The startup current overshoot is something that I have in all the boost drivers Iāve made, but itās only really problematic with the MP3431 based ones, Loneoceansā boost driver had this, Mike Cās too, he used a small FET to pull down the Op-Amp inverting input for a short duration during startup to solve this, when using a dual sense resistor topology for very low moonlight like I do this can be mitigated by waiting for a couple of ms before turning on the high power range FET.
Both of these solutions donāt have support in Anduril though, and it would need a hardware revisionā¦ depends how problematic it is in the case of the DM11, how bright is this flash ?
Edit : I missed Luxwad comment, so ābrightā it is.
For floody purposes, absolutely. For a thrower to lighten up something 100-200m away, Iām not sure. FF E07x pro, I would love some high cri, if it was 6000 lumen plus, but that generates heat. Ahrgh, itās all a circle jerk with compromises!
Hank, what currents are you using for the newer e21a tint ramping drivers? Are you still using only 1.25A/led by default as with the original 5A driver?
Can we chose to use 1.5A/led - 1.6A/led? What about with the upcoming DT8? Thank you.
Hank, How are you guys holding up? I guess that you met some pressure with the release of the tint ramping lights, plus the DM11. You must be working your asses of 24/7! Hope you get some rest from time to time!
Hi Hank, Iām asking out of curiosityā¦ why donāt sell products on Taobao? I know you have a store that you can take Alipay but you donāt list any products. It seems like you have a fan base in China as well but they might have trouble figuring out how to order.
Iād be happy to recommend your lights to Chinese people I know but itās too complicated for most.
Thatās understandable - Taobao customers typically expect instant customer service from 8am to 10pm. It sounds like you need to expand and hire more workers to take off some of the time burden. å ę²¹ļ¼
Hi Hank, is there any possibility of an alternative body tube for DM11? The current DM11 tube is too aggressive and small. The pocket clip is unusable too. I would love to be able to buy a 26800 tube just like D4SV2ās. Itās perfect.
I am also curious, why did you choose to make D4SV2, K1, and DM11 all have slightly different threads despite being almost exactly the same diameter where the body tube connects to the head? Being able to swap a D4SV2 or K1 body onto my DM11 would solve all of my problems with it. Please consider using a standard thread pattern on new models with similar connection sizes.
I ordered Nov 25 and the price has not changed for the version I ordered- green with green switch led, and 3500K, B35AM LED. Still $74.65
I never saw any other options listed when I ordered. Only the body color, switch color, and emitter.
Prices did increase by $5 for the newer models but the add on cost for B35AM and XHP 35 HI on the DM11 decreased by $5 so you wouldnāt notice a difference with that particular build.
I wish there was a blue switch back light option. I thought that used to be available? Now I guess I'll have to decide between cool white and cyan when the SFT40 DM11 comes out, but I already have a light with cyan back light T_T