Sorry for the confusion. I don't mind the Low, just want it to start on High, which was ouchyfoot's point. I was agreeing with him that the primary use of a big light like this is high output, so modes should start on High.
Fair comment, Iām seeing this as a house/camping light, the moonlight would be ideal for checking on the kids, in that instance, starting low and building up would be better - little point switching down to low if Iāve already blasted 800 lumens into the areaā¦.
As Iāve said earlier though, I donāt mind which way it goes, I can adapt myself or maybe build another edc that suits me.
I do have a plan for a trustfire t2, three nichea 219ās and a kd 3a nanjg driver, I may order 5 that start moonlight and build up to 3a in one mode group and start at 3a and work down to moonlight in the next group. Then I have either option on other mods. 8)
Edit, perhaps Reyās having this kind of driver fitted, in which case, if they were ordered as I specified above, people could change the mode run to either way, youād only need an iron and a solder sucker or some braid to remove the solder bridge.
Yep, but that means stretching to a zebralight, to give you an idea, my most pricey light is my ancient incan 3d Maglite, otherwise most of my lights are sub $30, I truly am budget minded.
Mods may run to more if I tot up the bits, but part of the value to me in those is the satisfaction of messing about building something myself.
1. Firefly to High mode (0.05~0.1/2/30/100)
2. Higher PWM, 2kHz would work
3. Driven at 2.8a or higher on high mode
4. No mode memory (always starts in Firefly mode)
5. low voltage warning
Interesting question about what mode to start the light on ..if it has a firefly do you want it to start on low ,,on one hand that seems to make sense ....lights that start on high also seem to make sense . I kind of like lights that don't start on max since I'm almost always turning them down. Med/Low/moon/turbo..??
tough question ...
Looks like you're doing a great job covering lots of bases here Rey I appreciate your efforts and look forward to this light too
Sounds like everyone wants high PWM. So mode order seems to be the big sticking point.
I can see the merit to both argumentsā¦ For large lights, starting in high usually makes the most sense. BUTā¦ Having superlow āfireflyā mode makes starting low and progressing up make more sense.
Mode memory is a key consideration in this as wellā¦.
I think if there is NO mode memory Firefly>Low>Med>High order might be the way to go. Switching down to firefly from high could be totally useless in scenarios that require superlow light. Youāve already blinded yourself!
If there IS mode memory H>M>L>FF could work OK. If you want super low light just leave it in that mode. Easy. Only a quick on-off scenario would mess that up. Would definitely want a short amount of time until memory kicks in. Iād say no more than 1 sec.
Iām right there with you. Memory or FF-L-M-H would be my preferred option. But I guess there are a lot of guys who donāt spare a thought about low/ff mode and want to start with Highā¦. a tough call for Rey :bigsmile:
To me starting out on high is utterly pointless because you will have blinded yourself or disturbed whomever/whatever you were trying to not disturb in the first place. If you want high then give it a couple quick taps and you are there - no harm no foul except a couple extra clicks for the truly lazy. If they use High mode all the time then memory will keep it there for them. Personally I prefer no memory and starting on low.