Buying one 5000k aluminum and one titanium for sure, plus a few others for gifts. Hopefully there are different colors as well. Probably will get a SS one, since I don’t have any SS lights.
As for LVP, frankly I'll be disappointed if the first Anduril light that supports both chemistries will just dump LVP altogether. It's not really too hard to distinguish between the two chemistries, as the voltage at which lithium batteries start (>2.5V) is already much higher than an alkaline or NiMH would ever be (<2V). Should be rather easy to implement a voltage check at power-on to determine which battery chemistry is used and configure LVP accordingly. When there's a dodgy contact while checking what battery is being used, worst case is that it'll think it's NiMH/alkaline when in fact it's lithium, which isn't a safety issue.
gchart, whatever happened with this project? I just got a couple of drivers from Sofirn and this would be the time to try your upgrade. Let us know.
And I have never flashed software like this before. If you can point me to what is needed I would appreciate it. Even better would be to be able to buy one directly from you and then I would try to mess things up umm, solder it in.
I think I was gonna DIY this one but couldn’t find the ATTiny in-stock anywhere. Similar shortages have put a damper on my other driver-building plans.
In my opinion it would provably add more complexity to an - eventually - already complex light/driver. And an eventual “bulk” that would make the SP10S fatter.
In my opinion, it would be preferable to use USB rechargeable batteries instead .
While I normally have a lot of patients awaiting a BLF project to hit production this light fills a gap I have been seeking for a long time so I am considering trying to DIY. I am not at all technically competent but willing to learn. Can anyone provide any insights on the skills and equipment required to replicate gchart’s success?