for the data thefreeman. Cree is not the new Nichia but it looks decent, 90CRI Cree’s that I have seen before were awfully green (that was before I had a spectrometer, so I can not back that up with duv numbers), this sounds better.
Maybe I’m not so good at reflowing, but these XHP50.3 HI 4500K 90CRI LEDs seem to be rather fragile when it comes to current. I went just above the limit on two of them at 12V and they burned out rather quickly. My heat sinking was probably not adequate either but for now I I’ll give up on these until someone who knows what they are doing does a more thorough test.
I got a 6v XHP50.3 HI doing 4k lumens I think the current draw is like 8-9 amps it’s okay but I’ve only used it for testing. I tried to reflow one and the dome melted.
Always fun to see someone else’s reflows and tricks, thanks for making the video.
A spectrometer test would be nice, I always prefer (also) a measurement with a reflector on the led and measuring in the hotspot of the beam.
Colorimetry results would be welcomed indeed, and like Djozz said, a real world measurement is preferable, especially not a bare LED measurement with the device right above it.
Something like a spot/corona/spill measurement with a reflector like this doesn’t take too long to do and is quite informative about the LED.