Luminus SBT-90 gen2 5700K tested (SBT-90-WDS-F72-SA600 SA-H4, from Neal)

I will do some tint measurements too, had no time for that yesterday, maybe this evening. But if the tint is not properly specified, depends on from who you got it, and then the led is sold out there anyway, apart from satisfying some curiosity it is not data that is very useful.

Lost on the tint lottery with my K30-GT. In actual use it’s obviously not quite as noticeable as when white wall hunting, but I do still wish it was less green. Despite the tint, I really do love the beam profile on this light.

I removed the window/lens from my 5th SBT-90.2 and put it in a light, very impressive, any plans to do the same for scientific purposes… :wink:

Ehm, not really, my “science” is still on a ration for the next 12 years (wife,child) and I have plans for this led :slight_smile:

So what is the impression of removing the window?

Tint is usually better with the AR window removed. I’ve been taking em off SBT-70’s for years now.

How tight is that black frame that the window sits on? In my mod I’m planning to ream the reflector so that it fits precisely around the frame. But it must not be sheared off the first time that I drop the light and the reflector applies sideways force on it.

It could just be the best performing SBT-90.2 I have tried so far….I don’t know? But here is what I got….

a. Warmed up the tint a bit…

b. Went from 358kcd to 408kcd (Original FT03 SST-40 GB Light)

c. Went from 5000lm to 5780lm at T/O (after I checked the throw so it was still pretty warm and battery drained a bit)

Sounds good. It looks like an uncoated window so I would expect maybe 5% loss from it, so the gain is a bit higher than you would expect from just the window.

Any comments on how rigid that black frame was?

It is glued on fairly well. I used a Feather platinum coated blade and worked my way around the LED pad, slicing at the seal little by little and being careful not to power thru and cut the bond wires…or slice off a hunk of finger…the blades a super thin and sharp, just keep the blade on the LED pad just under the steel frame of the lens…

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Are these available for purchase to the public yet? If so who is carrying them?

Wendy…she has 45mm MCPCB’s also…

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. Neal of Neal’s Gadget’s had some too…

I wonder how it compares to a dedomed 70.2 on output and throw?

I placed a small smooth reflector on top of the bare led that made a decent hotspot on my ceiling. I measured the tint of the hotspot at 4 currents.

current CCT duv CRI
0.1 A 5100 K +0.0164 67
0.5 A 5140 K +0.0152 67
2 A 5270 K +0.0122 67
10 A 5620 K +0.0061 67

The colour temperature is fairly neutral, at lower currents even significantly lower than Neal listed, and despite the high duv at lower currents I do not judge the tint as disturbingly green. The tint at 10 A looks quite perfect.

So these numbers are from different LEDs?

Yes…

GEN2 datasheet

Oh, it’s AR coated all right, both sides…

Thanks for the DS Jared, appreciate it!

thank you. i sent an inquiry to lantend. i’d really like a couple of these to try out. my concern was the position of the tint bin which is depicted in the data sheet as well above the bbl.

Lantend charges you the shipping, DHL at $35. So unless you’re getting several of them the shipping makes the price point pretty high. And of course, China is shut down between Chinese New Year and the Corona Virus, it would be very surprising if you got any response before Feb 8th as the government has instructed businesses to stay closed until then. Getting a package out of China may take quite a while with all that’s going on over there…

Neal has them as well, shipping should be more reasonable: