Can someone explain the 3-step and 5-step characteristic of the XHP50.2? Which one is better or more ideal to acquire? From what I’ve observed so far, 5-step has better CRI rating.
With 3-step the color-temperature you get is closer binned and there es less variety than in 5-step.
Are you saying 3-step is better? What would you buy for yourself?
3-step is more consistent in tint, but for 4000k it’s consistently yellow-greenish.
What do you mean, bad? It’s an led. It has its pros and cons like any other led.
Are you asking if Zebralight is a good or bad brand? I hear they are good.
It’s a smaller version of the 70.2. Personally, If I were building a light, I would go with the bigger 70 as it puts out a lot more light at the same amp load as the xhp50.
Fet drivers have been know to blow the 50.2, so you have to be careful and run weaker batteries to limit the amp draw.
But if your buying a factory light, your in a whole other world. Most folks here are into building hot rods and pushing the limits. A factory light should be fine. It’s probably using a boost driver which carefully controls the max output so it will last a long time. You will be fine.
The latest datasheet rev1 shows 3 V variants of the XHP50.2.
Has anybody see them in reality?
This is news to me, if this is true this opens a lot of neat options. I wounder if they would do the same thing for the XHP70.2?
That is pretty cool, a 3V XHP50.2
Checked. The datasheet is quite unpolished, many contradictions. One place says 3V is only 5000K while another 5000K-7000K. But it is definitely there.
I also took a look at XHP70.2. No sign of 3V.