I got the “6500K”, and trust me on this, unless it’s mislabeled, it’s nice. There’s even a yellowish hint in the hotspot, so all the blue must go into the spill, but there’s nothing objectionable in that at all. A little fried-eggy, but not bad at all.
Tendou, The SP32A has a slightly deeper reflector while the cooler temp of the SC31 pro 6500K is visible a little further than the 5000K but have the same reflector.
In my signature items, there's a link where I modified an sp32A v.1 with an SST40, 5000K. The driver has higher amp draw than the SP32A v.2 so I really fought and held off for a sale to buy an SC31 pro because I already had a super badbutt EDC. Anduril had a slight influence in my decision to buy the SC31. ;)
Yep… the Anduril UI, and USB C charging is a seller for sure ;). I have to be careful to who I give an SP22aV2 to. It’s a nice UI for someone willing to play with it long enough to learn it, like Anduril.
But the extra maintenance of charging batteries outside of the light has been a challenge for some people (like my mother-in-law, the perfect muggle tester for me). She didn’t touch her SP10 after the battery died. But she can plug her (new) SC31 Pro into her USB charge station NEXT to her phone… no problem.
Sorry to ask you again. I read your post and understand that for if25a the 4000k really lost much the throw and brightness compared to 6000k version.
But for31pro, how much did you think the throw and brightness differ between the colour temperature when both are on high and both are on turbo?
Thanks again.
Ah, I understand. The original sp31v2 without modification already do have greater power than the v2. How do you think the sc31pro 5000k stacks to those sp32av2 and v1?
The frustration with these lights is that they ALL get hot fast. The SC31 Pro 5k is closer to the 6.5k but it doesn’t keep up on throw (as expected). But it does ok on turbo for short bursts (better than I expected).
But again, these are all really cool lights and IF I lived in the thicker woods back east, I’d maybe prefer the 4K IF25a for its super natural tint (as I’d not need the throw). Indoors, the IF25a in 4K would be the favorite. It’s really all about what I am using it for.
For Kansas and seeing across the corn/bean field (several hundred yards) its going to be a 6.5k’ish light every time. If I am checking a trap line (over an hour in the field), I’d maybe take my SP32aV2 (in the 5.5k tint range) for better run time at higher lumens than the SC31 Pro
