BLF A6 -- user interface feedback

[Theodore41]

@SawMaster

First to again thank those who developed the BLF A6. It is an awesome light. But I too yearn for fewer modes now.

I think for me the ideal is between 3 and 5 modes based on what I’m doing with the light. And some lights and things need one mode (usually WFO). 7 is nice but I find myself skipping #2 and #5. Most used is #3 with turbo next, and moon following way way back there. The 4 mode group does nothing for me. I seem to need a little light, an average amount of light, or all the light I can get.

I’m not griping, I can live with it as-is. It will probably be my first programming mod someday.

Phil

I found now the following 3 modes only situation.
When I turn it on,it is at the moon light mode.With the following click,it goes to turbo,and the following click, sends it to strobe.Perfect for me now.

[Theodore41]

I now have,moon-turbo-strobe.And I like it very much.If I had turbo,or strobe first,I would like it better.

[hatman]

@chenko

For the fastest access to turbo mode, I suggest to fully click to moon, then fully click to off, and fully click again (not too hasty) for turbo. This gives me turbo in a matter of 1 second or so, which I find acceptable for a flashlight that is not intended for tactical use.

That’s what I’ve been using ….but I don’t consider it fast or reliable ……Is there any way to go right to turbo?

[Rusty_Joe]

I got into mode group 2, but how do I activate mode memory?

[SawMaster]

Light on- about 15X quick taps on the switch. Light will blink twice (mode groups) then go out returning shortly with another double-blink. Click between the blinks to toggle from where you are now to the opposite selection.

Study the diagram WarHawk-AVG gave in post #8 and it will become clear. That diagram was what brought me to understand how the A6 functions; reading the paragraphs of words explaining it just left me glassy-eyed.

It’s complicated in total but really all you have to remember is 3 things: 15X quick-taps and you get mode group and then memory .

Phil

[will34]

@Rusty Joe

I got into mode group 2, but how do I activate mode memory?

Wait for the third blink in settings menu and click

[Rusty_Joe]

I don’t understand diagrams very well at all.

So wait for those first two clicks and then wait longer and there will be two more, and then click?

[BLightSam]

@Rusty Joe

I got into mode group 2, but how do I activate mode memory?

After turning on, do 15+ short taps. You will go into so called configuration mode.

After 15+ taps, light goes off and then there will be two sets of two blinks. The first set of two blinks toggles 7/4 -mode, and the second set of two blinks toggles memory mode on/off. You toggle a setting by turning off BETWEEN the two blinks.

To toggle mode memory, after 15+ taps, light goes off, blink, blink, and then blink. You now turn off — before the second blink. You have now set/toggled mode memory.

Now to turn on in Turbo, turn off the light. Turn on the light and go to Turbo. Turn off light and then turn on. You should now get Turbo.

[Rusty_Joe]

Got it! Much grass, much grass!!!