Code now public! BLF A6 FET+7135 Light. Short 18350 tubes and Unanodized Lights Available

[cajampa]

@chuckhov

“i hope some here convince simon to start using toykeepers UI and perhaps offer a 7135+FET option ”

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+1…!

The only thing that I can find wrong with a Convoy, is the Stone Age drivers.

Thanks,
-Chuck

You can always buy a Convoy (maybe he can even sell them without drivers if you ask him) and drop in a BLF A6 driver. Banggood have started selling them again

[Ronin42]

@cajampa

@1dash1

@Fritz t. Cat

What happened the Astrolux Group Buy Interest Thread? Was it moved or what? I can’t find it.

Not sure. One minute it was there, the next minute it was gone. Poof!

• Either Sb pulled it because the discussion was getting contentious, or
• the OP pullled it because the discussion was going nowhere, or
• the thread was automatically pulled by members voting it down as SPAM.

I tend to think it was the latter (SPAM option).

I will not miss him that is for sure, i am almost certain it was one of the old trolls, and i was surprised he managed to keep it just below the banhammer this long, because a lot of pople where annoyed with from the start.

+1

[ToyKeeper]

@keengeorge

I think Mike Lest & his threads have been vaporized.

Oh, that must be why all my bookmarks shifted by a page or two. Deleted comments caused re-numbering so things appear on different page numbers now. It’d be nice if BLF had a way to link directly to a specific comment.

[keengeorge]

@ToyKeeper

@keengeorge

I think Mike Lest & his threads have been vaporized.

Oh, that must be why all my bookmarks shifted by a page or two. Deleted comments caused re-numbering so things appear on different page numbers now. It’d be nice if BLF had a way to link directly to a specific comment.

+1

[Fritz_t_Cat]

@chuckhov

“i hope some here convince simon to start using toykeepers UI and perhaps offer a 7135+FET option ”
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+1…!

The only thing that I can find wrong with a Convoy, is the Stone Age drivers.
Thanks,
-Chuck

I think Convoy should concentrate on things with more general appeal. TK’s interface takes practice to use, and FET drivers are sensitive to the battery and LED voltages. I would rather see a Convoy with 12 x 7135 and a Nichia 219C. That has good output that is constant over a range of battery charge, and it will work with small changes in the LED, the battery or other components.

[hank]

rather see a Convoy with 12 × 7135 and a Nichia 219C

Having built one of those myself recently, I agree — it would be a nice setup available pre-made.

[chuckhov]

Well, you guys Mod and I do not, so some of that will go over my head…

I was just thinking along the lines of a driver that didn’t have the 3 mode-5 mode switching option. - Yeah I can set it to 3 mode just fine, but let me do just one little thing wrong while using it, and I’m back in Disco Mode:-(

Perhaps something more along the lines of a Qlite?

Also, being ‘old’, I’m a big fan of L-M-H.

Thanks,
-Chuck

[hank]

let me do just one little thing wrong while using it, and I’m back in Disco Mode:-(

Just gotta learn not to flinch (and turn it off) just after it blinks in low mode. I stumbled through learning that.
It surprised me how when I turned the light on low — and saw it flicker — my impluse was immediately to turn it off.
Just the wrong move.

[ToyKeeper]

It’d be nice to have more driver options from Convoy. I’ve even offered to write new nanjg firmware for Simon if he wants it. It would have to be simpler than BLF A6 though, due to having no OTC and only one power channel.

It could still be configurable, at least.

[chuckhov]

PLEASE help Simon!

I will buy much!

-Chuck

[antiparanoico]

@ToyKeeper

It’d be nice to have more driver options from Convoy. I’ve even offered to write new nanjg firmware for Simon if he wants it. It would have to be simpler than BLF A6 though, due to having no OTC and only one power channel.

It could still be configurable, at least.

WOW! It would be great!

[Herb_Tarlek]

@ToyKeeper

It’d be nice if BLF had a way to link directly to a specific comment.

The number in the upper right-hand corner of each post is supposed to be the direct link to that particular post, but for whatever reason that feature doesn’t work on this forum software.

[ToyKeeper]

@Herb Tarlek

The number in the upper right-hand corner of each post is supposed to be the direct link to that particular post, but …

Two reasons:

• The link depends on the individual user’s posts-per-page setting.
• The post numbers can change if a comment gets deleted.

It’s just how the forum software works. IIRC, it’s drupal-based, and can probably be fixed, but currently has some somewhat odd quirks. For the most part though, the software here works very nicely. I especially like how it allows a large subset of HTML and CSS in each post, since that enables detailed posts with rich content. Many forums don’t facilitate that kind of thing.

