I said “No” mainly because I just don’t agree with the mode spacing on some lights. You can’t please everyone with a set spacing so something else would be ideal. (Ramping is nice but some prefer the option to have set modes with predictable run-times.) The ability to choose is best.
My Catapult V6 has has this mode spacing:
Turbo: 1700
High: 950
Medium: 180
Low: 22
For me, this Medium is not Medium. 400-300 lumens would be Medium. Medium and Low here are just Low and Lower.
My perfect UI would similar to Anduril 1. I’m not sure if it’s currently possible to implement it but here is what I’d like added:
I’d like a PC or Mobile application that would allow me to rearrange modes that appear in the same group, or remove them from the group entirely. The modes would be represented by GUI elements you could drag and drop. I’d also like the GUI to have a way of setting the stepped modes via text box or by dragging sliders. My vision is that the program would edit the firmware/config file and that after flashing these files to your light you would not need to configure it further.
For my mechanical switch lights, I like a simple 5-mode UI, provided the lowest mode is sufficiently low and the mode spacing is good. I don’t care for blinkies.
I still use the OG Convoy 8x7135 Biscotti drivers without thermal protection all the time. Simple, functional and extremely reliable.
To be clear, I can totally work with a standard five mode—if for no other reason than that they are practical and marketable to non-flashies. I guess they are niftily equipped, some might say. Just ordered some more budget torches with five modes. And it got me thinking.
The LT1S has a nice interface.
Press and hold for moon.
Click to go to last used mode. Click to go off.
Press and hold to cycle brightness.
Red and 2 red blinkies slightly hidden.
Slightly hidden - turn off 180 degrees of LEDs - this is stored in memory till you turn it off.
Slightly hidden - cycle color Temp.
All the Best,
Jeff