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How Low is the lowest mode?
I ordered the same color… not here yet
Nuts, I was hoping the button would be a little resistant to pocket powerup…one of the reasons I wanted their usual rubber button with the trim ring style to be on this light (or a raised ring/recessed button). With some lights that have clip grooves near the head end I can use a deep carry clip facing backwards and rotate that over the button for pocketing…that works pretty well. I have one of these on the way. Looks like I may be trying to craft a clip that will reach down far enough to protect the button, although with these I really prefer to remove the clips entirely. Might lean toward mech lockout instead of the auto lockout.
Does that zebra have a boost driver? Asking that many lumens from NiMH isn’t going to make those batteries happy. 250-300 seems like a great level.
No issues with lithium metal primaries like what was discovered with the T4?
I’d be curious to hear real world results on this. As long as voltage is 2.0 V or less, it should be good. And if we discover otherwise, a small firmware tweak could fix that (setting: DUAL_VOLTAGE_FLOOR)
If mine shows up I’ll test with an ultimate lithium. My tracking stalled on 3/30 after the package got into the US.
Me, too…but when it shows up I’ll throw one in. I imagine it should be fine, being a single cell light.
I hope the green looks as nice as the greens they’ve done on other lights.
Have you tried using the clip at 90 degrees from the button so it’s at an angle that theoretically reduces the likelihood of being pressed in your pocket? Or are you the sort to let the light sit in the bottom of your pocket instead of clipping it?
I do this….never had an accidental discharge…
Did this to my SP10A… added a SS washer flush height around the switch. No more accidental activation ever since.
May need to do something similar with SP10 Pro if needed but hope not.
Here’s a video showing the lowest mode that I just made if you’re interested
thanks for the video, looks suprisigly lower than the Ti3… thats great!
I will measure the lumens on my meter when the light arrives. And will test a Lithium Primary for anyone that does not use Eneloop.
Happy to see so many people are getting their SP10 Pro already… Im planning a 519a swap… there will be Pics! lol
After making that video and swapping from Alkaline to Li-ion, The flashlight now behaves differently when turning off
When I press the switch to turn the light off, the flashlight will step down to a lower level first and then turn off; and other times, the light will flash at max ramp before turning off. I’ve done a factory reset, and it still does this. This happens about 50% of the time.
Currently charging my H10 back up to 4.2v to see if that might kick it up the butt into fixing itself, although it’s wishful thinking!
Update: After charge, still doing it.
Not a good sign. Maybe something loosened, or the tail spring compressed? Are the batteries different lengths?
Does it do that if you put the alkaline back in? Or just on lithium-ion?
Just checked and there is a loose part, yes
The Alkaline battery is shorter than the 14500 by about 1mm, and I had already taken that (the 14500) in and out with no issues these past 3 days…
Also, I tested the stock tail cap against the magnetic, and it happens with both
It does the same thing with an alkaline in, yes
I ordered one to try a deep red on a AA battery. Should work as long as I dont use lithium ion?
Just a quick question regarding Anduril2 and this flashlight. I’m going to be using the lockout far more than the voltage check so is there a way to swap the shortcuts through button presses or am I going to have to buy some kit and figure out how to edit and flash the firmware?
Edit and flash the firmware.
Random thought though: With my Anduril 2 lights I haven’t manually locked them in a long time. I’ll just let auto lock handle it.
Yeah, usually autolock eliminates most of the need to lock lights manually.
In general though, it’s still a good idea to have a flashing kit, because then you can customize absolutely anything you want. It also means you can get updates.
What does version check say? Also, what brightness is the light at before turning it off? If you smooth ramp up and down a lot from the lowest level to medium-ish (like maybe step 1/150 to 50/150), is it always smooth, or does it have a bright flash once in a while?
I ran into some PWM phase sync issues back in September or October, due to the way the attiny1616 handles pulse generation. I fixed every case I found, but it’s possible you may have gotten something with older firmware, or maybe not every case was fixed. It may perhaps need to wait a few extra milliseconds between setting the PWM level to 0 and going to sleep mode.
The only remaining issue I’ve noticed on mine is that sometimes when I turn it off, the LED will glow very slightly for a few seconds while a capacitor drains or something, before it fades out.
Mine arrived today. Thoroughly impressed with the light, especially at this price point. I’ve always had a liking for infinitely variable lights that use a humble AA cell. Sincere thanks to everyone involved .
Didn’t the sp10v3 also have an issue with different battery chemistries? Not sure if it was related to something being loose.