LED test / short review - LMP W5050SQ3 (6500 K 70 CRI) - high luminance, but be careful with operating current!

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LMP W5050SQ3 (6500 K 70 CRI)


2024-08-11


  • Type: round die, domeless
  • Bin: unknown
  • Color group: unknown (6500 K)
  • CRI: 70

For further information on the emitter, please refer to the detailed test that has already been carried out.

The LED tested here was purchased together with the previously tested 3000 K version November 2023 from Convoy on Aliexpress.

It was made available to me by TLF user @Palladin, many thanks for that!

Visually, there are no differences apart from the yellow-green colored luminous surface. The footprint is also identical. It is very likely that the same LED chip is used as in the 3000 K version. Judging by the pattern of the through-hole connections of the chip (called vias), a chip with a circular illuminated area from Sanan is maybe used, although there are some differences to the LED chip used in the new Luminus SFT-25R.




  • Maximum reached at 9.2 A, at this point 2037 lm @ 3.84 V
  • Power at maximum 35.4 W
  • Efficiency at maximum 57.6 lm/W




Data for 25 °C Tsp (at 85 °C the luminance values are around 13 % lower).


The performance is good…

… if it weren’t for the destruction of the light surface at around 9 A. Similar damage has already occurred with the XHP50.3 HI. Presumably, this effect occurs also at lower current, although this also depends on the series dispersion. The fact that this effect did not occur with the 3000 K version could be due to the significantly lower radiation density in the silicone.

Otherwise, the W5050SQ3 in the cool white version would be very powerful and have a very high luminance.

The beam corresponds to that of the 3000 K version and is flawless.




The spectrum corresponds to that of a commercially available cool white LED with a low color rendering index. There are no surprises in this respect. There is little tint shift with increasing current.


  • Ra: 70
  • R9: -41
  • CCT: 6622 K
  • duv: 0.0062

In itself an LED with high performance, good beam and very high luminance. However, the silicone is already damaged before the maximum possible operating current, so that the maximum possible luminance cannot be fully utilized.

If this LED is operated up to around 7-8 A, it can be used without restriction for throwers.


Thank you for reading this test. :slight_smile:

Greetings, Dominik


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Thank you for sharing these results with us!

I am looking for a 5050 led that is more intense than a SFT40 to upgrade my Acebeam L19v2. I had high hopes for this one, but I suspect the L19 may be too powerful.

What is currently the best option? The Yinding 5050 glass?

Are you able to measure the maximum drive current? Since the round die LEDs all have maximum current of 9-10 amps it is necessary to check the driver current anyway.

The „Yinding 5050“ glass has the advantage that there is no silicone over the phosphor layer, so it is likely to this can be driven to maximum possible current.

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Good suggestion, Thank you! I have a uniT clamp meter. I could give that a shot, though I am not sure how accurate it is.

Should be quite accurate, at least measured at the tailcap. Although there will be losses in the driver and at the contact points (springs, wires etc.), this should be sufficient for selecting an LED with safe operating parameters.

I checked the approximate current of this particular Acebam light. 2200 lm from cool white SFT-40 should equal roughly to 7-8 Amps on the LED (so maybe 9-10 Amps from battery), depending on losses in reflector and front glass / lens. Since the L19 v2 is measured with 1900 lumens, using a W5050SQ3 in cool white should be fine, but in the end this has to be tested…

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Thank you! I will report back with results.

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Can you test the culpm1?

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I don’t have them in stock and I don’t have plans to buy some.

Quick update: I have been stress testing the 6500K W5050SQ3 in a S16 with a 8A buck driver and 40T cell. It was able to run at 100% for extended times, restarting at 100% occasionally, running cool in outdoor use. So far so good. Regarding throw: I measured about 100kcd, with a sightly larger hotspot than M21B SFT40 (which also measures ~100kcd at 10A).

Thanks for your report! Is the driver really pulling 8 Amps?

I would expect so, as the throw increased 25% vs an SFT40 @10A, but I have not taken current measurements.

I am really liking this emitter, I’ve only used it with 5A drivers thus far, but it runs pretty cool and has nice throw at that current. Haven’t measured cd yet, but in M1 host measured around 1350 lumens.

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I have the 3000k using s2+ orange peel reflector with convoy’s 3 amp driver, using mostly the 10% mode since i’m using superfire m180 host which rated for 3 watts (only to tryout this led).

Been testing the 6500k with S2/S8 (deeper reflector XM 7mm opening) to me; the beam doesnt look that nice

And yes this have nice tint and quiet intense beam

I just put one of these in an M21A with a 3v6a driver and it completely torched itself within 30 seconds of turning it on.

All I can say about it is that the few second it ran, it looked like a really nice beam.

Just wanted to let y’all know that this thing apparently has some issues.

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seems like this emitter is subject to the ‘torch’ lottery as much as CREE emitters are to the ‘tint’ lottery.

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