Hi, I have a dead Emisar D1S. The driver appears to have kicked the bucket. No voltage to the LED. Don’t really have any idea why. It would be a shame to not fix it so I am looking for a driver. While I am at I figured I would ask if there are any upgrades available. Maybe ever do an emmiter swap if I can either get it to be brighter or throw further.
Does anyone have any recommendations as what drivers and emmiters I should look into? It’s been a while since I have looked into drivers and LEDs.
I agree with gravelmonkey, you should email Hank and ask if he has any parts available that would fit. Just be clear what model it is, maybe include a picture. He responds pretty quickly at contact@intl-outdoor.com allowing for time zone differences.
I would recommend you to send Hank a message. AFAIK the linear d4v2/d1v2 driver fits in the original driver pocket but you’ll need to either reuse the old button or modify the button pocket to fit a newer style backlit button. If you want to upgrade it to a backlit button or boost driver, I recommend ArtieT59 on reddit, he revived my old D4S after its driver got a short.
There’s also plenty of newer LEDs to use in it, but most are cool white, though they throw pretty far. For throw, you could go with the Osram W1 (more throw less lumens) or W2 (more lumens less throw) or a Luminus SFT40 (lots of lumens, less throw). If you want a warmer cct or high-cri, a dedomed Nichia 519a would work well, perhaps a 719a (like a 6v xhp35 in R9050) once it releases, though it requires a boost driver and I’m not sure the driver fits.
You need to use the right driver for the LED, if you’re 519a swapping it you have to replace the driver for a new 5A linear driver (white PCB) instead of the original 7135+FET.
