News: 4000k variant is in the pipeline. This is from a different source than whatās already put on sale. The tint is unknown (and possibly imprecise) and these costs me more than the previous source. I will do some basic tint testing once they arrive. As always, I will give away someone a sample for CRI test.
Do you have many of that 2300k LEDs? I have one light with 5mm LED on the way. Iād rather not order before I have the light in my hands and see if itās mod-worthyā¦.But if you have the last pieces I might just bite the bullet.
There are very few options for CRI95+ SMD MP LEDs with reasonably priced worldwide shipping.
Actually I have found literally just one offering on Aliexpres, for 2835 LEDs. Everything else seems to have expensive shipping.
I suspect Iām missing something and I spend merely an hour or so on the search. But anyway - this is not something widely and easily available for a reasonable price.
Are midpower leds often used on BLF? Before investing in them I would want to do an inquiry!
Iām planning on a midpower led solution for the BLF lantern, and a few people use them in flashlights with VirEnce boards, but that is probably not a high volume.
Do those Ikea tealights have their own flicker circuits, or is it integrated in the stock LED, in which case you lose the flicker effect when swapping the emitter?
The LED tea lights I have are the latter type, so Iām keeping an eye out for something else.
I finally got the 2300K LEDs and tried them in my rechargeable tealight candles. I absolutely love it, itās the closest Iāve been to a real candle light, and in a light holder of any kind it looks convincing.
From left: Original monochrome orange 3mm LED, 2300K LED and 3400K LED. Camera @5000K
Here they are with their included diffusers, looks pretty good. Canāt wait to solder all 12 of them and place them around the house.
I still use real candles on my living room table due to the cozyness and smell, but these are a lot safer to use unattended around the house, especially with cats around.