[hank]

from Convoy. I’ve even offered to write new nanjg firmware for Simon …

Seems I recall any innovation from Convoy happens after enough people all more or less at the same time let Simon know they’d buy the result.
Do we even know Simon is set up to install new kinds of firmware (not just settings) in the lights he sells?
(let alone in those other companies sell for him)? Is there any way to automate or smooth the workflow involved?
Who knows Simon well enough to pitch that idea at an appropriate time?
It sounds like it would be a gift from heaven for Simon — if he can cope with having it.

[cbrake10]

@memske

What would be a good charger and battery combo to pair with this? Preferably off banggood as well. Sorry new to this ;p

basically any xtar or nitecore charger and something like 25r or 30q batteries.

[juaquin]

@ToyKeeper

It would have to be simpler than BLF A6 though, due to having no OTC

Would the memory decay trick work? Or not enough memory with the other features? I’ve been really enjoying a couple Convoy lights with a slightly modified STAR_noinit firmware.

[ToyKeeper]

Memory decay should work fine on nanjg drivers. I’m using the trick on several of those. It just has some limitations… mostly, that it can only distinguish between “long” and “short” (no “medium”), so there won’t be any reversing.

It’s also possible in rare cases that the memory will decay to a confusing value, if used to hold data across a short-press. The actual decayed state is an un-predictable pattern of 0s and 1s, with a higher prevalence of 1s. It’s not usually a problem though.

[Evochamp]

Hello, I’m new to all this. Just received a Meteor M43 and a BLF A6 last week…
Been reading for a few days and unfortunately couldn’t understand how to proceed with the BLF A6 spring bypass. So I have a few questions, please bare with me:
1- How / where or who do I turn to for the spring bypass for my BLF A6? Or do I have to buy another modded one?
2- Will the BLF on off switch handle the extra load? Because I suspect that it sometimes doesn’t work faithfully.
3- Will the modded BLF work with button top batteries?
4- Which battery will be brightest on Turbo, LG HG2 or Samsung 30Q ?
Thank you and sorry for the many questions

[bugsy36]

@Evochamp

Hello, I’m new to all this. Just received a Meteor M43 and a BLF A6 last week… Been reading for a few days and unfortunately couldn’t understand how to proceed with the BLF A6 spring bypass. So I have a few questions, please bare with me: 1- How / where or who do I turn to for the spring bypass for my BLF A6? Or do I have to buy another modded one? 2- Will the BLF on off switch handle the extra load? Because I suspect that it sometimes doesn’t work faithfully. 3- Will the modded BLF work with button top batteries? 4- Which battery will be brightest on Turbo, LG HG2 or Samsung 30Q ? Thank you and sorry for the many questions

1. Do a forum search for DB Custom and bypass. That info is in this thread but probably easier to find if you set the viewable posts as high as possible.

2. The switch should be fine but also an easy replacement

3. The A6 can pretty much handle all batteries

4. Any of your listed batteries are good but the 30Q leads the pack at the moment

I hope this helps :)

[keengeorge]

@bugsy36

@Evochamp

Hello, I’m new to all this. Just received a Meteor M43 and a BLF A6 last week… Been reading for a few days and unfortunately couldn’t understand how to proceed with the BLF A6 spring bypass. So I have a few questions, please bare with me: 1- How / where or who do I turn to for the spring bypass for my BLF A6? Or do I have to buy another modded one? 2- Will the BLF on off switch handle the extra load? Because I suspect that it sometimes doesn’t work faithfully. 3- Will the modded BLF work with button top batteries? 4- Which battery will be brightest on Turbo, LG HG2 or Samsung 30Q ? Thank you and sorry for the many questions

1. Do a forum search for DB Custom and bypass. That info is in this thread but probably easier to find if you set the viewable posts as high as possible.

2. The switch should be fine but also an easy replacement

3. The A6 can pretty much handle all batteries

4. Any of your listed batteries are good but the 30Q leads the pack at the moment

I hope this helps :)

And:

BLF A6 FET+7135 Light Troubleshooting and Mod thread

BLF A6 FET+7135 Light Troubleshooting and Mod thread

I spoke with bugsy36 about opening this thread to keep the original g.b. thread clear of questions and answers. Somewhere the op could be edited over time to include some basic flashlight operation, overview/troubleshooting and some mods and pictures. Of course I agree the darn thing should work when it reaches your door. But this will give some beginners (myself included) a chance to learn. Let’s do our best not to trash this thread with rants. I will ask that this op be del…

Best Regards,

George