I had a Nichia 216 from IlluminationSupply left (I reflowed it to a 16mm board), also an old empty OP drop-in, and a NANJG101 which I flashed with my custom firmware (lupodrv), so I thought I could make a drop-in and sell it.
It's special because it has a high-CRI LED with great color rendering and a very customizable (programmable) driver. If you are a tint snob and a UI snob, then this is for you.
Threads on the Nichia:
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/11675
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/12675
About the driver UI: It comes with 5 modes predefined (Moon - Low - Med - High - Strobe), but you can change every mode, the number of modes, and the memory type (no-memory, normal memory, short-cycle memory).
Details and manual are here: lupodrv
I need a light with ned mode. Ned is cop slang here for petty criminal - allegedly it’s an acronym for Non-Educated Delinquent though I suspect that is a backronym.
Ned mode would have to be the sort of mode that breaks windows and leaves litter and broken glass in its wake.
Got the parts for 8 drop-ins (I had ordered when I had 5 reservations) and already reflowed the LEDs.
List of reservations:
jcwarren (1)
R* (2) (by PM)
texaspyro (2)
carmantl (2)
baterija (1)
Since I had to order every part (and couldn’t use parts I had lying around) I’d like to charge 23 USD per drop-in; international shipping and PayPal fee is 6 USD. Add 3 USD if you want tracking. I’ll also add a small piece of d-c-fix diffuser film for the drop-in.
Please post or PM if you still want them.
If there’s more interest I can order parts for another run.
I finished the first drop-in for measurements (OTF):
Flux is about 300lm, intensity/throw is 5.7kcd/150m.
Flux is a tad lower than what cool white XP-Gs give, throw is lower than my best XP-G measurements (e.g. 1.4A, smo, 7.5kcd/170m) due to the OP reflector.
I'll finish the remaining drop-ins in the next days.
DJ, do you solder wires to the stars and then attach that to the drivers? It seems like it would be easier to do it the other way around. (That's the way I always did it)