XeRay
Flashlight Enthusiast
How is it held into and mounted to the reflector ?
How is it held into and mounted to the reflector ?
I should clarify and say performance advantages. Throw, runtime, lumens, and efficiency.
I'm kind of an LED guy, but the technology has its limits. In a reasonably compact battery-powered device, LED will struggle to match the throw and runtime of well-engineered HID, primarily for the reasons that XeRay has been mentioning: thermal management and the greater ease of collimating the pseudo-1D HID arc vs the larger 2D surface of LED.
Here is a post from Patriot from a while back that stated his Polarion PH50 has between 500-525k lux. https://www.candlepowerforums.com/v...ead-(Part-2)&p=4186762&viewfull=1#post4186762 There are number of LED flashlights today with 3x that lux.
The reflector housing just threads on
Do you know if there are 2 vs 3 wires feeding the igniter from the ballast ? The igniter is that smaller box between the ballast and the bulb.
Here is a post from Patriot from a while back that stated his Polarion PH50 has between 500-525k lux. https://www.candlepowerforums.com/v...ead-(Part-2)&p=4186762&viewfull=1#post4186762 There are number of LED flashlights today with 3x that lux.
Here is a test of the PH40 in an integrating sphere. http://gixer.mbnet.fi/HID/PH40_LabsphereFS2.png It's OTF lumens is only 2905. There are a number of LED lights today that can nearly maintain those lumens for double the runtime. The Acebeam K75 can maintain 2500lumens for 2.25hrs. The Polarion can only run 40mins.
It's almost as if (a.) No one has read the thread and the proof presented (b.) hypotheticals and calculations should be believed over real hard data, AND ACTUAL PHYSICAL LIGHTS that show the total opposite is true. We are in an HID section after all. :sigh:
Almost as if, but not quite true... "proof presented" not proof as in objective testing and reliable sources.
This conversation didn't fare much better over in the LED section either. Also wasn't nearly as much debate there as well, look for yourself. The last comment was maybe 3 weeks ago and it's now on the 2nd page. The conversation there wasn't nearly as "exciting" there as here.
Perhaps there is an alternative reality here where the real performance numbers that exist that disprove the narrative being spun here are not visible to some. Maybe even a situation where the actual physical LED lights themselves, which defy all the conjecture and hypotheticals that are being flung around like poo here, are not actually visible to some :shakehead
Cognitive dissonance? Personal Financial interests in promoting a product from their company?
IDK, I digress, as I'm going against my own advice that I gave earlier indicating it's a complete waste of time here.
The way this is heading. Next you are going to promote the flat earth agenda.The Flat Earthers use the same sort of language as you in your last post.
I'm afraid this is getting old and stale, and I'm certain others reading this thread can see that. For the 3rd time, Will you please provide the candela and lux numbers for your LV-LX50 and LV-LX70? This is the 3rd time I have requested them.
Those candela and Lux numbers please.
No I won't because you will be comparing them to unreliable sources with unverified (not lab) data. Okay a fool would agree to such a back alley request, now becoming a demand.
Here is a better photo hid 9 by Alex Littig, on Flickr
You may have to peek inside that cable braided mesh to see if 3 wires from the Ballast to the igniter, or only 2. Or perhaps open the ballast if you can't peek inside the mesh.
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