Need 15mm driver

The first one is Attiny13 based, so should be ok, the second one (for your Tool) is Attiny25 based, expect trouble with low voltage leds and triples/quads.

As said, the X5/X6 driver does not like triples or low voltage leds (Luxeon V is extreme low voltage) combined with lighted tails, expect it very very dim. That driver worked including lighted tail in the lights they were developed for because it was just a single XP-L in there, which has for today’s standard a fairly high voltage.

Thanks so much for the explanation djozz! I get you say now!!
This “modding” and assembling different parts has more to know than what I thought to make it work right!…

Just one question, though! The BLF X5/X6 will work “fine” with the Luxeon without the lighted tailswitch? Meaning, will the LED be “as bright as it can” or the output will suffer as well? Or even without the lighted switch it will not work properly?

My issue is not so much about the switch light intensity but more about the jump in the modes… (unless I only used 1 mode :smiley: )

If the lighted switch will mess with the Driver + LED functioning I will withdraw that option and use regular non-lighted switches! Functioning over beauty in my lights :stuck_out_tongue:

BTW, and as information, the 15mm MTN driver with Crescendo installed does not work properly with the lighted tailswitch (without resistors or other tricks…) :zipper_mouth_face:

Without lighted tail the X5/X6 driver should work fine, but I never checked it with the Luxeon V.

Thanks again for the answer! I will give it a try when they arrive :wink:
Thanks for clarifying these situations (to me, at least) :+1:

I have no idea what actually happens in those drivers, it is all empirical knowledge, having done many builds with these drivers and lighted tails.

“Flashlight science” is a lot about empirical knowledge (even when technical explanations are not available) :wink:
So thanks for sharing yours :+1:

I can make for you one of these if you are interested :

http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=67_116&product_id=342

Max 1.75 amps , Biscotti firmware .

Interested. Can you give me price?
You can send it private if you don’t want to share :slight_smile:

Just the shipping :beer:

I’ll let you know when the driver it’s ready , could be today , or this coming weekend .

You are the best :beer:

I would be very interested for my Tool AA as well !
Do you have another one available ?

I think i have two boards left , but i have to look again .

Because it has 7135 chips on the back side , it requires a small spring or a brass button . Does Tool AA have enough space ?

I used one of these boards to make a 15mm fet driver too (single sided) , like djozz did with the 17mm version : comfychair-inspired quick+cheap+lazy single-sided 17DD FET-driver (poor man's nanjg92)

The Tool AA will benefit from a single sided driver, no springs, maybe just a button, if that doesn’t hinder the tube to touch the pill.
I ordered a 15mm MTN driver with Crescendo with bypassed spring for the Tool AA.
I had to take the spring out and had to add solder in the middle back of the driver (to connect the positive wire).

If you are going to use these double sided drivers in the Tool AA, be aware that the non-anodized part of the tube must touch the pill :wink:

If the driver is too thick, I’ll swap the optic for a TIR (shorter) and call it a day. …
I prefer to keep some sort of regulation with the 7135 instead of a FET

If you find your light is having flickering issues just bang it against your upper thigh ... oldschoolflashlightwisdom

Ok , let me make sure i have another pcb and i’ll let you know :+1:

Thanks !

I’m using mine with a pebbled TIR (9.2mm height / 15mm diameter) + stock AR coated lens. The reflector is 9.7mm tall / 15.9mm diameter. Unless there are shorter but larger lens that would reduce the height and increase the space for the driver, this is probably the size that can be used in this flashlight.
I struggled a bit and made a “mess” on the driver, adding solder to the edges and the pill so that the tube made contact!
There is few room for major changes on the Tool AA. Well, at lease with my knowledge and tools :smiley:
You guys can make incredible things :blush:

I would remove the glass lens if I use a TIR :slight_smile:

@XXX-Man does it have enough space for a small spring on the driver (~6mm) ?

@X3 I have a second board , i can make another one for you .
I don’t know if i have any small brass button for the driver , but i will think of something .

I just hope i had some 7135 380mAh for these little drivers , but unforunately i don’t :confused: