White Balance

[JD3]

Quick question.
What type of white am I looking at with this combination at full power.

500mW 532nm 3mm 2mrad
480mW 637nm 2.5x3.5mm 1.8mrad
1W 445nm 3mm 1.5mrad

Total 1.98w

Thanks guys

[absolom7691]

Very very cool white. Almost a washed out turquoise. Anytime your blue and green are more powerful than your red, you are not going to get a very good white. Basically, for this to be white, you would need to double the power on the red and leave the others the same.

[JD3]

Damn double the red!

My budget would let me bump up to 680mW Red. Would it even be worth it ?

[JD3]

I guess I could just turn down the g,b. but that feels like wasting money haha

[absolom7691]

If you bumped up to 680mW of red (637, not 650 or 660) that would probably make a decent white although you would have to attenuate the blue a tad. Most people on here feel that 1:1:1 is a decent white. I find that to be a bit too cool. I prefer 1:0.75:1 RGB mainly because 532 is so perceivably bright.

[JD3]

If you bumped up to 680mW of red (637, not 650 or 660) that would probably make a decent white although you would have to attenuate the blue a tad. Most people on here feel that 1:1:1 is a decent white. I find that to be a bit too cool. I prefer 1:0.75:1 RGB mainly because 532 is so perceivably bright.

Gotcha, ok cool thanks man