Is there any way to remove/disable the blinky modes from this driver?
That might be pretty hard, as you would need to reprogram the MCU.
Probably not rewritable anyways.
My driver arrived three days ago and I just put it into a Convoy C8 host tonight.
Max I'm getting is 2.8 even with copper braid and KingKong 26650s.
Opened a ticket, will see how this pans out.
Does a C8 take a 26650 battery? Also, have you tried any different batteries?
No it doesn't. I took out the driver and soldered copper braid direct onto it.
I've tried Pana NCR18650B, PDs, Sanyo ZTs and ZTAs.
No dice.
Wow. I wonder if the new stock got mixed up with the old stock? Whos knows what your going to get at this point. I guess I got real lucky.
Ken
I was thinking the same thing … hope I get lucky too, as I ordered one last night!
I ordered 20 of them yesterday! I hope I didnt make a big mistake! I will be testing each and everyone the day they arrive.
Ken
I ordered three last week. Will post what I get. Fingers crossed. Need one for a Ke-5. Toasted the original DD somehow when I was modding to an L2.
Darn :(!
>>>>>I wonder if the new stock got mixed up with the old stock?
You’d think they could keep their stock straight.
Sounds more to me like they ordered the drivers from a supplier who sent them good ones and bad ones. The supplier — of course — supplied FT with ONLY the good ones for testing.
Reading all the replies I have lost my confidence to order this driver from FT. Is there anywhere else does sell this damn East-092 driver with TRUE direct-drive?
EDIT: Or actually any other DD driver will do, not necessarily just East-092, as long as it has medium or low mode.
Little off topic but sku 1114500 is a good and cheap alternative. Not fully direct drive, but quite good with a little modification. A simple jumper over a resistor, and the current will increase from 3A to about 3.7-3.8A.
That is a good suggestion, thank you viffer750. I will follow-up in its own thread. 
Earlier, you said you got 4 of these. Do all 4 give you 4.1 amps, or just the one driver?
All 4 are equil. The output on high solely depends on the battery, as with any direct drive.
I just burned out a xml-t6 led in my hd2010 I got from tmart. I installed a 26650 TF flame and measured tailcap current and it skyrocketed to 5.5-5.8 amps. Low and behold it had an east 92 driver in it. That driver is not one of the 4 from FT though. It came with the light originally.
Ken
>>>>>TF flame and measured tailcap current and it skyrocketed to 5.5-5.8 amps.
I changed out the T6 in my HD2010 for an L2 but kept the east 92 driver. My lux outpout essentially doubled, from 26k to over 50k at 15 feet.
It is — however — really battery dependant as has been mentioned. Use a worn-out used pack pull, and the output is nothiong special. Use a new Samsung 2800, and it’s like a light cannon!
Ken,
Thanks for that info!
I have an order with FT now with a couple of these, and it’s waiting on availability of their EAST-092 driver. It was showing as “Ships in 2 days” on their webpage, but order page says should ship 9/18.
Hopefully, whatever they ship will be like yours :)!! Driver lottery :)!
And yes, the original HD2010s came with the “good” EAST-092 driver. I got one of those from Tmart awhile ago, but it took a couple of tries (returned and got a good one).
Thanks,
Jim
Yeah too bad I burned out the xml t6. Thats a shame. Now I have to change it to XM-L2. Dam the luck! Hahahaha!
Like I mentioned, DD is very battery sensitive!
Ken
When I made 2 separate orders all with in a couple of days they said shipped the next day. Maybe I put a real good dent in their stock. :bigsmile: