There have been some complaints about the mid-ramp blink on the D4. I find it useful as a reference point, but some dislike it.
Should the FW3A have mid-ramp blinks?
Currently the default setup is:
- Smooth ramp floor: Lowest setting which lights up.
- Stepped ramp floor: About 10 lumens.
- Both ramp ceilings: Highest regulated mode, 8x7135 or about 3 Amps or ~1000 lumens. (full FET still accessible via turbo)
- Blink when passing 1x7135 boundary, ~150 lumens, or level 65/150.
- Blink when passing 8x7135 boundary, ~1000 lumens, or level 130/150.
- Blink when ramp hits ceiling.
- No blink at moon, because it’s usually pretty obvious when it hits bottom.
A “blink” means the light shuts off for 8ms. Each ramp step takes 16ms. So, it’s off for half of that individual step, half of a 60fps “frame”, just long enough to see.
So… which of the following reference points should blink when the user hits or passes them?
- A. Floor
- B. ~150 lm, level 65/150
- C. ~1000 lm, level 130/150 (highest regulated level)
- D. Ceiling
Some prefer “none”, some might like “ABCD”. I like “BC”. What sounds good to you?