These extras I have are for sale BTW /shameless plug
Copper disc soldered onto the driver board, increases current flow a bit and greatly increases heat sinking, that contact plate gets hot after some use!
Don't recall details, but didn't O-L find out a long time ago that pure copper has problems when using it for direct electrical contact? He had problems with lights after some time because of oxidation, and it' cant even be seen. So you would have to treat it periodically? Maybe in this use, it's not a problem because of the constant contact with the battery + ends that would grind the oxidation off effectively?
O-L made a vid to show how to treat the surface contacts - can't recall what he recommended - light sandpaper, or something like NO-OX-ID would probably work.
Pure copper is not good in sliding (?). I want to say that if battery top is sliding over this ring many times friction forces can take of lots of copper.
Oxidation is not a problem, russian eletcrical fabrics still making lots of uncoated contacts from pure copper and simple way to avoid any oxidation is using special spray, I prefer liqui-moly 3110.
However, ground-off oxidation doesn't magically disappear. Some will remain between the contact and battery, increasing resistance/decreasing current flow. I don't know if there will be enough to make an actual difference, though.
Maybe it would be easier to machine if the fins were a spiral, like threads, but maybe still with the depth varying. That would save the tool having to move in and out for every fin.
I have 3-channel PWM working in the bistro-tripledown firmware, and the ramp calculator supports 3+ channels. However, the third channel runs at 31 kHz and I don’t know how to slow it down. And, as you noted, it would eat a pin currently being used for other purposes.
It can make the mid-high modes more efficient, but it’s a pretty big tradeoff due to the added driver cost and complexity, and probably eliminates the indicator light. It also tends to put a second elbow in the ramp and makes the driver even less friendly to changes in the number or type of emitters.
Usually get them at the Parker/Exotic store- we have one in our plant. But you can get them online too.They are actually copper hydraulic sealing rings (crush washers) - they come in various sizes and thickness. I use them for making driver adapters, 26650 battery tube spacers, heat sinking drivers and contact rings for SRK/M6 builds. Shouldn’t be a problem to get in China.