Anything brighter than a Seoul P4?

[blindingly]

I have a NiteRider Minewt bike light and they recently came out with a Minewt.X2 update that makes it twice as bright. They charge $50 for a replacement head unit, which is better than I expected, but I was thinking I could simply swap the emitter in my existing head unit for a better/cheaper end result.

I found this thread where ZipLED did the same thing using a Seoul P4 emitter and had a good result, but that was about a year ago, so I was wondering if there was an emitter in the same form factor out now that would be a better choice.

This is what the original emitter/board on a Minewt looks like:
http://www.envsafety.com/MiNewt%20Board.htm

According to ZipLED, the Minewt battery provides 6V and the 4W LED draws 3V.

Any suggestions?

 

[datiLED]

I have a NiteRider Minewt bike light and they recently came out with a Minewt.X2 update that makes it twice as bright. They charge $50 for a replacement head unit, which is better than I expected, but I was thinking I could simply swap the emitter in my existing head unit for a better/cheaper end result.

I found this thread where ZipLED did the same thing using a Seoul P4 emitter and had a good result, but that was about a year ago, so I was wondering if there was an emitter in the same form factor out now that would be a better choice.

This is what the original emitter/board on a Minewt looks like:
http://www.envsafety.com/MiNewt Board.htm

According to ZipLED, the Minewt battery provides 6V and the 4W LED draws 3V.

Any suggestions?

The CREE Q5 is brighter, but a Seoul P4 will be an easy upgrade for the original Luxeon emitter. You will also find that the Seoul LED will give you a better quality beam, with some additional floodiness.

So my suggestion would be to upgrade your Minewt with a Seoul.

Good luck, and have fun!