Noob wanting bright saber Prizm v5.1

[Major_Tom]

Hi all. I'm working with a 3rd party to install my next saber pair. On the main-hand I was looking for a real bright cyan (truly between blue and green, not just a light blue). On the offhand a bright golden-white. I was looking for some kind of clash effect, but am hesitant to sacrifice a whole die just for FoC. Sabercore 3.0 offers PWM overdriving for a nice subtle FoC on their quad-cree that I am satisfied with, so I don't need to blind the whole room on clash. These will be used for full contact dueling with a heavy grade blade, so battery life is a consideration (18650)(Yes I know I have to trade power for light, but effeciency also comes into play). I won't be using RGB and would like to run each die at full. I know that there are some great colors to be had from mixing different LEDs at differing powers, but my priority is a bright dramatic blade in whatever color I end up using for each.

I started looking at quad-cree LEDs as that's what I have in my 4 SF sabers, and after some research, have discovered that though 4 dice are brighter than 3, the fact that the tri-crees have a dedicated optic for each die makes for a blade that is more even and as bright using 3 dice. It also seems that though the increase in brightness per die used is non-linear, that 3 dice is still appreciably brighter than just using 2 at once. I also know that some people have made dazzlingly bright blades by overdriving thier LEDs to the limit, but have 10-minute battery lives.

For whites I have been recommended Cree XP-Ls but those are offered in both 1-up and 3-up configurations. (Perhaps a custom 3-up Cool White XP-L/Cool White XP-L/Amber XP-E2?)


Someone also recommended using automotive headlight LEDs? I have no idea where I would get these nor how to incorporate them.

For Cyan its seems I have to choose between Tri-Rebel Cyan/Cyan and Tri-Cree Green/Blue. The rebel would preclude me it seems from using the vaunted XP-L if I do end up using a dedicated die for FoC.


This is, it seems, the limit of what my research can determine and the answers lie in experience, which I am lacking. What do you guys think? What options do I have for Flash/Flicker/Pulse on Clash with the Prizm v5.1?


P.S.Since most forms of FoC put one die on its own channel, does that mean that it's incompatible with a quick-connect system? I'd be much more willing to experiment if I knew I could swap out LED modules on the fly



Sources:
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...light=tri-cree
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...light=tri-cree
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...light=tri-cree
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...1520-Best-CYAN
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...ightness-Chart

Parallel Discussion:
https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=52907.0
http://saberforgeforum.com/forum/sab...v-tri-cree-led