Newbie P7 Mag mod questions

[Hamster]

I am building up a collection of Mag parts from FM and many others on this board. I have heat sinks, bezels, P7s, finned heads, D cell Lions, Ellies, etc. I have a few questions.

Is it possible to have a momentary action switch that can ramp the current up and down on a driver board using a P7? I know you can mod the Mag switch for momentary. But what type of driver can use a momentary contact to ramp up the current?
What would it do at full power? Drop down to min and then ramp again? This would require a high current flupic board. Does any driver board do this?

I have seen D2DIM designs that use a log pot to vary the current. This is kludgy and inelegant IMHO. The problem of quiescent current drain could be solved by a tailcap clicky.

Who makes tail cap clickies for D mags?

 

[PhantomPhoton]

Try asking in the Homemade and Modified Lights section.

 

[Chodes]

I am building up a collection of Mag parts from FM and many others on this board. I have heat sinks, bezels, P7s, finned heads, D cell Lions, Ellies, etc. I have a few questions.

Is it possible to have a momentary action switch that can ramp the current up and down on a driver board using a P7? I know you can mod the Mag switch for momentary. But what type of driver can use a momentary contact to ramp up the current?
What would it do at full power? Drop down to min and then ramp again? This would require a high current flupic board. Does any driver board do this?

I have seen D2DIM designs that use a log pot to vary the current. This is kludgy and inelegant IMHO. The problem of quiescent current drain could be solved by a tailcap clicky.

Who makes tail cap clickies for D mags?

Standard way to use D2DIM is exactly as you describe.
Mag switch is modified for momentary action.
Quick click to turn on/off.
Hold button to ramp up or down , release at desired level.
Will retain that level next time you turn on.
I think there is one other user interface with the D2DIM , but it's got what you want.
It's my favourite P7 driver because of that feature.
The switch on the driver board is not soldered - if using as I described , the switch is removed and wires soldered from the driver to the mag switch.
I have not seen it used with an external pot , I think that is the max flex that is often used with external pot.
No getting around the fact the D2DIM will draw a tiny amount of current permanently. You can't use a tailcap switch with the D2DIM unless you come up with some elaborate wiring solution.

 

[Hamster]

Standard way to use D2DIM is exactly as you describe.
Mag switch is modified for momentary action.
Quick click to turn on/off.
Hold button to ramp up or down , release at desired level.
Will retain that level next time you turn on.
I think there is one other user interface with the D2DIM , but it's got what you want.
It's my favourite P7 driver because of that feature.
The switch on the driver board is not soldered - if using as I described , the switch is removed and wires soldered from the driver to the mag switch.
I have not seen it used with an external pot , I think that is the max flex that is often used with external pot.
No getting around the fact the D2DIM will draw a tiny amount of current permanently. You can't use a tailcap switch with the D2DIM unless you come up with some elaborate wiring solution.

Thank you Sir. Exactly what I need to know.

 

[cmacclel]

No getting around the fact the D2DIM will draw a tiny amount of current permanently. You can't use a tailcap switch with the D2DIM unless you come up with some elaborate wiring solution.

I've built lights with both a sideswitch and tailswitch to combat the long term storage issue.

Mac