difference in price on accessories between our BLF/Lumintop buy price and Banggood. I feel really uneasy now spending another $220 for the NW version with such fluid transactions.
