Imalent unveils R70C – R90C – MS12

SKV89 · 2018-11-02T05:16:59.000Z

DENGOH:

SKV89:

Newlumen:

I try to sell lights. No one buy it from me… all my lights are excellent condition. oh well…

I measured the r90c with the Texas ace lumen calibrated tube… I got 16000 lumen… some lights are escaping because the tube is little bit small… I am happy with the imalent specs.

I just received my R90C. The head is actually about the size of my 4” TA tube. Maybe some of the light is hitting the lip of the pipe bell but I’m still a bit disappointed that it only measures 13,370 lumens at 1s.

Have you tried cleaning contacts?
16000/9 = 1777 lumens per led
13370/9 = 1485 lumens per led
About 300 lumens short per led

yep cleaned it, no help.

JasonWW · 2018-11-02T06:34:11.000Z

How close is it to the factory candela numbers?

I think Martin measured his RC90 at a bit over the rated spec.

DENGOH · 2018-11-02T05:58:25.000Z

SKV89:

yep cleaned it, no help.

Maybe you can do a wall shot and take picture with reduced exposure. Just to check are there bad LED having really low outputs.

SKV89 · 2018-11-03T07:23:46.000Z

DENGOH:

SKV89:

yep cleaned it, no help.

Maybe you can do a wall shot and take picture with reduced exposure. Just to check are there bad LED having really low outputs.

Set the exposure to the lowest mode and took pics of the leds at turbo but didnt notice any leds that were obviously dimmer. I remeasured many times after vigorously cleaning contacts and saw no change in output. Newlumen remeasured again tonight amd got 16k lumens. I think I just got unlucky with this unit.

JasonWW · 2018-11-03T07:44:52.000Z

Try measuring candela.

Newlumen · 2018-11-04T03:32:13.000Z

I measured twice in 2 weeks for the r90c. 15872 and 16000 lumen.

DENGOH · 2018-11-04T03:37:41.000Z

What are the difference between SKV89 and Newlumen test setup and reference light?
Sometimes test setup or reference light is the culprit.

Newlumen · 2018-11-04T03:40:21.000Z

DENGOH:

What are the difference between SKV89 and Newlumen test setup and reference light?
Sometimes test setup or reference light is the culprit.

We both have a texas ace 4.5 in tube and mukka calibrated lights…

DENGOH · 2018-11-04T03:49:00.000Z

Newlumen:

DENGOH:

What are the difference between SKV89 and Newlumen test setup and reference light?
Sometimes test setup or reference light is the culprit.

We both have a texas ace 4.5 in tube and mukka calibrated lights…

Do you have earliest data of the setup with reference light and does its trend drifted over time? Also can measure other common lights to see whether your setup is measuring at lower end.

Maybe can try changing or charging up lux meter battery too.

SKV89 · 2018-11-04T03:49:56.000Z

Yep, we have the exact same setup. I also double checked the calibration with the Maukka lights and it’s correct. I’ll do a candela measurement but I haven’t done one before.

But I think it’s just the luck of the draw. I got a bad unit.

DENGOH · 2018-11-04T03:59:27.000Z

SKV89:

Yep, we have the exact same setup. I also double checked the calibration with the Maukka lights and it’s correct. I’ll do a candela measurement but I haven’t done one before.

But I think it’s just the luck of the draw. I got a bad unit.

Ya, It could be bad unit.
One more thing, was the lux meter set to similar range? Not sure what’s reference light lumens? Maybe can play with manual ranging that suit R90C.

Newlumen · 2018-11-04T04:11:45.000Z

I just measured my rot66.

Rot66 xpl hi 5000k. 7300 lumen with the sony vtc5a
Rot66 sst20 CW. 6250 lumen with the sony vtc5a

I always measure my maukka calibrated lights first.

Newlumen · 2018-11-04T04:13:53.000Z

SKV89:

Yep, we have the exact same setup. I also double checked the calibration with the Maukka lights and it’s correct. I’ll do a candela measurement but I haven’t done one before.

But I think it’s just the luck of the draw. I got a bad unit.

It could be… many people received good ms12 and mine came DOA…

DENGOH · 2018-11-04T04:28:13.000Z

Newlumen:

I just measured my rot66.

Rot66 xpl hi 5000k. 7300 lumen with the sony vtc5a
Rot66 sst20 CW. 6250 lumen with the sony vtc5a

I always measure my maukka calibrated lights first.

Are these your reference lights? I think a reference should not be overdriven that hard. It should be stably driven without factors of batteries, contact, led overdriven and heats. Just my opinion.

SKV89 · 2018-11-04T04:41:42.000Z

Newlumen:

I just measured my rot66.

Rot66 xpl hi 5000k. 7300 lumen with the sony vtc5a
Rot66 sst20 CW. 6250 lumen with the sony vtc5a

I always measure my maukka calibrated lights first.

My ROT66 XPL-HI 5000k measures 6,940 lumens with VTC5D. The VTC5A pushes a bit harder than the VTC5D when fully charged so our measurements are comparable.

SKV89 · 2018-11-04T04:42:30.000Z

DENGOH:

Newlumen:

I just measured my rot66.

Rot66 xpl hi 5000k. 7300 lumen with the sony vtc5a
Rot66 sst20 CW. 6250 lumen with the sony vtc5a

I always measure my maukka calibrated lights first.

Are these your reference lights? I think a reference should not be overdriven that hard. It should be stably driven without factors of batteries, contact, led overdriven and heats. Just my opinion.

The Maukka reference lights are bought from Maukka. Here’s the thread.

DENGOH · 2018-11-04T04:52:27.000Z

Thanks. I was not awared of them.
Then i wonder do you bother to try things below:

1.Use the reference light to measure a light that is about 2000+ lumens with lux meter at same range
2.Set lux meter range to higher that suit R90C
3.Use that 2000+ lumens light as reference to measure R90C with lux meter at same range

Newlumen · 2018-11-04T04:55:34.000Z

DENGOH:

Newlumen:

I just measured my rot66.

Rot66 xpl hi 5000k. 7300 lumen with the sony vtc5a
Rot66 sst20 CW. 6250 lumen with the sony vtc5a

I always measure my maukka calibrated lights first.

Are these your reference lights? I think a reference should not be overdriven that hard. It should be stably driven without factors of batteries, contact, led overdriven and heats. Just my opinion.

This is my reference calibrated light from maukka.

SKV89 · 2018-11-04T05:05:56.000Z

DENGOH:

Thanks. I was not awared of them.
Then i wonder do you bother to try things below:

1.Use the reference light to measure a light that is about 2000+ lumens with lux meter at same range
2.Set lux meter range to higher that suit R90C
3.Use that 2000+ lumens light as reference to measure R90C with lux meter at same range

We both use the Texas_Ace Lumen Tube

JasonWW · 2018-11-04T05:16:00.000Z

DENGOH:

Then i wonder do you bother to try things below:

1.Use the reference light to measure a light that is about 2000+ lumens with lux meter at same range
2.Set lux meter range to higher that suit R90C
3.Use that 2000+ lumens light as reference to measure R90C with lux meter at same range

If you are talking about comparing candela readings at a distance then this is fundamentally flawed. It will not work.

Perhaps it would be better to measure a single emitter in the TA Tube. Find a way to block the other 8 emitters. Perhaps use tin foil with shiny side facing into the tube. If you can effectively block all light from the other 8 emitters (maybe through the use of multiple layers) then you can accurately measure the one emitter. Then multiply the results by 9.

This requires we assume the other 8 are just as bright as the one we measured.

I do suspect the TA Tube losses some accuracy on these mega powered lights.