Whoever has the actual driver for this and is working on it, is it “regulated” as in, fully regulated? most AA lights I have used are regulated for AA (Boost driver) but linear(declines with voltage) for 14500s.
There are no Anduril lights that run on AA, they ones that exist only use LiIon.
Anduril lights have both regulated output (regulated up to 120 lumens on the FW3a), and direct drive for highter lumen levels.
Anduril lights also change brightness in response to thermal regulation, also depending on how many lumens you ask for. (anything over 500 lumens will not be sustainable, and thermal regulation will kick in to limit output and heat, iirc)
Right but this entire thread is about development of a driver that would accept both 14500 and AA. It would indeed be a first, and that’s why there are questions about its capabilities.
that is not my impression
every time the AA portion of the conversation surfaces, I find it is set aside in favor of LiIon only
IF this thread produces an AA capable Anduril light, I will be interested, but so far, I have not seen any indication of that happening. I hope it does.
You seem very deeply interested and yet also highly cynical about this project, jon_slider. You could always hire an electrical engineer and have them build a board perfectly to your specifications.