Mimic 10,000k with AI Prime 16HD

[monicalooze]

I'm interested in trying out 10,000k spectrum lighting because I like the look better than the blue, but trying to mimic the spectrum off of a diagram is difficult. Does anyone have settings they could share that would help

Thanks!

Monica

 

[oreo54]

I'm interested in trying out 10,000k spectrum lighting because I like the look better than the blue, but trying to mimic the spectrum off of a diagram is difficult. Does anyone have settings they could share that would help

Thanks!

Monica

These lights aren't designed to hit 10,000k, well not without a lot of power loss.
To prove this shut off all blues and violets (inc UV).

Raise blue (not royal blue) to about 25-30%.
That should be sort of close to 10,000k

Just the cool white and 12% blue is about the same.

 

[monicalooze]

I think I just want to see what 10,000k looks like....

So cool white and 12% blue would mimic it?

 

[oreo54]

Yes...but keeping green and red give you a closer T5 10000k look.
Green is sort of neutral in k calcs .

10000k can be made with all sorts of
colors which will average 10000k.

White leds adjust color temp using a yellow or yellow/ green phosphor with a blue photon pump . When you want really low K they add some red phosphors.

If you want to do it fancy ..start with the above white/ blue .
See if the overall tone is slightly blue .

Should look something like this:
Last pic.

https://www.homelectrical.com/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/images/product/blg/blg-colortemperature.jpg

Then add green to taste.
Then add red. If color gets whiter .add more blue.
Sort of doesn't' matter which blue.
Royal is the usual but overpowering which is why I picked reg blue.
Violets well tone shifts to just a purple over blue
It's an eye thing . violet is still blue but the lower wavelengths stimulate the red receptors in your eye making that deep deep blue look red- blue .ie violet.

Bottom line though is some 10000k look good, some crappy, some blue, some violet.
You need to keep that in mind when choosing it.

 

[oreo54]

Using generic diodes.. 2 ways to make 10,000k with 2 different looks..

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Keep in mind different diodes and different drivers will shift things here and there soo it's all a starting point.
Most bulbs (t5, MH's) ratings are errr.. wishful thinking most of the time. t5's are generally good at 10000k or less. After that it's all sort of a game.