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Re: New driver from RUSH for the 1x123 "E-Series" lights. The HIVE- TEMPORARY HOLD **
Thanks for clearing that up.
I have a question regarding the LL power setting, I know that you mentioned the default settings but is there a specific mA that if below causes the problem? As in that the default LL is 12mA, is this the point where at or below the problem occurs?
I shortly after getting mine unlocked the programming and adjusted a few things and the LL was a main consideration as I didn't like the PWM. I now have settled on 3 modes at 14mA (no visible PWM), 313 and 800mA (level 21).
What I gather about the problem so far is that it only appears on the default settings on the LL?
I didn't use mine on the default settings for long enough to see if I have the problem or not and I'm assuming that if my LL (lowest level) is set to 12mA or less that I may have a problem be it on default or programmed levels?
Hi All,
It is upsetting that there is an issue with the drivers that has slipped through, but seeing that there is a number of them that don't work as expected, Don has done the right thing to get me to fix this first before building more. I'm sorry for any one of you that might have to wait longer for their light now.
As Don has explained, the problem with some of the drivers is that there sometimes will be no light output on the lowest level of the standard configuration. This especially happens when the light has been off for some time and is then first turned on with this low level of output.
The cause lies in the code of the driver that uses some magic to allow the output to come on even on a rather low output level of a few mA. Well, this magic obviously doesn't use the ideal parameters to make it work on all of the boards. Thus i will have to change those parameters a little.
Those of you that have receive a HiveLD-S already and have not had a problem on the lowest output level (LL as Don called it) should be fine. Not all of the drivers have this problem.
Thanks for clearing that up.
I have a question regarding the LL power setting, I know that you mentioned the default settings but is there a specific mA that if below causes the problem? As in that the default LL is 12mA, is this the point where at or below the problem occurs?
I shortly after getting mine unlocked the programming and adjusted a few things and the LL was a main consideration as I didn't like the PWM. I now have settled on 3 modes at 14mA (no visible PWM), 313 and 800mA (level 21).
What I gather about the problem so far is that it only appears on the default settings on the LL?
I didn't use mine on the default settings for long enough to see if I have the problem or not and I'm assuming that if my LL (lowest level) is set to 12mA or less that I may have a problem be it on default or programmed levels?