Hi there, I am looking for a source of say XP-G3 R3 or similar LEDs ~600-1200 mA driving current and similar binned with a high CRI and ~4000 K temperature.
The exact LED-type is less important since I want to use multiple in serial and will dim them 99% of the time anyways.
I already found these CREE XP-G3 R3 CRI 90+ on Star - Cree XPGDWT-U1-0000-00FE5 which would fit my hunting scheme, but since I need ~10 the price is quite steep.
Can anyone recommend a “fitting” source for such LEDs?
how about kaidomain, they sell a lot of stuff there
Hmm they have a Nichia on a star http://www.kaidomain.com/p/S026300.Nichia-219C-Neutral-White-4000K-CRI92-LED-Emitter-with-KDLIGHT-3535-16-16mm-x-1_5mm-DTP-Copper-MCPCB
all other options seem to be plain LEDs…
I ordered 8 of those Nichia 219C, they are a bit less efficient, but that is okay.
Will be driving them with a MeanWell LCM-60 @1400 mA ~24 V I think, maximum.
Since the LED-Driver is constant current, flicker should not be a problem, hopefully, because I will dimm them to ~50% all the time, and only use the full 100% power for short “blinks”.
will order tomorrow or in 2 days from them, they add 19% tax
shipping 2$
for me shipping is 20€, so nope on that 
Hard to beat the color rendering of the Nichia. Excellent choice no matter the price.
I hope so, they will make my living room light.
100% is only meant for notification flashes. I am thinking of 8-10 LEDs behind frosted glass. The base will be milled from a massive 6mm aluminium plate, 30x40cm.
The controller will be an ESP32 so I can implement MQTT controls and maybe even BT.
I need basic control via a stupid flip switch so I will buffer the ESPs power supply for ~500ms to offer ramping or 3 step dimming via the switch.
The MeanWell driver is dimmed via PWM…
That is the rough outline so far…
Not sure about the design yet but since I am not a designer I will keep it simple and cooling optimized.
The glass/plexi will be flush with the aluminum to make for easier cleaning.