Hi CP Forums,
I created an account especially to ask this question of your experts:
I've gotten my hands on an old Triple Shot Pro (EL830RC) headunit - I don't have the battery back or charger.
From my extensive googling, I've discovered the older, NiMH powered Triple Shot had some kind of electronics (presumably the driver for the emitters) attached to the battery pack.
I assumed this design would be similar to the Pro version (Li-Ion battery, but otherwise near-identical) - but an elec. eng. friend believes the remote switch on the head unit is performing both switching (brightness settings) and acting as the driver for the emitters (3 in series, presumably Luxeon IIIs, like the non-pro version?).
I have had the whole headunit hooked up to a 700mA constant current source, which seemed to work fine (but wasn't overly much brighter than my 2.4W halogen).
Can anyone confirm or deny my friends suspicions? I just don't want to hook it straight to a battery only to find out the remote switch doesn't stop the emitters melting. :laughing:
I created an account especially to ask this question of your experts:
I've gotten my hands on an old Triple Shot Pro (EL830RC) headunit - I don't have the battery back or charger.
From my extensive googling, I've discovered the older, NiMH powered Triple Shot had some kind of electronics (presumably the driver for the emitters) attached to the battery pack.
I assumed this design would be similar to the Pro version (Li-Ion battery, but otherwise near-identical) - but an elec. eng. friend believes the remote switch on the head unit is performing both switching (brightness settings) and acting as the driver for the emitters (3 in series, presumably Luxeon IIIs, like the non-pro version?).
I have had the whole headunit hooked up to a 700mA constant current source, which seemed to work fine (but wasn't overly much brighter than my 2.4W halogen).
Can anyone confirm or deny my friends suspicions? I just don't want to hook it straight to a battery only to find out the remote switch doesn't stop the emitters melting. :laughing: