Ideas for e21a and optisolis hosts

How about:
Convoy S2+ host
VR16SP4 V2 with desired CCT
8A linear-FET driver (eg. Convoy or led4power.com)
25dg honeycomb TIR
copper pill

Thanks for the info. Now that makes the Wizard alot more interesting. How is the tint?

Im sure nothing will beat my E21A 4000K D220 emitters in NW category but curious is the duv is positive or negative.

I don’t think anyone has tested the new Wizard, but I would expect it to look good. I offered to review it for them and they never replied, so oh well.

How did you get free shipping at armytek.com? If I buy one shipping is $30. If I buy two, shipping is $15 :frowning:

Armytekstore.com is soldout of the Wizard Pro Nichia and it is also listed at $90

There was a US shipping option for free if the total was over $100. I only saw it from my laptop though. Strange

Is the free shipping still showing up on your laptop? Which browser did you use?

I was using firefox but I don’t see it now

I think it has to be an item that is available in their North American warehouse. I think the issue is that the stock here has sold out and now must be shipped from China. They ship DHL so it comes quick but $15 may be the cheapest you’ll find right now.

If you buy two, you can easily sell the second one on Reddit. I sold my extra one without any trouble and it saves you $15 in shipping since it’s $30 shipping for one and $15 for two

I dont know what I did but after messing with it for awhile, I was able to get free shipping! :smiley:
It is being shipped from China.

Nice! I knew I did it but I couldn’t seem to replicate it. Glad you got it to work. I got them quick too

I would really like a small quad host with side switch + ramping/anduril, like D4, EDC18, S4X, etc.

Are they better then the 219 SW40? (not sw45K)

Normally the non K variants of the 219B are on the BBL or even above and not very rosy at all. However, the SW40 I have are from Clemence, which is very rosy not unlike the SW45K. The D220 version of the E21A 4000K looks very similar to the SW40. Nearly identical but maybe a tad bit less rosy. I think I like the E21A slightly more because it is domeless so the tint is more even. Both are beautiful. However, the most recent sold out batch of E21A 4000K is D240, which is basically right on the BBL so it is not as nice and rosy. The good thing about E21A is that you can mix emitters in the quad board so you can get the same nice rosy 4000K with 2x 3500K + 2x 4500K. Results may look even better than the D220 4000K since mixing CCT usually results in higher Rg values for more saturated colors.

You can see my E21A measurements here.

Armytekstore.com is selling the Partner C4 Pro for only $27 whereas Armytek.com is selling it for $103.

Looks like this could be a good host for the E21A.

…and I was complaining about the length of the Wizard.

Another great host, simple swap. Some shimming of mcpcb is requierd but good for me as is.

Old Ra Clicky Titanium, not so BLF but from the era before i discovered Convoy :)

Is the SW40 rosy or violet? Like the SW45K is very violet and I don’t like that at all.

The D240 4000K E21A is craps, it’s nothing more than an overpriced SST-20.

A 3500K + 4500K might be super rosy knowing the 4500K is very rosy on it’s self.

Something different. I’d be tempted to do a quad with that. But really I’d want a cr123 light to be tiny like an mi1c

Which brings me to something else. The thread by Texas Ace discusses condenser lenses “like mi1c or utorch s1 mini. This would be taking the opposite approach to diffusing the beam. Would it work with e21a, and what are the drawbacks?

Fin17 coupon makes H04r for $33 until 1/30. I’m seriously considering the H04r instead of the wizard because its shorter and has knurling. And I won’t marr it up or break the lens to change it. But you get a lot more with the lizard for just a little more cost, and its probably a better host as is.

Well the H03 is the one with good knurling. Nevermind that difference.