The CIE1933 chart is what we as photographers deal with figuring out proper colors (among other things). The white triangle shows what most monitors will display, while the color spectrum of the actual photo is much larger. My Dell Professional monitor has a much broader gamut than a standard monitor, showing more vivid reds and greens but it’s always tough to process pictures and then have clients look at them on a phone.
I really prefer white, no tint, but it’s not something easily found with LED’s.
I haven’t had an L3 yet. I know the site says you can’t fit 2 protected batteries in it. Can it be easily modified to work with 2 protected batteries, such as no driver spring? I’d be replacing the LED and driver anyway.
Add a little bit of flux, and you should be golden. If you have a spring that's being difficult, pre-tin it with flux and solder before adding it to the driver.
I like to use solder paste for putting the spring on the driver. Pre-tin the spring, sit it on the paste and apply the iron. Baddabingbaddaboom, smoke and mirrors!
Richard, could you look into getting the new Small Sun ZY - T43? I don’t know what heat sinking it has but the form factor is really nice. It’s basically a Small Sun ZY T08 with just a side switch. Link
The Small Sun ZY T43, I’m not sure if he would want to include that charger. Fair bet its not quality cc/cv with solid termination. Chargers included with charging port lights always seem to be bad.
For high performance scenarios, Efest Purples 2500mah.
For semi-high performance but better runtime scenarios, Panasonic BDs 3200 mah.
I’m looking for replacement batteries for the above scenarios, but at better pricing, at 4.2v (not 4.35v)? Would the following be good choices, can better recommendations be made?
For high performance scenarios, LG HE4 2500mah or Samsung 25R 2500mah.
For semi-high performance but better runtime scenarios, LG MH1 3200 mah - still quite expensive.
Richard, compared to the above, how well does the Enova battery perform?
And, why don’t you stock the LG 18650 HE2? It seems to actually be a better performer than the Efest Purples, up to 15A, at a much better price?
Pick the batteries you want to compare, and if you find one you want more info about hit the
“See test/review”
link right below the battery selection box.
The MH1 performs comparably to the BD. I've seen test charts where it was slightly better, and test charts where it was slightly worse.
The Enova is a decent cell, but it doesn't perform anywhere near a 25R/HE4 direct drive or at higher drain currents. It probably still isn't as good as a BD, but it is closer to that than a 25R/HE4.
I used to carry the HE2, but it has been replaced by the HE4. The HE4 is the update to the HE2. I had the HE2 for well over a year, so I'm not sure why you didn't see it before. In fact, I still had some left about a month ago.
I'll order one to check it out! I've always like the ZY-T08, but as of late they've been getting harder to find and the quality seemed to be slipping, so I stopped carrying them.
Halo, I totally agree with you about the charger. I can’t imagine that anyone of us would trust that charger. If the light could be obtained without the charger and batteries that would be preferred. Even better as an empty host. For starters and simplicity, I would just like a couple to tinker with.
Ok, thanks Richard. Is the HE2 still a worthy battery? I saw Simon is selling them for $6.43 each. The HE2 seems to be a better performer than the HE4, especially at higher amps? Are the HE2s still being produced?
The HE2 is still a great battery, but it is unlikely that going forward they are going to be "current production" cells. The HE2 is an incremental update/replacement, much like the Pana. PD-->PF, so once they transitioned production over to the HE4 it is unlikely that any more HE2s were produced. That said, right now the remaining stock of them isn't very old, so they are still a good buy.
My experience has not been that the HE2 outperforms the HE4. They are virtually identical. I assume that you are referring to HKJ's test of the HE4. He is very consistent, but I find it interesting that with respect to this cell, the results are the opposite of what is seen in other places. Look at his 20A comparison graph vs. the 20A discharge graph here. The trend is the opposite, but in HKJ's test the HE4 isn't even close. When looking at the specifications and data sheet the HE4 is truly virtually equivalent to the HE2, so there's no reason for it to perform significantly worse, and in my testing it is has been virtually identical.
