Unfortunately, although I’m a long-time Flashaholic, I’m not very “technical”, and reflashing would be definitely beyond my safe accomplishment. Is the new V2 firmware Anduril? Frankly, aside from the strobe issue I’m pretty happy with the original version. I probably could also have the reflashing done by a modder, perhapsVinh.
Man Without Shadow, thanks for the info yes I grabbed the latest Anduril build for the D4S when I flashed my light a couple of days a go. Really loving Anduril. I’ll start tinkering with the ramp settings for the beacon mode and other settings its good to know there is a reset function built into the firmware.
Today I tried to flash Anduril to D4S but failed for a while. As I was typing this cry for help I tried one last time and finally succeeded.
When I ran the flashing command the flashlight emitter leds began blinking rapidly. Was it supposed to do this?
I got to about 30% done and then got a bunch of
Tried several times, double checked everything, pushed/moved connectors to get better connection. And when I was ready to give up - finally success!
Was it bad connection? Maybe flashing pins went in too deep and short circuited something?
Yes, I’d say the tip wires touched something. Those long bare copper tips you have there can go in too deep. Better to leave on some insulation or use very short bare tips, so as to limit the depth to just enought to make contact and hold the wires in place.
Tip: I found it better to use longer Dupont connectors to give more flexibility to the cabling, and to tape the wires to the head to prevent unwanted movement during flashing.
Except there are now two vias, one at each end of the row of four pads. This is an improvement over the D4V2, and will help to locate the pogo pins with much less fiddling around for those with less than perfect eyesight.
With most of the gadgets and accessories and tools I buy, I look for ones that have flexibility in mind, whether it’s in how many jobs it can do or if it can work or survive in a pinch with a different add-on. I like flashlights that can use a few different cells or combinations depending on what I have at hand. I think it’s a relatively common mindset.
My only issue with 26650 and 21700 compatability is the springs. Will a shorter cell rattle? Will a longer cell crush?