OSRAM CSLNM1.TG & CULNM1.TG 1mm², CSLPM1.TG & CULPM1.TG 2mm²

I have no problem with GT mini driver. Have moon mode normally.

That is a weird result that I get then, I assumed that the GT driver responded badly to the low voltage of the PM1 but if other people find normal driver behaviour there must be something specific different in my case, I would not know what.

@led4power, with the GA cell still at 3.8 V resting voltage (3.7 V was when the cell was not yet recovered from high drain), I measure 6.65 A with the clamp meter, with tail off. So with tail on (unbypassed spring) it will be a bit less. The tint was normal (no hint of purple) and I promise that I used not too much solder this time to reflow the led :wink:

I’m usually not that much into cool tints, but at max the tint is a really good cool white btw, 69CRI, 6800K and slightly under the BBL.

In that case LED is underdriven (maybe 4-5Amps), so kcd numbers similar to XPG2 S4 make sense, but in that case it's strange to hear from you ""no throw gains over the dedomed XP-G2 S4 2B", when you know you didn't drive this LEDs close to its maximum (unlike XPG2 S4).

I think with tail on it is still closer to 6A than 4-5 amps, but in any case I did not make a general claim about this led but it was about what it did with my mini-GT compared to the led that was in there before, in the way that I built it. Still, I’m curious what other people find about the PM1.

Ok, I went ‘back’ to a dedomed XP-G2 S4 3D (as claimed by intl-outdoor) and applied all the bypasses again and what is extremely annoying is that the driver still shows the problem of not lighting the led up at the low side of the ramp. So this is not a problem caused by the PM1 (at least it is not gone when swapping the PM1 again). I will have to beg Neal for a new driver again (the mini-GT has not been a succes for me thusfar).
The tint is now yellowish but pretty ok (no green although well above the BBL, duv +0.012, 4100K) and I measure 225 kcd.

A duv of 0.012 is not too bad ;).

Maybe the 7135 died.

I just put white flat into my SR95S UT, Vf measured 3.28v, a little bit above my target 3.25v.
Compared to my BLF GT at 30 meter just now, it is 725kcd vs 938kcd, about 835 otf lumens.
It is not easy to get it focus precisely, and i didn’t aim for perfect focus to save myself from OCD cycles. :smiley:

It is quite white not as blue as picture shown below.

I would say it has same or slightly better performance than his smaller brother but at much higher currents… Seeing is believing… I believe what I see and what I build… New Osram White flat 2mm driven at around 9A has same performance as smaller brother but that is in first 10 seconds… I am not doing 30 second test like Djozz…

So yes it is quite possible that at 6A Osram White Flat 2mm equals in performance with old g2s42bdd…

So I will repost again Mine redneck test of Osram White Flat 2mm.

Fully charged Samsung INR 30 Q. Single cell 18650 light with FET Djozz driver. around 5-10 seconds on lux meter.

4.2V, 13.4A, 930 FC

4.0V, 12.5A, 950 FC 950FC same performance as XP-G2 S4 2B DD driven at 4.7A.

3.9V, 11.4A,1050 FC

3.8V, 10A, 1250 FC

3.7V, 9.20A, 1200 FC

3.6V, 8.20A, 1150 FC

3.4V, 7A , 1100 FC

So as you see I got best performance somewhere around 9-10A…

So of course it could equal in performance with G2 at 6A current draw but it surely has potential to beat it up in right host…

This obviously ain’t emitter for mine FET single 18650 builds but it should be OK for any chunky regulated multi cell flashlight. I recommend 9A or slightly more current draw if you have proper host that can transfer all that heat properly…

Maybe still my reflows are worse than yours so that I can not get better performance past 6A and I have to practice on that. :slight_smile:

No… I don’t think so.

Just put INR 30Q inside for testing purposes.

At really high powers I get worse performance than others on my led tests too, and I’m thinking that one possible reason is a slightly thicker solder layer than others. I use no solder stencil, and when after melting of the solder I push on the led a slight bit of solder (by no means thick blobs) can be squeezed out so I do not use the absolute minimum.

I don’t know what to say? I always used a little bit more solder paste on XP-G2 S4 2B put I pushed excess off so it got those solder blobs on the side like in pics… Performance of last XP-G2 series of emitters I got from Hank is very consistent too. But since XP-G2 gets naturally sucked in it is really no problem to push excess solder off.

About reflow… I do slightly modified Old Lumens method.
Hakko 936, Largest round flat Hakko tip, and 320 celzius temperature on soldering iron.
Tip is dry(I am not using any solder on it) and I just put it below mcpcb which is held by vise (that small Proxxon vise which has that rubber protection for vise clamps so heat can’t be transferred from XP board to metal clamps of vise, all heat is concentrated in XP board for fast reflow…
Cheap mechanic solder paste but the model with needle application and thin hollow needle( in fact it is very hard to squeeze it through needle, bodybuilder skills needed for that lol :slight_smile: )
5-10 second and it is done.

For white flat I really use thin application. When it reflows I gently move White Flat with toothpick (spreading solder, and centering).

Stencil would be nice… I saw it here:

But this is also not bad although I got to admit that stencil above looks thinner and more pro:

I use slightly more solder on the center pad but nothing excessive IMO.

Thanks. Will do. Been waiting for clear atmospheric conditions. I just read your post about tuning to highest readings at longer distances. That makes alot of sense. Will have to try that.

Did I told you that with L4P boards I have greater gain with FET driver than with Noctigon or Maxtoch board?

I will give you true figures. You know that I use XPG2S42BDD exclusively so following are real figures I was getting before I got L4P board, and I will admit that after I received new L4P boards I contacted L4P and told him that his L4P board looks like crab when I compare it to Noctigon(you know thickness, gold plated etc.), and that I am bit disappointed and then when I tested his L4P DTP I just felt ashamed cause it killed noc and maxtoch in performance. :person_facepalming:

MaxtochDTP - the fattest one used for SupwildfireMitko model :slight_smile: DTP= 4.2A (well sometimes 4.3)
Noctigon DTP= 4.4A current draw
L4P DTP = 4.7A current draw

So here is one more reason why we may getting different results.

L4P even explained why such differences among DTP may occur but I can’t find that post.

You guys have way too many variables to get any useful information.
A constant current buck regulated power supply is necessary for a proper comparison.

Of course you are correct but I can’t really help the variables because I was not testing a led but making a flashlight. :slight_smile:

We will see how this led works out for other hosts and other people. I have not done my last mod with it for sure. :partying_face:

Hmm… That will not be 100% reliable method. Why?

You can still mess something up. So I would say your test is ok but there will variables too…

Proper test should include 3 emitters with 3 different re flow methods:

- solder paste(thin or thick appliance),

- lead less solder,

  • stencil thin solder paste appliance,

And then there are more like reflowing time and temperature (shorter re flow time means better in my diy book cause emitter can loose properties if you are cooking it to long).

And then when you mentioned buck regulated power supply. Is there budget or pro versions of this and possible differences between them which could influence on final test results?

Freaking variables :slight_smile:

djozz, are you going to do an output test of the 2mm^2 white flat? I bought 4 from mouser and can do an estimated output vs current measurement, though luminarium’s numbers give a rough idea of where the peak is. I will also put it in an EE X6 head and measure the throw while powered by a constant current supply.

For me the real advantage is the very low Vf. I plan to put 4 of these in my C8 quad. A single cell will drive them pretty nicely I think.