Tri-Cree Consular Green vs Single Consular Green

[Daric Soldar]

Hi Saberforum!

My Dominix v4 LE in tri-Cree Consular Green came in. I thought I would show pictures of it side-by-side with my Aeon v4. Both have Ultraedge Midgrade blades.

 I noticed the shade of green in each blade is slightly different. The single LED is closer to a darker, "truer" green whereas the tri-Cree Consular Green is lighter, closer to a green apple type green. They're both beautiful. The tri-Cree blade stays full throughout and is slightly brighter than the Single die. I really like these two! I could see dual wielding these similar to how Ahsoka Tano had a green blade and a slightly lime blade.

What do you guys think? For those with both blades, did you experience the same?

Thanks!

Daric

[Galef]

Indeed Tri-cree is my favorite just for the full blade illumination. Although single LEDs look pretty close in a 24" blade. The light doesn't have as far to travel or get dispersed before it hits the mirror inside the blade tip. So a single LED in 24" gets about the same full consistency as a Tri-cree in a 36/32".

My first pair/staff is Tri-Green and I love the look of it.
However I've also had the joy of seeing Blue LEDs through a Photon blade, and that's vividly Green.
My wife's Arctic blue saber with a photon blade is actually brighter and fuller then my Tri-green.
That's why in upgrading my staff to a pair of AB sabers instead.

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[Daric Soldar]

Indeed Tri-cree is my favorite just for the full blade illumination. Although single LEDs look pretty close in a 24" blade. The light doesn't have as far to travel or get dispersed before it hits the mirror inside the blade tip. So a single LED in 24" gets about the same full consistency as a Tri-cree in a 36/32".

Yes, that was what I found most appealing. The tri-Cree wasn't super bright compared to my single Consular Green saber, but it was a more consistent glow. It probably has to do with the fact that green LEDs are among the most vibrant to start with and the eye is more sensitive to greens and blues.

My first pair/staff is Tri-Green and I love the look of it.
However I've also had the joy of seeing Blue LEDs through a Photon blade, and that's vividly Green.
My wife's Arctic blue saber with a photon blade is actually brighter and fuller then my Tri-green.
That's why in upgrading my staff to a pair of AB sabers instead.

I saw your video about Arctic Blue with the Photon Blade and it is very interesting. I read a review of the Photon Blade where they mentioned that a pure blue LED will make a cyan core like you mentioned. So adding a green LED would reduce that effect as your video demonstrated.

I'm guessing you'll go for the tri-Cree Arctic Blue?

[Galef]

I'm guessing you'll go for the tri-Cree Arctic Blue?

I debated that for quite some time actually, but since my photon blades are thin-walled and only 26inches for my staff, I felt the Tri-cree was overkill.
I also felt like the added blue diode (Tri-AB is blue/blue/green) would edge the core back to Cyan.
So regular AB is more than adequate. It's still brighter than my Tri-green and shouldn't drain the batteries as much.

Now if I had thick walled photon blades that were longer, I think the conventional wisdom would be right that Tri-GB would  be best.
The thicker polycarbonate should convert almost all the blue light to green.

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[Daric Soldar]

Indeed Tri-cree is my favorite just for the full blade illumination. Although single LEDs look pretty close in a 24" blade.

I was going to ask, so the tri-Cree CG and single CG you have look pretty much the same in terms of wavelength? Mine show a distinct difference in color (not due to battery level or anything). It's interesting. I figured it would just be 3 of the same LED on both sabers, but the tri-Cree is noticeably lighter.

[Galef]

Well my only single green isn't an US, so I'm not sure. But it looks like the same kind of green. And my Tri-green is much brighter.

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[Daric Soldar]

Well my only single green isn't an US, so I'm not sure. But it looks like the same kind of green. And my Tri-green is much brighter.

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Hm, okay. I know it can't be a Sunrider's Destiny because it is only one LED. So maybe juat a different batch of green LEDs? I got the single LED CG in a mystery box so I don't know for certain.

[Galef]

Mixed colors are still 1 LED. VA, AB and SRD all have 2 diodes, but the module looks like 1 LED.
If you take the blade out and shine it against a wall, you'll see both colors overlapping.

But now that you mention it, the green in your saber on the right does look a bit SRD.

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[Daric Soldar]

Mixed colors are still 1 LED. VA, AB and SRD all have 2 diodes, but the module looks like 1 LED.
If you take the blade out and shine it against a wall, you'll see both colors overlapping.

But now that you mention it, the green in your saber on the right does look a bit SRD.

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I shined it on the wall and it still appears to be a single diode...maybe I'm wrong. Hm.

[Atanvarno]

This pics are with a single LED Consular Green. UEHG blade. I don't find a much difference between a single LED and a Tri-Cree. Maybe in person looks brighter, but for green, which is the brightest colour for the human eye, i think it doesn't worth ther extra 15 bucks.