thanks for your interest
imo the most throwy option would be
reflector and 219b
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random thoughts:
I have two 3500k options:
219b 3500k 9080 and
LH351d 3500k 9050
wider hotspot from LH351d is not as throwy as the smaller hotspot of the 219b
For throw, the reflector is king. The Pebbled TiR is designed for diffusion, it is NOT throwy at all, regardless what LED is behind it.
this is what I love the Pebbled TiR option for:
The Tir diffuses the hotspot almost complely, creating a diffussed beam similar to a McGizmo Mule beam, with a less extreme spread.
some thoughts about beam types, using McGizmo models for illustration, the first two are floody, a mule, and a sundrop aspheric:
The Tir Im using in the Ti3 is 25 degree beam angle, a mule is 180degree spread… To me the TiR beam angle spread is better, similar to the beam spread of a McGizmo Sundrop, without the ugly beam cutoff ring around the outside. The TiR beam is soft and diffused at the edges like a mule…
The beam from the TiR is Outstanding for indoor distances and arms length applications. I owe a large debt of gratitude to Moderator007 for sourcing this TiR. imo it creates a Grail beam for my aaa use, indoors.
pebbled Tir on left, reflector on right
hotspot from reflector is more suitable outdoors, it gives considerably more throw than the Pebbled TiR, more like a tiny McGizmo Haiku beam (reflector with tight hotspot):
I have no C8 experience, suggest you ask gunga or Vinh
fwiw
I have some reservations about recommending a Ti3 for throwy applications, because the first and second modes are very low, it will seem that max throw use is going to require triple twisting. These lights are optimized for low light and indoor distance range use, pretty much the opposite end of the use spectrum from Throwy lights, that also tend to be high output. For example the LiIon powered aaa lights.
also, high cri reduces throw and lumens, and warm white reduces throw and lumens also… all that to say, Throw is not really something I would associate with these tiny AAA lights… but still, the reflector is much throwyer than the pebbled Tir, and the Nichia will have a tighter hotspot than the LH351d
for a budget High CRI Throwy AAA, I recommend the Sofirn C01S, that starts on Hi
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