Sorry but I have no experience with SST-50's, all I have are Cree lights. Are these SST-50's similar to xml's in output ? what about tint?
Thanks!
sst-50 is about 1200 lumens ( i think ) but u need to give it 5amps+ for that.
This is a Cree XR-E:
This is a SST-50
This is an SST-50 mounted on a XR-E Star
But the output is roughly equivalent to an XM-L2, but not as efficient.
Here is one for Sale:
its the size of an XR-E, but supposed to be in the same class as an XM-L for output range.
You don’t want SST-50. On paper and with high amps (5.5-6.5), they perform well, but I’ve yet to see one surpass the Olight M31 Triton and it maxes out on the lightbox at 767.3 lumens. And it died soon after being run a few times very sparingly! Olight warns not to run them very long.
So in theory, you could get some mean performance, but I’ve yet to see it. My 980L (XM-L) would beat it for sure. And at the lower end of the spectrum with one 18650, you’re looking at maybe 355 otf lumens. XM-Ls changed the game with their lower-end efficiency. I’d safely venture to keep them in that “old hat” category. That can be said even of that bull moose, the SST-90. And they’re expensive as all get-out…still. But I could see having one just as a collector.
Edit: They are also very yellowy.
Would it perform any better with a copper modded center pad? Haven’t sent any xre noctogons.
Have no real-world results, but I’ve never tried and don’t know anyone who has. I believe it would be a sensational way to really milk it for all it’s worth, but then…haven’t the XM-L2s long since passed it by?
It seems Xml2’s and copper stars came along and left these behind. I have an sst50 but haven’t done a build with it yet. It does have a smaller dome than an mtg2 so it will work with many more optics and reflectors. If it’s yellowish I have an old timey project in mind it might be good in. I have several 7090 stars I can punch a copper post through.
I would be intesrested to see the results of that.
SST-50 like any LED has luminous flux bins, I keep seeing lights using SST-50, but that bin? "G2" 300lumens at 1.75A or "K" 500lumens at 1.75A?
If let's say you have a K bin then at around 3.6A you will have 1000lumens. At around 4.6A you should have 1250 lumens on the K bin.
You can read about it here
The reason I was asking was, I found these. I cant mod so they would have to remain stock.
I wonder if the pill is copper or brass as those flashlights had brass pills, but the CN people call brass copper.
There is no mention of brightness bin and even so as per my previous post, the LED is behind XM-L2.
Actually in the mean time I have found this and you can see it's brass, not copper.
XR-E/SST-50/MTG2 will all fit on a MTG2 Noctigon.
edit: But not all at the same time. :p
the short, blunt, non technical answer is that its similar to an xml2, but worse.
Does anyone know what cree the SST-50 die size is similar to? It’s looking like the only option for my WF-008 project (I’m cool with that) but being that its a thrower I’m hoping its smaller than an XM-L die.