i didn;t think it had a manual memory [no memory] option…
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one comment - it will do this [start on low], if you happen to hold the button down ‘too long’
it is a feature, to be sure you have a way to start on low
but you have to hold the button down maybe half a second
maybe your button is ‘sticky’ so that it thinks you are doing a slow press for start-on-low?
Manual memory mode on Anduril software is 5 clicks from ON (“5C”). Automatic memory is 5 clicks, but HOLD the last click, from ON (“5H”). See flow chart.
Edit — Oops. Looks like the Anduril version in the FW3As may not have selectable memory mode. Sorry ’bout that.
I have 9 lights with 3 different firmware…. :person_facepalming:
I bought 5 brand new drivers from Lumintop, I used 3 so far… 1 of them has the memory option… so far… the other 2 new drivers are waiting to be used… WTF?
Mine flickered, but only on lower settings, same thing on three different bodies, cleaning threads, tightening retaining rings, nothing helped! replaced all 7135s, same thing checked solder joints, did most everything except replacing the mcu. By that time I received a replacement driver which fixed the problem. Definitely exhaust all the possibilities, but in the end you may have similar results.
Has anyone here dropped their FW3C and suffered notable dents? Just curious about the copper alloy, as raw copper is inherently soft, prone to denting.
^ Yep, driver retaining ring and the tail cap — both being loose will end up creating strange behavior. I think that’s pretty much it, though. Easy to correct both! Unfortunately, this light is not turning out to be very user friendly, reliability wise. A number of people I know would be stumped by such a problem and put it down in favor of another light.
How to solve an issue of the FW3A starts to step down automatically almost immediately to a very low brightness level? This happens in both stepped and ramped modes. Many thanks.