I am terribly sorry if this is in the wrong place, or if there is a problem with this topic.
And search functions don't work so well when you don't know which technical keywords to use.
I am interested in possibly modding my Thrunite Ti3. I know how it looks like disassembled, from Ti5 disassembly photos.
The extent of any possible modding would be changing the led (I have seen a how-to for the Ti5, which is similar in that respect) and modifying/changing the driver board/s. So I have some questions related to those subjects.
Oh, and I have a question about wearing.
Question 1: Where do I go to find out what drivers people are using that are suitable for AAA twisty lights? (Under 15mm in diameter I think). Especially efficient ones.
Question 2: Wheres the glossary of component and modding terms?
Question 3: Can the driver battery and tube contacts wear out? And can they be replaced/fixed?
I dont see where it states you cant use nimh…
an FET Driver is a linear driver and can be used with cingle cells.
I am not sure about “Boost Driver” on that size…
A search on the forum can yield some results… I can see the smallest boost driver on the making, I see that Lexel was cooking something last year… You might PM him to see if what you want is possible…
I should clarify.... The driver has to be used with single AAA NiMh batteries, which have a voltage of between 1.5 and 1 volts.
I understand that means a boost driver? To increase the voltage to the 3-4 or so volts that the LED requires?
I see that the Lexel you've linked has done some really cool stuff. I may PM him when I have a better handle on what I require.
I basically want to make sure that if the stock driver in my Ti3 conks out, I have something to replace it with.
That Ti3 is rather sentimental as my first quality light. The LED and the MCPCB can be replaced if I have some practice with that sort of thing, but the driver is another thing.
