The man, the mystery...

Happy Friday! First would I be correct if I called the led/pcb the ‘Pill’? Correct me if I’m wrong. Anyways, my BLF A6 pill module has a name on the back of it. The name is ‘Alex Wells’. Who is he? Is he the designer?

This and several other threads should answer your question. [WIP] 17mm DD+single-7135 driver / single sided / Dual-PWM

or David’s comment Any schematics? - #5 by DavidEF

Hmm, I didn’t know Alex Wells was the same as Wight either. It looks like he was ‘last seen’ last week, but is keeping a low profile.

That would be called the driver

Clever guy is wight.

Let’s say he pioneered the FET + 7135 drivers we see today from numerous brands…

No, his name is on a LED board.

Not just on the ledboard, they put him on the driver as well :slight_smile: , I’m not sure if he appreciated being on many years of chinese products, but they never asked him :smiley:

Oh,i had never seen that before.
And rereading the OP, it seems he does mean the driver.

Motorhead
Ridin’ with the Driver
(R.I.P Lemmy)

Iron child out of Vulcan’s forge, metal scream and thrash
Red steel in the driving wheel, hear the pistons clash
Dragon breathin’ big black smoke, howlin’ up the tracks

I’m ridin’ on the Thunderchief, spit in the devil’s eye
No force on earth can stop me now
Like to see ‘em try
Hey, hey ridin’ with the driver

Juggernaut comin’ down the line, hear the banshee cry
Engineer like to lose his mind. glory in his eye
Too fast to live this way, too young to die

I’m ridin’ on the Thunderchief, spit in the devil’s eye
No force on earth can stop me now
Like to see ‘em try
Hey, hey ridin’ with the driver

Hold tight, feel the drivers bite, hear the whistle moan
Engine rockin’ to the left and right, vibratin’ in my bones
Once the locomotive steals your soul, you got a Casey Jones

I’m ridin’ on the Thunderchief, spit in the devil’s eye
No force on earth can hurt me now, kiss your ass goodbye
My my, ridin’ with the driver

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Michael Burston / Philip Campbell / Peter Gill / Ian Kilmister
Ridin’ With the Driver lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC