This is now an interest list for Q8 MCPCBs for XHP50.2, SST-40 etc.
Lan Lee from Sofirn contacted me about my order. Production of XHP50.2 boards for the Q8 has stopped because we found Q8 mcpcb don’t suit for XHP50.2(3V) 5000K leds. The Q8 MCPCB is small for 4*XHP50.2(3V) 5000K leds. (Lan).
Not sure what that means exactly but it seems it’s over.
Sure it’s small but who cares - put a warning label on it; “this is a stupid idea so by buying this you agree that you’re turning your Q8 into a molten ball of aluminium”
Who knows - I know it’ll generate an absolute ton of heat, and you need to ream out the reflector holes for it, and you’ll need new gaskets… even if they just make a 5050 MCPCB for it, that way it’s up to the user to modify it - advanced users only, etc.
I love mine. The only issue I had when fitting was having to make the centre hole slightly larger so the bolt through to the reflector would fit through. Otherwise, it seems fine, and it can certainly handle the abuse. I’ve stress-tested it and it just smiles and asks for more.
That’s a shame. Q8 is a good host for 50.2 or even sst40. The sst40 will throw further and no rainbow anyways. Plus longer runtime. If they’d only make the board for the emitters I think that would be fine. If that platform runs 3535 footprints it should run 5050 as well.
As I understand it the soonest the items he offered on the led4power site will be in January and existing products will not be available in his new venture. I had two orders cancelled and refunded just before he hit the sales limit. Items I really needed.
Not sure if there’s enough interest, and as this board will hopefully be available from another source, you could think about doing a special production run of the Q8 with 5000K SST-40 or XHP50.2. Just in case there’s not enough interest in a group buy for the board (and reflector ).
all in one package!