Luminus SST-40 triple or quad

[texas_shooter]

Is the Luminus SST-40 right for a triple or quad build dropin or upgrade to existing triples/quad builds using Cree XP-L or XM-L’s?

[EasyB]

I think the SST 40 is great for a triple or quad if you are after more power. The lower Vf of the SST 40 means each emitter gets more current. My triple SST 40 convoy L2 pulls 19A from an aspire 4300mAh 26650. A triple XPL V6 pulls only 12A with a 30Q. Other XPL and XML2 varieties pull even less current.

[blueb8llz]

How did you build a triple onto a l6? Where did you purchase this reflector? Sounds like a very good light.

[Newlumen]

I like my convoy c8 with the triple sst40 dome on… crazy bright. I measured 3400 lumen @30 seconds…

[EasyB]

@blueb8llz

How did you build a triple onto a l6? Where did you purchase this reflector? Sounds like a very good light.

I made it from EE X6 reflectors. It’s a nice little high-output thrower.

Convoy L2/L6 modding thread

I was thinking about this light, and I think the reason the beam intensity was not as high as I expected was because the dedomes were not complete. I had tried hot-dedoming for the first time and I guess I didn’t do a great job. To maximise the performance of this light I decided to go with dedomed SST40 emitters and a lower IR cell (aspire 4300mAh 26650). I had some trouble dedoming the SST40s. Gas dedoming separated the dome from the phosphor cleanly, but the bond wires would not survive. I…

[blueb8llz]

@Newlumen

I like my convoy c8 with the triple sst40 dome on… crazy bright. I measured 3400 lumen @30 seconds…

That also sounds interesting. Would have liked the emitters shaved though.

[blueb8llz]

@EasyB

@blueb8llz

How did you build a triple onto a l6? Where did you purchase this reflector? Sounds like a very good light.

I made it from EE X6 reflectors. It’s a nice little high-output thrower.
Convoy L2/L6 modding thread - #553 by EasyB

5000 lumens and 215 kcd. Not bad at all. I love the lumens. How did you increase it from 3600 to 5000 lumens? Why did u not just choose xpl hi?

@texasshooter, what host are you planning on using?

[EasyB]

@blueb8llz

@EasyB

@blueb8llz

How did you build a triple onto a l6? Where did you purchase this reflector? Sounds like a very good light.

I made it from EE X6 reflectors. It’s a nice little high-output thrower.
Convoy L2/L6 modding thread - #553 by EasyB

5000 lumens and 215 kcd. Not bad at all. I love the lumens. How did you increase it from 3600 to 5000 lumens? Why did u not just choose xpl hi?

@texasshooter, what host are you planning on using?

3600 lumens was with dedomed XPL at 4A per emitter. 5000 lumens was with sliced SST 40 at 6.3A per emitter.

[Newlumen]

@blueb8llz

@Newlumen

I like my convoy c8 with the triple sst40 dome on… crazy bright. I measured 3400 lumen @30 seconds…

That also sounds interesting. Would have liked the emitters shaved though.

I haven’t try sst40 shave dome with the optics…, I do like my dome on. it’s very bright… dome on is not for everyone… my personal tint is cool white…

[Firelight2]

SST40 has an XML sized base. Not an XPG sized one like XPL or other common emitters.

This means that the SST40 might be a good choice for large triple emitter lights, but won’t fit in small single-cell Triples or Quads, because the standard stars and optics only accommodate XPG-sized emitters. An SST40 is too big to fit.