Fwiw I found my E01 pretty simple to flash with an soic clip.
Desolder led wires
Push led- wire down into hole
Use small poker tool to push out driver
Flip driver over in place and attach clip to flash.
You DON’T have to mess with the switch wires at all and no components on board interfere with the clip!
I built anduril for the PL47 target, the ROT66 target will work too but the ramp shape will be off. I need to update one of my E07’s back to an UTD pl47 build asap, (it’s ramp is visibly nonlinear after I loaded a ROT66 based hex onto it).
Also Atmel MCUs changed the markings recently, first being thought it’s a Chinese fake, reason Microchip bought Atmel
Likely also production of new MCUs in China now so spotted first on Chinese drivers
Its a year now and still MCUs from Mouser show old markings probably will change too until they run out of stock
Ordered the E01 and just received it the other day. Didn't have time to test it but it doesn't work, maybe someone can help figure what could be the problem?
(just fast play through the video since it's about 1 minute long)
upon battery insertion and tightening the tailcap, the main LED doesn't blink (I think in NarsilM & Anduril, there is usually a blink from the main LED)
the side button switch 4 mini-LEDs are always lit up, even when I click the button (on the ROT66, 2 LEDs will turn off upon clicking the button, I would suppose the E01 would work the same way, but it does not)
the side button being lit up indicates there is power, I tried to do multiple clicks -- 3 clicks, 4 clicks, 5 clicks, 6 clicks, 8 clicks, but nothing seems to happen, the side button indicator light stays lit all the time
what might be the issue? (I am reporting to the seller, but would like to know what might be the issue in case I'm doing something wrong)
I used Liitokala Lii-40A 4000mAh 21700, not sure of the Amps rating of this battery.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t source any 10A 21700 battery in our country, and foreign stores do not ship batteries to my country (not economically anyway, higher than $20-$50 shipping from abroad)
(The other 21700 batteries I currently have are the Sofirn 4000mAh 21700 from Sofirn flashlights).
As there’s no flash on inserting the battery my guess would be either no power to the LED or a faulty LED.
I’ve just tried to replicate the problem on my E01 and can’t.
Just to be sure there are 2 things to try:
1- Before you put the battery in make sure the head is tightened properly onto the body, then insert the battery and tighten the tail cap to complete the connection. (It’s possible to loosen the head while still having a connection, while i can’t replicate your issue while doing this, if your battery is slightly too long for the head to tighten properly once the battery is inserted there’s the smallest of chances it’s having an effect.)
2- Try your Sofirn battery. The issue with potentially damaging the LED is only on full power, so as long as you don’t go into turbo you won’t have the potential to damage the LED. Certainly, just seeing if the LED flashes when the battery is inserted will not damage the LED, it doesn;’t flash at full power. (I think it flashes at the default mode of 350ma, which is the maximum output of the 7135 and the maximum regulated mode.)
If still nothing i’d say it’s an LED/power to LED issue.
Edit: Forgot to say, all 4 switch LEDS are constantly lit so only tell you when the battery is connected, they’re no indication of what the driver’s doing.
It looks like the main LED is broken or disconnected.
The button LEDs are hardwired to power, so they’re on whenever a battery is inserted. They don’t respond to anything else. It’s not like the other FF products, which can blink.