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Aurora LightPad Max
A top-10 lamp for melanopic output, #3 of 57. No flicker at any setting. Glare is harsh up close.
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Is it strong enough?#3 of 57
Yes. 2.9× the 10,000 lux benchmark.
29,270 m-EDI at 1 ft · 9,745 at 2 ft
Is it comfortable to sit in front of?8th harshest
Harsh up close.
395 at 1 ft · 132 at 2 ft · median 112
Does it flicker?No risk
No, at full power or dimmed.
1.8% modulation at max · 0.9% dimmed
Flicker index
0.0011
SVM
0.004
What does the light look like?6600K
Cool daylight, muted color.
CRI Re 78 · R9 19 (weak deep reds)
2700K warm7500K cool
All test data
Light outputMeasured at 1 ft and 2 ft
m-EDI
29,270
9,745 at 2 ft
Lux
30,840
10,290 at 2 ft
CLa
62,860
18,895 at 2 ft
Glare
395
132 at 2 ft
m-EDI 29,270 at 1 ft, 9,745 at 2 ft
Median 3,43010,000 benchmark2 ft1 ft
Glare 395 at 1 ft, 132 at 2 ft
Median 1122 ft1 ft
SpectrumOutput at the highest setting
Melanopic DER
0.95
m-EDI per lux. Daylight (D65) is 1.0.
CCT
6600K
Fixed
Gap from natural light
33%
Far. Average spectral difference (ASD) from daylight at the same color temperature, 425 to 690 nm.
Lamp outputBody-clock zone (melanopic, CIE S 026)Natural light, same color temperature
FlickerGreen is safe, amber is acceptable, red is past the limit
Full powerDimmed (2 of 3 (67%))
Percent flicker
1.8% · 0.9%
Flicker index
0.0011 · 0.0008
SVM
0.004 · 0.003
PstLM
0.267 · 0.115
Assist Mp
0.156 · 0.123
Waveform, 1 second
A flat line near 1.0 means steady light.
Color renderingHow accurately colors and skin tones look under this lamp
CRI Re
78
R9 (deep red)
19
TM-30 Rf
81
TM-30 Rg
88
Slightly desaturated (100 is neutral)
Specifications
- Form factor
- Compact / travel, Desktop
- Brightness
- 3 levels
- Color temperature
- Fixed
- Power
- 47 W
- Voltage
- 100-240V
- Cord length
- 8.2 ft
- Mounting
- None
- Extra features
- None
- Available in
- United States, Canada
