I tested yesterday a rewired and reprogrammed 30mm NarsilM driver as expected
I think I can rewire v2 boards to use NarsilM and Bistro HD properly, just got only few v2 drivers made
10 17mm 1.2mm
10 20-22mm 1.6mm
and 10 Klarus XT11/12GT 1.2 and 10 1.6mm
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Lexel customized one of these for me to use in a different light, however I just received a Q8 today and Iād like to know all of the advantages of using this driver vs the stock driver in a Q8.
Built a E2L host up into a triple with Samsung LH351D 4000K 90 CRI LEDs.
Getting ~3300lm @ turn on with FET+N+L Bistro HD OTSM driver from Lexel
Using his 6 LED switch board too with trimmers as pictured below. Allows me to balance the color just to my liking. Something is washing out the color a little in the picture below but it works well.
Beamo, the stock Q8 has NarsilM version 1.0. Lexel is using the newer v1.2 which has a few improvements. Mode steps and blinkies now āwrap aroundā, momentary turbo, he can program the top level of the ramp to stop early, etcā¦
I dont know if Lexel has embraced AndĆŗril yet. It might require software tweaks since his driver is 3 channel and the stock driver is 2 channel.
As I said earlier, Lexels version is 3 channel with a lot of 7135 chips. The stock driver is 2 chanel with a single chip. So middle modes have better regulation.
Thanks Jason. So mainly its the better regulated middle modes, I assume itās regulated WAY better, with sixteen 7135ās vs one.
And using the Q8 the first time tonight I see how ramping to 100% can be frustrating, several times I wasnāt sure if I was in turbo and when I double click to find out I get strobes :rage: (because I was already in turbo)
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For the Q8 driver he custom built for me he said:
āThe light follows GT v1.2 UI so ramping to about 80% double click gets to 100%, so you have 2 fixed levels you can navigate in ramping easilyā
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I assume he sets it to cap at 80% unless you specify otherwise. That will be so much better than the stock Q8 Narsil.
So it looks like on the Q8 driver he installs GT v1.2, so what is āGTā ? Is GT the same as NarsilM?
I have recently changed code even on the 100% ramp Narsil not to go into strobes when ramped to max., as I had a few people complaining about it
Of course thats never been an issue with 80% ramping tables I also programmed in my custom TA triple channel NarsilM
So far I made a 60 and 80% ramping table for Triple channel drivers
So my new lights are now this way
v1.2 0ā->100% double click 100%, double click, Strobe
v1.2 0ā->80% double click 100%, double click, Strobe
I also check on every driver the temperature offset and calibrate it,
same for LVP I make it to any voltage you like and check if its spot on or needs sometimes 0.1V offset as well
GT=GigaThrower was first light that brought v1.2 NarsilM stock
Swapping out to Lexels driver would be worth it to get the better regulated middle modes, but Iāll have to see how hard it is to change these battery contact rings, seems itās a bit tricky, Iām glad he epoxied the components on the driver he customized for my BST, Iāve read already where someone who tried doing it with hot air had the topside components fall off.
But re flashing does sound interesting anyway, can you point me to those $3-4 parts and instructions?
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āuselessā features? Do you mean useful?
Can the strobes be disabled by user in stock Q8 Narsil?