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Copper TS10, 3000k, orange aux with mandatory mod (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by zumlin to c/flashlight

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I received this copper TS10 a few days ago and I finally got some time to do that mod that I also do when I receive a TS10.

When shipped, the aux leds (regardless of colour) are always too bright and drain the battery too fast for my liking.

For the orange aux, I added a 510Ω resistor, which dims it down to a comfortable brightness IMO. I don't have the numbers right now but the battery will also last much longer in high mode. Here are some pictures to show the difference.

High mode: left - no resistor added, right - 510Ω resistor added

Low mode: left - no resistor added, right - 510Ω resistor added

High mode after modding: 510Ω resistors added to both lights, much better

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[–] zzap129 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I dont understand.. i can use aux as secondary channel now? Does that mean I can ramp the aux brightness and use candle mode and sleep timer? That would be super cool.

[–] zumlin 3 points 1 year ago

Yes and no. While you can use the aux in all the strobes with the latest firmware, there are still only 2 brightness levels (a hardware limitation), and not all of them work like you would expect.

At the moment:

You cannot ramp up and down, there is only a high mode
Candl mode and biker strobe are just constantly on in high mode and the brightness cannot be changed
Party strobe (low mode) and tactical strobe (high mode) work
Lightning mode partially works (alternates between off and high mode at random intervals)