Cree XPG2 S4 2B - Thoughts?

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@viperbart

@n10sivern

I just tested the S4. Direct drive it ran at 3.80A

Have you measured output at these amps? Which battery did you use?

I ran a XP-G2 S4 2B emitter parallel to my Nichia 219C test, voltage and bare led output results over there:

Nichia 219C, testing a 5000K 83CRI emitter, comparing with a XP-G2 S4 2B and other leds

[image] The Nichia 219C is the newest upgrade in the 219 series. The Nichia 219 leds have become famous for their 90+ CRI variants, giving better colour reproduction than any Cree or other led, but in the performance section they were way behind Cree at start. But since back then the 219 has come a long way: the 219B performed way better than the 219A, and this test shows another huge leap with the 219C. The 90+ CRI versions of the 219C are not on the market yet, but I was able to purchase th…