I agree my Red Aux are very dim on low. I cannot see them during the day (unless I cup the light in my hands and hold it up to my eyeballs). I hardly even see the red aux in the evening, when my house lights are on. Otoh red aux on low are brighter than tritiums, and very nice for locating the light on my nightstand. Imo the red aux on low are perfect for me, to find the light when I wake in the dark.
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So, part of the issue is what the Operator expects. If they want to see Aux during the day, the low Red will not work. Tritium also cannot be seen during the day.
otoh, I just received a TS10 w Blue Aux. They are at least 4x brighter than red, on low. I can easily see the blue aux during the day. For me, they are Too Bright for my nightstand. They are even bright enough to see my feet, and the walls, to walk thru my house in the dark. otoh w the Red aux I cannot see my feet, and cannot use them to see the walls and walk thru the house in the dark.
So, not only is it a matter of expectations, there are large variations between the Aux colors.
I agree the High aux are Too bright for both Red and Blue, because they kill the battery in just a few days.
thanks to gchart and the SP10 Pro flashing kit, I have also updated my TS10 to turn off the Aux when the main LEDs are on:
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plus the hex file gchart provided has 10x lower lows, which for me is a Great Upgrade.
Hopefully the next batch will incorporate the new firmware fixes for Aux and lower low modes.
just for fun, these are the Aux on High, to show the beam profile… LOL
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TS10 with a firmware update. is one of my favorite lights. Im looking forward to the Titanium version…
fwiw, these two lights have essentially identical Opple specs:
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