Kaidomain has 219B 4500K 92cri in stock

thanks for the link
note they are D240 9050

fwiw

Andy has D200 9080

Thanks for the find! I went and got the Nichia 219BT Neutral White 4500K High CRI92 to replace the XPL HI 5000K in my Lumintop EDC18. I have another Nichia 219CT 4000K CRI80 already so curious to see the diff between CRI92 and CRI80. Is there a big difference among CRI92 and CRI80 for those who has experienced it?

Bear in mind these are R9050 sw45 rather than the currently commonly available R9080 sw45k. That means somewhat lower CRI R9 and probably a less rosy tint, though the latter may be a positive trait for some people and applications. I’m a little unclear on the provenance of this batch since the date code is obscured. The other 219Bs Kaidomain has in stock are R8000 from 2014 production, and it looks like an “E” rather than an “L” at the beginning of the lot code, which means 2014 for these as well. Of course none of this makes sense since both the 2016 datasheet and catalogue I have say 219B was unavailable in sw45, so as usual the history of 219B is quite a mystery.

Great info and I have to admit I thought the Nichia I got year ago was already high CRI? :smiley: Guess not, ahh well I’m not that so I don’t mind if it’s less rosy.

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I’m skeptical as well about this KD batch. I have a feeling that it’ll turn out like a- less efficient –219C with tint a la Jon’s last photo. edit: d240 vs d240 should be a wash

I remember my first experience with 219Bs were in Eagletac D25As which were a positive Duv 4000k variation and I was so turned off from them I missed out for years on the beauty of rosy Nichia’s.

I’d recommend going with member Azhu as a source or Simon/Convoy.

So the one triple I ordered from Kaidomain will have tint like the left sample? If so, not bad I might say. I definitely see some pinkish/reddish mix. Btw that 219c tint looks orangy/yellowy like a fog light. :smiley:

Unfortunately, we are suggesting that it could be the opposite. Higher flux bins usually mean higher duv. sw45*K* is a subset of sw45, guaranteed to be rosy. Non-K sw45 can vary widely.

Wishing for the best here though. If they come out to be very neutral Duv and D240, that’s a win for us all. Long live the 219B

hEY jon

I don't know why you'd post a Nichia 219C when they are taking about 219B's

the first 4000K 219c's were all shockingly greenish tint beasts . I remember thinking ..oh it's a Nichia ..it has to have a lovely tint ..BLAh !...otoh I did like the tint on the 219C 5000 80cri

A member here Snakebite has some 219B's for sale cheap . has anyone tried them ?

My pic arrived here faster than me :smiley:
These 219c looks less yellow in reality. And 219b look more rosy.

because post #4:

“I have another Nichia 219CT 4000K CRI80… Is there a big difference”

thanks for your excellent photo :+1:

Let us know what you think of the Kaidomain Nichia 219BT 4500K LEDs when you get them Hank33.

I’ve often wished to be able to get the 219B 4500K sw45 vs the sw45k. The sw45ks are great, but it would be nice to also add the sw45s to my collection assuming the Duv is acceptable.

I ordered 2 on 9/7, right after I saw op thread! Hoping they turn out to be what I’m thinking others have sought after!

I’ve been throwing together a lineup of converted Convoy T2’s. With Andy’s 219b’s and a Neutral creamy goodness sw4500, would be awesome. So thank you OP, if there good.

I didn’t pay the $2 extra for tracking, so no clue when they’ll be in.

For sure, I'll wait for it and check out the tint and see what I can deduce. On a side note, I just looked at my past Kaidomain orders and actually realized that the triple Nichia I got about a year ago is a CRI92! It's the 219C 4000K and checking Kaidomain site now shows it's no longer available. Either way, I'm curious if the ordered Nichia 219B 4500K tint will be rosier than the 219C 4000K I have now? Will have to wait and see.

Well I was impatient and decided to order the triple Nichia 219BT 4500K CRI92 for myself. And included the black S2+ host with my order from Kaidomain.

I also ordered a 17mm Driver for SST40, an AR lens, and a lighted switch from the Convoy store.

And got a triple spacer, a 10511 Carclo Lens - 3-UP Frosted Narrow Spot Optic, and a Sanyo/Panasonic NCR18650GA from Mountain Electronics.

Would love to see some beamshots when you get em…

I’ve been looking at their p60 options, really budget price, never had a p60 light so been considering getting a set just to get a feel for the system.

They’ve got that kdlitker with triple and quad 219b’s. I assume the bin’s will be different compared to the ones I’m used to (FF, Hank, Simon) but if it’s still rosy-ish 4500k I’d probably still be happy with it. A 92cri is a 92cri after all…

219c is still a vast improvement over Cree :smiley: .

I’ll stick with Azhu and Convoy for 219bs.

I got my triple 219B 4500K and S2+ host 2 days ago from Kaidomain - very quick! Now I’m waiting for the driver and other parts.

It also came with a triple optic. Not sure why, but that was a pleasant surprise. Won’t be using it though since I got the 10511 Carclo optic which is my preference for triples. The MCPCB looks brass to me rather than copper, but this is my first Kaidomain LED so maybe that’s just how they look (the pic to the right shows the back of the Kaidomain MCPCB vs another one I have).

Once I get it all put together, I’ll post comparisons with my 219B sw45k and E17A SM453 LED flashlights. Fingers crossed!

if you want to use Carclo lenses, I think you need the triple board that mountain sells… the one from Kaidomain is different (ledl?)

also the sw45 kaidomain sells is not sw45K, it is just sw45, and it is not a 9080, it is 9050… and D240 (less pink). Imo you can do better by buying sw45k from azhu… unless youre intentionally trying to buy a non pink sw45

read post #5 for more details

that is not the droid Im looking for… :wink:

Hehe, your order arrival beat me by one day. I just received mine yesterday. :-) Kaidomain must have shipped ours out at the same time. :-) Well, I gotta get some beam shots of my current Nichia 219C 4000K and compare it to the new Nichia 219BT 4500K but not until I remove the XPL HI from the Lumintop EDC18 first.