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Question for sofirn: is a magnetic tail for the lt1s (pro) in the works? That would pretty much make it a perfect lantern.
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UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that the LT1S Pro will be available this month.
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It looks like the March date was missed, but if I understand correctly it should be soon. Sofirn sent tracking numbers to me and to gchart for a LT1S Pro, so we can update the multi-channel features and generally finish the firmware. Once those arrive, the rest can probably be finished pretty quickly.
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Awesome news! 
Very interested in 519A-Version, best case dedomed 2700k LED … thanks !
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Just curious, why “dedomed” LEDs in a lantern. Are you just wanting to lower the CCT? Not for changing the beam…right?
It would seem the wider pattern with the dome on would be better for use in a lantern.
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Lowers the CCT to approximately 2300k and lowers the DUV so the beam is rosy.
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Dome on versus off actually has a relatively small effect on the emission angle from the LED. This can be seen in the XP-L datasheet, for example, comparing the spatial distribution graphs for the HD vs HI variants (page 15):
The main effect on beam angle of using a domeless LED is the way the smaller apparent emitting surface interacts with the reflector or other optic.
So in a diffused lantern, the beam battern is minimally affected. The change in CCT and tint are the main effects of interest, although there is a reduction in total output, since the dome helps extract the maximum amount of light from the emitter.
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Thanks for that. It sort of reinforces my thoughts on LEDs for the LT1S Pro.
For my purposes, anyway, I would prefer more output in the lantern over a couple of hundred points in CCT. Or marginally changed DUV. Obviously, that is just me though.
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Agreed, especially with the red, can just mix those LEDs in a bit for similar tint to dedomes with more total output.
Luckily the 519a is very easy to dedome, so hopefully this light will be also easy to disassemble for LED-dedoming.
The combination of a lower CCT and DUV means that at a 4000-3500k CCT it ends up way rosier, even more than the combination of 5000k+2700k adds to.
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Thanks for the info and for your work!
Hopefully the Pro has a dimmer low setting,
the original is much too bright.
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I haven’t used a LT1S yet, but I generally set the bottom of the ramp as low as the hardware can go. I don’t know how low that will be on LT1S Pro, but on the original LT1 it was about 1 lumen. On most other lights, the bottom is usually 0.3 lm or less. Depends on the hardware though.
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The LT1S Pro arrived today, so I forked the code and started working on it.
I s##t you not, this was actually the easiest way to get at those flashing pads, deep inside the lantern.
Here’s a closer view of my “flashing kit”.
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