Here’s another interesting configuration. This is an Osram White Flat, and it gets about 316m throw in the LE. Probably the throwiest Zebralight in the world right now. The details are over on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/oduwlu/ned_zebralight_sc64_white_flat_pocket_thrower/
Hello,
I am about to order an sw35, I noticed overall people tend towards either 35 or 45, whereas 40 seems to be not so popular - I remember sobody mentioning some disadvantage some place, but I don’t remember where — I think it was about somebody claiming they felt like it needed a green filter, or that it was slightly lower output, but I don’t really remember. I also remember people saying it was very neutral, and somebody ordering both the 35 and 45 because of not being able to make up their mind (when 40 would be the solution to this). Can anybody explain what’s going on? (It’s not really that important for me if it’s 35 or 40 that I’m going to get, I am just curious.)
In the first post it mentions and shows that the sw40 beam has a greenish tint. The 35 being rosy and the 45 being more of a neutral tint. Don’t know if this changed since then though.
Just to be clear, the photo in the first post is comparing an sw35 and sw45k light to the original XP-L2 SC64c, which was indeed hideously green. In general sw40 should be pleasantly rosy to neutral like most other 219B.
Words cant really explain colors you have not seen for yourself yet,
you need personal experience, to develop your own frame of reference
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imnsho, the sw45k is the best 
When it comes to the 219B LEDs, you really can’t go wrong with any of them. It should then just come down to the CCT you want.
And if you’re like me, just collect them all!
The sw45 does indeed have a nice output, but I’ve found that in real world small light use the warmer sw35 is very nice. Still rosy but the warmer cct is much easier on night-adapted eyes.
Thanks for this light Chris! Received it few weeks ago, but finally had the time to play with it.
Set the modes up nicely and added a Ti deep carry clip and a wrapped tail magnet.
Hi, where did you get the clip, magnet, and how/what is the wrap? THX!
Would the Nichia 519A be a good candidate for your SC64 mod?
I’m hoping they work well with the reflector and are still rosy enough.
I’ve already done a couple 519A lights. I’m still writing up the results, but the M450 sm453 I have are around 4400K and Duv –0.0034 on H1, ~650 lumens turn-on. For reference, 219B sw45k measures around 500 and a stock SC64c LE measures ~760, so it’s a pretty nice option if you prefer your neutral whites a little less rosy.
Sounds good. The lumen jump is nice but I prefer the rosy tints. I’ll wait for more 519A to come out and see how they compare with the 219B 9080 tint wise.
Thanks Bob!
EDIT: the H1 level is at 3A on the sc64?
very helpful!
then 4500k 519a is 30% brighter than sw45k, in a Zebra
Has anyone heard from Bob_McBob recently? I made a paypal transaction 02.11.21 and more than 2 months ago he said that the shipment was done but to this day nothing came. He is ignoring my private messages on reddit.
Sorry, can you send me another message over there? I had a couple issues recently and may have missed replying to some PMs.
Bob, I have recently found a Very, Very nicely tinted Bin of xhp35 HI 3000k 80CRI. How do we work out the details of you putting one in a sc64w HI for me? I would also need the light, too.
That should be no problem, just shoot me to sort things out
Sorry for bothering. I just received my light (sw35) and it is perfect. Somehow my local postal service lost it and found after 3 months. I highly recommend Bob_McBob lights to all enthusiasts.
Maybe I doubt get it correctly, but Thinga_MaBob has a nicer ring to it. Or Thinga_McBob for that matter.
Whoa, pretty sure it can be worked out without it needing to come to that. 