Bridge the bank of resistors at the bottom. Output will be limited then by the internal resistance of the FET (identified & link to datasheet earlier in the thread).
The BG F6s I got do have the fiber optic pickup for the battery indicator, but the cheaper version of the driver has the indicator LED right beside the switch which is all the way on the opposite side of the driver (lens is located directly over the bank of sense resistors), and it's not easily visible when on. It does at least function, tested with a single CR123+spacer.
Well shit. So there's no known source for the version I got first from Fasttech? The lesser versions from BG aren't any cheaper, I was going to buy a big pile of the 'good' ones from FT and use them as hosts, but now...
Yes, that's a given... direct drive + LED on aluminum = bad.
The resistors don't have to be removed, just add a jumper over them. There's even a blank spot you can use off to one side if you don't want to go over the top. Use a piece of scrap copper cut to roughly the same size as the resistors.
The SD01 version I got from Blackshadow solarstorm does not have the fiber optic pick up. The led is next to the side switch. And the SD01 only has 4 resistors instead of 5
What does it matter about the number of resistors? They are all in parallel. The total resistance of whatever resistors are present is what determines the output current. Four 1 ohm resistors in parallel is exactly the same resistance as a single 0.25 ohm resistor. If you are going to bridge them anyway it wouldn't matter if the pads had all been left blank and the stock output was zero amps.
I have a few questions:
Do you have any idea how can I use that led for low voltage warning?
Should I drill a hole and put some other rounded red led there?
How did you removed the front glass, how can I open it there to get to the emitter?
@phsinvent
On that link they say that it has: “custom-setting brightness level on High mode.”
How can you change brightness on High mode?
The cheaper driver as in your pics has a ramping mode. Fast double click to access. I forget the details of how it works, but it's there, I don't have one wired up that I can test right now.
If I had one without the indicator lens and wanted to use it (it's not really very useful anyway), I'd drill a hole and then fill it with clear epoxy. http://www.ebay.com/itm/161193700970
The bezel is standard right hand thread, so counter-clockwise when looking at it from the front.
The brass driver retainer plate, though, is left hand thread - so turn that one clockwise to loosen. (they do that so that removing the battery tube won't loosen the driver retainer, it instead tightens it)
The indicator hole on the lights that have it is 4mm, though if you're going to plug it with epoxy it can be any size you wish. You could even make it square if you wanted to be all fancy.
The better driver is the one Helios- already did for us. https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/OQDe10xU
I'm awaiting a reply from Simon, about if his stock has the indicator lens or not. I don't care about which driver it comes with, if I can't reflash it with a usable UI it'll just go in the leftover parts bin with the rest of them.
Well, got in touch with one of the overseas resellers and was informed that the original version - nice tint LED, copper MCPCB, good driver, lens for battery warning - is no longer being produced. The only ones being made currently are the cheaped-out no frills version, with the ugly green LED, AL MCPCB, crappy driver with the stupid UI, no lens in the side.
But of course, they're still the same price. It's no longer a $23 light, it's now a $12 light that's sold for $23. Awesome! :angry:
That’s a good price for $20 shipped. I don’t mind the modes on this driver. Low, medium and High is all I would really need. I don’t need the strobe. My biggest gripe is output so we will see what happens when I bridge all the resistors. The emitter can easily be swapped also.
For the low battery warning on the original, can you even see the light when it is lit on the opposite side through the window?
