amps for luxeon III

[pipster79]

hi just a quick queston, whats the max amps u can put to a lux III

[Jay-gon Jinn]

That depends on the color...reds, ambers, and red/oranges are 1540 ma, the others, white, green, cyan, blue and royal blue are 1000 ma. Forward voltage is 2.95, and 3.9, respectively.

[pipster79]

its a really ligt blue so im guessing cyan? and im using cf v1.2 so i just want to know what to set the current to it in the config, max i can so i can get max brightness out of it

[Novastar]

CF v1.2 can yield about 1.3A maximum, so... try giving it about 1A for any Luxeon III "light side" (1000ma).

This means setting "ledcurrent=60" I believe.

Check the v1.2 pdf. That answers most all of the questions you're asking, pip.

[pipster79]

i cheked it nova but it didnt say what leds use what currents, thanks nova so 1a then?

[Jay-gon Jinn]

1000milliamps= 1 amp, so yes.

[pipster79]

ah thats much better, thanks guys

[Jay-gon Jinn]

I hope you get it working!

[pipster79]

yes its working, much better, still not as bright as i would like, guess my next step will be to get a k2 or a lux V

also i need to go to a 1inch blade, my graflex came already converted and only has a 3/4 inch blade, odd that someone would use such a skinny flimsy blade but oh well it does for now, i imagine different diffusers work better to, any recomendations on that?

[Hasid Lafre]

Jay there uses 3/4" blades and he has no problem lighting them up.