Nichia 519A
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Pros
- I did 519A 4500K main channel and 3000K secondary, but I kinda wish I had done 1800K instead. Solid light.
- 519A 5000K High CRI and excellent tint LEDs... I prefer the better tint and CRI of the 519A, but if you need raw power you should go with the cool white TN3535 version.
- 519A 5000K High CRI and excellent tint LEDs ... Measuring with an Opple LM4 on brightness level C3 I got 4600K, -0.0005 Duv and 94 CRI with 84 R9, pretty good results.
- This version - as you probably already noticed - has 4 Nichia 519A emitters in 5000K, with excellent neutral tint and CRI. ... Measuring with an Opple LM4 on brightness level C3 I got 4600K, -0.0005 Duv and 94 CRI with 84 R9, pretty good...
- Those Nichia emitters are just so nice.
Cons
- I don't see any evidence that violet-pumped LEDs have more deep red or are more red heavy. In fact, there are plenty of examples of blue-pumped LEDs having more red. Here's a comparison between 519A and Optisolis. At 650nm, the Optisolis...
- I think with a little refinement, this emitter would make an excellent alternative to the 519A offered in many of their lights
- it is actually 97 (see my other comment for the measurements) but it is higher CRI than 519A
- Every 519a that i dedomed developed some faults, some started smoking while using turbo on a s2+ linear host where others the fragile glass cover started developing some cracks exposing the phospour (sometime just the act of removing the...
Sentiment
21 positive (84%) · 2 mixed (8%) · 2 negative (8%)
Trust + time weighted score: +80% · raw score 76%
What redditors said (10 of 25)
I did 519A 4500K main channel and 3000K secondary, but I kinda wish I had done 1800K instead. Solid light.
519A 5000K High CRI and excellent tint LEDs... I prefer the better tint and CRI of the 519A, but if you need raw power you should go with the cool white TN3535 version.
519A 5000K High CRI and excellent tint LEDs ... Measuring with an Opple LM4 on brightness level C3 I got 4600K, -0.0005 Duv and 94 CRI with 84 R9, pretty good results.
This version - as you probably already noticed - has 4 Nichia 519A emitters in 5000K, with excellent neutral tint and CRI. ... Measuring with an Opple LM4 on brightness level C3 I got 4600K, -0.0005 Duv and 94 CRI with 84 R9, pretty good results.
Those Nichia emitters are just so nice.
The 519a is a great emitter. I also highly recommend a B35AM 5000k emitter.
I was looking at that first beam shot thinking it was such a vivid and pleasing image. Of course it was illuminated with the Nichia 519a in 3500k. Probably my favorite emitter at the moment.
The main emitters are 3535 and can be replaced with the usual candidates (I opted for a beautifully golden 3000K 519A).
Indoors it definitely looks brighter and cleaner than the original emitters to my eyes, but without proper meters I can’t say for certain what’s really going on output-wise or spectrally but I took a shot next to other high CRI lights for you.
I don't see any evidence that violet-pumped LEDs have more deep red or are more red heavy. In fact, there are plenty of examples of blue-pumped LEDs having more red. Here's a comparison between 519A and Optisolis. At 650nm, the Optisolis has less red than the reference, while the 519A has more.
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