I got an SST-20 5000K and it is, unfortunately green at the low levels. That being said, I bought this to use at the higher levels so I may not bother doing anything about it.
Live and learn. How hard would it be for a noob to swap the emitters? The worst part about it is that I ordered a ROT66 Gen II with the same emitters. :person_facepalming:
I have some single emitter lights Covoy S2+ Cu and S3 to practice on.
I took some measurements of my silver MF01 Mini with the SST-20 4000K using Vapcell 26650 5500mah fully charged. This one will surely see significant improvement in tint by swapping to a UCL type glass.
Max Output
3,770 lumens at 1s
CCT: 3877K
DUV: 0.002
Ra (CRI): 93.7
R9: 82.5
Rf: 92
Rg: 103
Max Output (without glass)
3,905 lumens at 1s
CCT: 3780K
DUV: –0.0023
Ra (CRI): 94.7
R9: 86.2
Rf: 92
Rg: 104
At 3rd lowest stepped mode
Output: 55 lumens
CCT: 3805K
DUV: 0.0032
Ra (CRI): 97.7
R9: 94.7
Rg: 99
It depends on if you can get a new mcpcb with the emitters you want already installed. Then the swap involved soldering wires. Pretty simple.
If you can’t get an assembled board then you have to reflow the individual leds which is much more complicated. You would need a controllable heat source like a hot air staion or a hot plate.
I got a 4000k version of the mini and am happy with it. It just does not have the quality feel of an Emisar product and as Hank is launching new models I decided to cancel my order for a copper and titanium mini and put the funds towards more Emisars
I will probably get another mini at some point. I will wait and see if any issues emerge.
My Silver 5000k just shipped and I am very much regretting my tint (and color) choice given the apparent green tint . I suppose there is nothing I can do at this point given Banggood’s return reputation. Any suggestions?
I wonder if Astrolux could offer us a MCPCB board with XPL-HI leds in neutral 5000k white like 3A or 3C tint at a reasonable cost… Freeme could you ask?
You must not have ever returned something to China. There pretty much is no returning since the shipping cost is usually more than the item. You should consider selling local if you don’t like it. Maybe take a small loss. Then buy another.