More in the other thread at Astrolux A01 about fixing the mode bouncing
(fished out the spring, put conductive lube on its wide end, pushed it back down the tube)
I think it only goes to “next mode” if you’re in a hurry to turn it back on.
Otherwise mine consistently start in low mode.
Haven’t timed it to figure out the delay, which would be set by that capacitor the pencil mod discharges.
But I haven’t tried getting the driver out of mine.