How bright really is Luxeon Star, 18 or 30 lumen? Beam Shot?

ake

Newly Enlightened
Joined
Mar 7, 2002
Messages
144
Location
Central NY
As Lumiled re-rated thier white LS from 18 to 30 Lumen, how bright it really is? Most of the comparison shots are with other LED light.
Are there any comparison beam shots betteen the LS(w/optic) with other incadescent light somewhere?

Thanks,

Ake
 

Klaus

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Sep 6, 2001
Messages
1,998
Location
Germany
Ake,

the current one is 18 lumens - its the LD (low dome) or batwing type - the new one at 30 lumens is the HD (high-dome) or lambertian design - expected avaiability for that one as well as the 5W / 120 lumens design which consists of 4 HD dies is July.

Klaus
 

Brock

Flashaholic
Joined
Aug 6, 2000
Messages
6,346
Location
Green Bay, WI USA
I don't have a LS to take a pic of, but the light output is very close to the Surefire E1, which is rated at 15 lumen. The regular LS has a wider beam so it appears slightly dimmer, but light output is very close.
 

Sean

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Dec 11, 2001
Messages
2,974
Location
IL, near St. Louis MO
Here is a beamshot comparison I made against my garage door, about 20' away.

e1earclsgarage.jpg
 

vcal

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Dec 16, 2000
Messages
3,074
Location
San Gabriel Valley
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sean:
Here is a beamshot comparison I made against my garage door, about 20' away.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thanks for the photo, -can we assume the LS is powered with the 2-AA battery option?
 

ElektroLumens

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Jan 5, 2001
Messages
1,565
Location
Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ake:
As Lumiled re-rated thier white LS from 18 to 30 Lumen, how bright it really is? Most of the comparison shots are with other LED light.
Are there any comparison beam shots betteen the LS(w/optic) with other incadescent light somewhere?

Thanks,

Ake
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Of course the 18 Lumen rating is when you only run them at 350mA. I'm running them at 500mA to 750mA!
shocked.gif


Wayne www.elektrolumens.com
 
Top