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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

It took me a while but I finally completed this mod, which started out as a FW1A Pro. This is what I did:

  • FET+7+1 driver upgraded to T1616 with aux support
  • Orange, green and purple aux
  • Yinding 5050 3000k emitter (warm and rosy, CRI > 70)
  • 3D printed spacer (white PETG)
  • Aspheric lens

I am getting around 76000cd at turn on, which is very similar to what the Bean Master got with a CULPM1 and a smooth reflector. But remember this Yinding is 3000k and rosy with a duv of -0.0075, and I think this makes it very impressive.

The main reason why I used an aspheric lens is because I needed aux, and suitable TIRs are just not throwy enough. I would also like to try to put those tiny RGB aux leds between the emitter and a reflector in the future. Enjoy the photos (sorry that most of them are in the wrong orientation, I uploaded them with my phone and I don't think they let me set the orientation)

The driver

All wired up

Orange, green, purple aux

Moonlight

With spacer

With aspheric

FW1-Aspheric vs KR1 SFT40 from 5 meters away

Looking into the lens

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Such a cool mod!! I hope the SFT40 3000K ends up looking this good. I don't have it in me to do a mod this extensive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you. I hope so too, and high CRI!

I just saw this posted over at BLF (credits go to koef3 and Simon from Convoy).

The tint of that sample is at or above BBL. Fingers crossed for some rosy ones when they are actually released. Though I would not use an apheric lens to make a square beam out of one. And the reflector options for 5050 LEDS in the FW1A mean that it won't be as throwy as a CULPM1 in a smooth reflector.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Now this is something truly special. Wow wow wow man. Great job.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not a fan of the yinding but nice build.